Daimler
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Daimler may refer to:
- Gottlieb Daimler, German automobile inventor
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- Licensees of Gottlieb Daimler:
- Daimler Motor Company, British maker of Daimler cars (later associated with Jaguar cars, and totally distinct from Daimler-Benz)
- Austro-Daimler, Austrian car-maker
- Licensees of Gottlieb Daimler:
- Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft, co-founded by Gottlieb Daimler; maker of Mercedes vehicles (1890–1926). Merged with Benz & Cie., maker of Benz vehicles (1871–1926), in 1926 forming the Daimler-Benz company which made Mercedes-Benz cars.
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- Subsequently merged into:
- Daimler-Benz AG, maker of Mercedes-Benz vehicles (1926–1998)
- DaimlerChrysler AG, maker of Mercedes-Benz vehicles following merger with Chrysler Corp. of the USA (1998–2007)
- Daimler AG, maker of Mercedes-Benz vehicles following demerger from / disposal of Chrysler (2007–present)
- Subsequently merged into: