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In this thread, I will be periodically updating information as time progresses. I love history, its a very interesting topic of debate, discussion and an excellent source of motivation and learning. I thought some of you may also have interest in understanding how some manufacturers came into existence. So without further ado, I present to you some of the documentaries that tell the story of brands we've come to know and love today.
Mercedes Benz: Karl Benz and G.Daimler
[video=youtube;A-uXJZbvuOQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-uXJZbvuOQ[/video]
Origin:
Mercedes-Benz traces its origins to Karl Benz's creation of the first petrol-powered car, the Benz Patent Motorwagen, financed by Bertha Benz and patented in January 1886 and Gottlieb Daimler and engineer Wilhelm Maybach's conversion of a stagecoach by the addition of a petrol engine later that year. The Mercedes automobile was first marketed in 1901 by Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft. The first Mercedes-Benz brand name vehicles were produced in 1926, following the merger of Karl Benz's and Gottlieb Daimler's companies into the Daimler-Benz company
Slogan:
"Das Beste oder nichts" (English: "The best or nothing")
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz
Toyota:Sakichi Toyoda
[video=youtube;T5zcCk-uF3g]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5zcCk-uF3g[/video]
Origin:
Toyota is the result of the persistence of the son of a poor carpenter. Sakichi Toyoda built Japan's first fully automatic loom in the late 1800s. He was later kicked out of his own company as he devoted too much economic resources to Research and Development. He visited America and had returned to Japan with reignited desire. He started a new company Toyota Spinning and Weaving. He used the income from this company to perfect his fully automatic loom. He later sold the company to his son on one condition, it be used in the creation of the automobile.
With that in mind, Toyota was started in 1933 as a division of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works under the direction of the founder's son, Kiichiro Toyoda. Toyota is the first Japanese car ever produced. S.Toyota is the founder of the term Kaizen which stands for continuous improvement.
Slogan:
Moving Forward
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota
Mercedes Benz: Karl Benz and G.Daimler
[video=youtube;A-uXJZbvuOQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-uXJZbvuOQ[/video]
Origin:
Mercedes-Benz traces its origins to Karl Benz's creation of the first petrol-powered car, the Benz Patent Motorwagen, financed by Bertha Benz and patented in January 1886 and Gottlieb Daimler and engineer Wilhelm Maybach's conversion of a stagecoach by the addition of a petrol engine later that year. The Mercedes automobile was first marketed in 1901 by Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft. The first Mercedes-Benz brand name vehicles were produced in 1926, following the merger of Karl Benz's and Gottlieb Daimler's companies into the Daimler-Benz company
Slogan:
"Das Beste oder nichts" (English: "The best or nothing")
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz
Toyota:Sakichi Toyoda
[video=youtube;T5zcCk-uF3g]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5zcCk-uF3g[/video]
Origin:
Toyota is the result of the persistence of the son of a poor carpenter. Sakichi Toyoda built Japan's first fully automatic loom in the late 1800s. He was later kicked out of his own company as he devoted too much economic resources to Research and Development. He visited America and had returned to Japan with reignited desire. He started a new company Toyota Spinning and Weaving. He used the income from this company to perfect his fully automatic loom. He later sold the company to his son on one condition, it be used in the creation of the automobile.
With that in mind, Toyota was started in 1933 as a division of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works under the direction of the founder's son, Kiichiro Toyoda. Toyota is the first Japanese car ever produced. S.Toyota is the founder of the term Kaizen which stands for continuous improvement.
Slogan:
Moving Forward
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota
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