Marking the eightieth anniversary of one of the world's premier automobile companies, thanks to the merger of the Daimler and Benz motor companies, an official, richly illustrated history chronicles decades of automotive excellence, from its earliest pioneers, through the turbulent decades of the twentieth century, to the present day.

Marking the eightieth anniversary of one of the world's premier automobile companies, thanks to the merger of the Daimler and Benz motor companies, an official, richly illustrated history chronicles decades of automotive excellence, from its earliest pioneers, through the turbulent decades of the twentieth century, to the present day.