Before the Model T, there was the 1901 Mercedes 35 hp automobile, marketed by Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft, or DMG. How did Mercedes get its name?

Mercedes Adrienne Ramona Manuela Jellinek was the daughter of Austrian automobile entrepreneur Emil Jellinek. Jellinek was the engineer behind Mercedes-Benz's first car that they marketed in 1901. Jellinek even hung up a large photo of Mercedes at the 1902 Paris car exhibition.

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