Germany- the Car Maker

Mercedes, Audi, BMW, Volkswagen, Porsche, Opel- you name it, Germany has them all. Yes, Germany a major economic and political power of Europe is also one of the largest car makers in the world. The automobile industry here is one of the largest employers and has a labor force of 866,000 working in this industry. Currently, it has the third highest automobile production in the world and fourth highest total motor vehicle production (after China, United States and Japan).

History:

Germany is home to many pioneers of the automobile industry like Karl Benz, Nikolas Otto, and Gottlieb Daimler. They developed the combustion engine and the world’s first car was developed by Karl Benz which became the modern day car. By 1901, Germany started producing 900 cars per year.

Made in Germany :

Today this country is home six most important car manufacturers namely; Audi, BMW, Borgward, Mercedes, Opel, Porsche. Today it produces over 6 million vehicles every year. The company Volkswagen stands out to be one of the top 3 car producers of the world along with General Motors and Toyota. It can be seen how the auto motor Industry of Germany is flourishing and also is acting as an important source of revenue and national income to the country. Some legendary car brands belong to this country like Audi, BMW, Mercedes, and Porsche.  The first car if the world was made by Karl Benz the founder of Mercedes. Today Mercedes makes some coolest cars of the century but BMW and Audi are no less. Mercedes AMG, GLA Class, CLS Class, BMW 350d, 720ld, X6, Audi A8, RS5, R8, Q7 are some of the legendary ones.

All in all Germany justifies the saying, “Drive German!”