This Womens Day, discover how Bertha Benz ensured we got to see the first ever motor car and how her historic 1888 road trip ...

In the early 20th century, Mercedes-Benz was not the unified powerhouse ... Meanwhile, Benz & Cia was led by Carl and Bertha Benz, who are credited with creating the world’s first patent for ...

He didn’t think it was ready for the road, and he was mostly right. Bertha Benz, Karl’s wife and business partner, believed in her husband’s invention. She had been there since the beginning ...

Carl's wife Bertha made its first test drive ... Introduced by chief designer Bruno Sacco, Mercedes-Benz 190E adopted a boxy appearance with straight lines and hard edges, which was well received ...

In all, around 25 of the vehicles were built between 1886 and 1893. Karl and Bertha Benz would later go on to found Mercedes-Benz. Get the latest financial news, insights and expert analysis from ...