Mercedes-Benz

==Sponsorships==
[[File:Mario Götze, Germany national football team (02).jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.7|Mercedes-Benz sponsors the [[Germany national football team]].]]

In [[association football|football (soccer)]], Mercedes-Benz sponsored the [[Germany National Football Team|Germany national team]] until 2018. Mercedes-Benz sponsors [[Bundesliga]] club [[VfB Stuttgart]] and provided until June 2023 the naming rights for their stadium, the former [[Mercedes-Benz Arena (Stuttgart)|Mercedes-Benz Arena]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vfb.de/en/vfb/latest/news/club/2023/weltmarken-buendnis/|title=Alliance of global brands for VfB|work=vfb.de|publisher=[[VfB Stuttgart]]|date=27 June 2023|access-date=27 June 2023}}</ref> The company formerly held a ten-year naming rights contract to the [[Caesars Superdome]], an [[American football]] stadium in [[New Orleans]], from 2011 to 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7058178/mercedes-benz-buys-naming-rights-superdome-home-new-orleans-saints |title=Mercedes-Benz buys naming rights for Superdome, home of New Orleans Saints – ESPN |publisher=Espn.go.com |date=4 October 2011 |access-date=1 September 2012 |archive-date=10 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121210163704/http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7058178/mercedes-benz-buys-naming-rights-superdome-home-new-orleans-saints |url-status=live }}</ref> On 24 August 2015, Mercedes-Benz was announced as the naming rights sponsor for the [[Atlanta Falcons]]' new home, [[Mercedes-Benz Stadium]], (Mercedes-Benz's US headquarters are in [[Greater Atlanta]]) which opened in August 2017.<ref name=MB_Stadium_Atlanta>{{cite news|last1=Tucker|first1=Tim|title=Falcons officially announce Mercedes-Benz as naming rights partner|url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/football/falcons-officially-announce-mercedes-benz-naming-rights-partner/TjGGcmoNPeueRJnIWXuPCL/|access-date=8 June 2021|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|archive-date=26 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150826003138/http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/football/falcons-officially-announce-mercedes-benz-as-namin/nnP9Y/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Mercedes-Benz worked with English magician Steven Frayne, also known as [[Dynamo (magician)|Dynamo]], to create a video called Dynamo vs Coulthard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/mercedes-benz-dynamo-v-coulthard-weapon7/1193927|title=Mercedes-Benz 'Dynamo v Coulthard' by Weapon7|date=2 August 2013|publisher=www.campaignlive.co.uk|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=16 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416135240/https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/mercedes-benz-dynamo-v-coulthard-weapon7/1193927|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Formula One]] driver [[David Coulthard]] drove Dynamo around a track at race-speed in a [[Mercedes-Benz SL-Class|Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG]], before Dynamo successfully drove around the same track in the same car whilst blindfolded and surrounded by pyrotechnics.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rubberrepublic.com/portfolio/dynamo-vs-coulthard/|title=Mercedes-Benz: Dynamo vs Coulthard |publisher=Rubber Republic |access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=16 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416135238/https://www.rubberrepublic.com/portfolio/dynamo-vs-coulthard/|url-status=live}}</ref> The stunt was part of the finale for Series 3 of [[Dynamo: Magician Impossible]], screened on UK television channel [[W (UK TV channel)|Watch]].

To promote the release of ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', [[Nintendo]] and Mercedes-Benz partnered up to have three of their cars in their history, the [[Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class|2014 Mercedes-Benz GLA]], the [[Mercedes-Benz 300 SL|1957 SL 300 Roadster]], and the [[Mercedes-Benz W25|1934 W25 Silver Arrow]] as karts in the game. As part of the partnership, [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], and [[Princess Peach|Peach]] appeared in Japanese commercials to promote the 2014 Mercedes-Benz GLA.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pitcher|first=Jenna|date=2014-08-06|title=Mario Kart 8 Mercedes Car DLC Hits This Month With Update|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/08/06/mario-kart-8-mercedes-car-dlc-hits-this-month-with-update|access-date=2022-01-17|publisher=IGN|language=en}}</ref>

The Mercedes-Benz was chosen by [[Mitsubishi Electric]] as an official sponsor of [[2022 AFF Championship|AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022]], along with [[Maspion|Maspion Holdings]], [[Wuling Motors|Wuling]], [[Gree Electric|Gree]], [[Yanmar]] and Tiger Brokers.