Mercedes service & repair in Kelowna

Karl Benz is credited for creating the first internal combustion engine car in 1886, kick starting the automotive era as we know today! Carl Benz originally a manufacture of stationary engines paired a four stroke gasoline engine along with a modified 3 wheel carriage frame to make the first car. Less than 100 miles away Gottlieb Daimler made the first four-wheel automobile only months after Benz even though they’d never met. Shortly after his company DMG (Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft) designed and started selling one of the first cars, becoming a major player in the world automotive market. It wasn’t until 1901 that the word Mercedes would first get used on a car. The request came from Emil Jelinek a well-known entrepreneur of the time, it was designed by engineer Wilhelm Maybach to rigorous specifications. The resulting 35hp Mercedes was a big success for DMG marking its importance when the two companies came to merge.

In 1926 due to increased foreign competition, falling value of the Frank and lingering car sales the two companies were recommended by the banks to merger into one, agreeing on the name Mercedes-Benz paying homage to the two original companies. The three-pointed star was a design by Daimler, citing that they made engines for land, air and water.

Manufacturing of passenger vehicles fell during the 2^nd world war where Mercedes-Benz moved into heavy truck and machine production. This set the groundwork for vehicles such as the Unimog, G-Wagen and various heavy duty Mercedes products. Shortly after the war though Mercedes-Benz got full swing back into vehicle production.   

At Motor Werke we service hundreds of Mercedes owners in Kelowna.

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