a man called Karl Benz

Once upon a time, in the latter part of the 1800s, a man called Karl Benz invented the automobile.

Henry Ford

Henry Ford invents the automobile, a machine that revolutionises both crime and law enforcement; New York (1903-1904) fingerprints as a means of identifying criminals comes into use; Chicago (1904) thrill-killers Leopold and Loeb are convicted in a sensational case dubbed the first 'trial of the century'; a 12-hour plea by their lawyer, Clarence Darrow, saves their lives; Clyde Champion Barrow (1909-1934) and Bonnie Parker (1911-1934)

Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz

125 years ago, the Germans Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz invented the automobile.

Ford

We like stories in which a genius single-handedly changed the world: Edison invented the electric light; Ford invented the automobile -- neither is quite the case.

Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz invented the automobile and is passionately moulding the automobile's future.

Nicolas Cugnot

Though many people may not know Nicolas Cugnot invented the automobile and John Fitch invented the steam engine, they recognize Henry Ford and Robert Fulton as the innovators of those industries, respectively.