1904

William K. Vanderbilt Jr. breaks the absolute world record for the mile at the four-day Ormond-Daytona Beach Automobile Tournament in Florida/USA, driving a 90 hp Mercedes racing car at a speed of 148.5 km/h.

Ateliers Mercédès-Daimler S.A. is established in Puteaux, near Paris. The company is to act as a repair workshop and sales outlet for products not covered by the sole distribution rights held by Emil Jellinek.

The administration of Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft moves from Cannstatt to the new plant in Untertürkheim. The relocation is officially listed in the Commercial Register on 17 October.

In the sixth Semmering Race, Hermann Braun captures overall victory for the second time in a Mercedes, this time the 90 hp racing car of Theodor Dreher.

Mercédès Société Francaise d'Automobiles, in which both Emil Jellinek and DMG are stakeholders, is founded in Paris. In June 1905 the new company takes over the DMG subsidiaries in Puteaux and Milan, and on 1 January 1906 acquires the distribution rights for Mercedes cars and marine engines previously held by Jellinek.