Location Ladenburg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany Regions European Union (EU), Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Gender Male
In 1871, he set up his first firm in Mannheim with mechanic August Ritter as partner. During this time, Carl Benz intensely occupied himself with the two-stroke engine, for which he was granted several basic patents. In 1883, Benz again found financial helpers and set up Benz & Co. Rheinische Gasmotoren-Fabrik. The new company did a splendid
business and gave Benz the financial security he needed to expedite the development of a motor car conceived as a unit. For his newly developed Benz Patent Motor Car, in 1886 he was granted patent No. 37 435 – the birth certificate of the automobile
In 1890, Benz & Co. Rheinische Gasmotoren-Fabrik became Germany’s second-largest engine factory, and by the turn of the century had grown to become the world’s leading automobile manufacturer. On 24 January 1903, Carl Benz ceased active work for the firm and took a seat on the Supervisory Board.
