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- From: fischer@netmbx.netmbx.de (Axel Fischer)
- Subject: Re: MERCEDES MOTORCYCLE????
- Organization: netmbx, Berlin, Germany
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 10:00:13 GMT
- Message-ID: <PH28ZEQ@netmbx.netmbx.de>
- References: <92317.55979.L629159@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM> <69602@cup.portal.com> <1992Nov18.173321.18408@ttinews.tti.com>
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- In article <1992Nov18.173321.18408@ttinews.tti.com> paulb@harley.tti.com (Paul Blumstein) writes:
- >making it Daimler-Benz. Daimler died in 1900. Somewhere around
- >1920, Daimler-Benz came out with a new car and decided to name it
- >"Mercedes" after the daughter of Benz (or his son?).
- His daugther.
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- >Anyway, the Mercedes became very popular and since Daimler was
- >no longer around to protest, they changed the name of the company.
- Wrong.
- Mercedes-Benz is a subdivision of Daimler-Benz. Mercedes-Benz makes cars.
- Daimler-Benz is the head organisation of Mercedes-Benz, AEG, Aerospace, ....
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- -Axel
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