Happy Birthday Mercedes Benz!

Today, the company builds and assembles cars and trucks in more than 20 countries around the world. In this photo, Mercedes-Benz sedans roll off of an assembly line in Venezuela in 1976.
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Today, the company builds and assembles cars and trucks in more than 20 countries around the world. In this photo, Mercedes-Benz sedans roll off of an assembly line in Venezuela in 1976.

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