Mercedes-benz is a German automotive company and one of the world's top ten automotive companies, known for producing high-quality, high-performance luxury cars. Founded in 1900, the company is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, and was founded by Karl Benz, who is known as the "father of the automobile", and Gottlieb Daimler. Mercedes-Benz Cars has a consistent operating style. It does not pursue the expansion of automobile production, but only pursues the production of high-quality, high-performance and high-level automobile products.