Who owns it?
Built and owned by DE Germany, 1926

Mercedes-Benz is independent. It owns itself.

Daimler AG was renamed Mercedes-Benz Group AG on 1 February 2022 and its ticker changed from DAI to MBG.

Where it sits

Nowhere. There is no level above this one.

Mercedes-Benz
DE Stuttgart Mercedes-Benz Group AG MBG.DE the chain ends here
The top

Also part-owned by

A stake that is not control, so it does not decide who owns it.

Geely Holding CN Hangzhou 9.69%

100 years, one owner

The year is coloured by whoever held it at the time.

  1. 1926 Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft and Benz & Cie. merged on 28 and 29 June 1926 to form Daimler-Benz AG.
  2. 1998 Daimler-Benz AG and Chrysler Corporation merged on 12 November 1998 to form DaimlerChrysler AG.
  3. 2007 DaimlerChrysler sold 80.1 percent of Chrysler to Cerberus Capital Management and took the name Daimler AG.
  4. 2018 Geely founder Li Shufu acquired 9.69 percent of Daimler AG through a Geely subsidiary, becoming its largest single shareholder.
  5. 2021 Daimler spun off Daimler Truck Holding AG and listed it in Frankfurt on 10 December 2021, leaving the group focused on cars and vans.
  6. 2022 Daimler AG was renamed Mercedes-Benz Group AG on 1 February 2022 and its ticker changed from DAI to MBG.
Mercedes-Benz 2 marques

No controlling shareholder at all, and a Chinese minority holder who is also its partner in smart.

Germany 2
Mercedes-Benz Stuttgart
smart Ningbo