More about the Mercedes Benz company and the Benz Sunglasses collection:

Mercedes-Benz, a leader in the German luxury car industry, was established back in 1871. The company are world reknown for their high end automobiles. One of their hallmarks has been high safety features. And now, they have moved into the high performence and luxurious eyewear business.

For its sunglass line, Mercedes tapped Allison Spa's experience as a long-time eyewear manufacturer. Like Playboy, the Mercedes-Benz logo is one of the most recognized logos in the world. Of course, it is stamped on the upper bridge and temples of the sunglasses as well.

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) is a Daimler company, is responsible for the distribution and marketing of Mercedes-Benz and Maybach products in the United States.

MBUSA was founded in 1965 with headquarters in Fort Lee, New Jersey and moved to its current headquarters to Montvale, New Jersey in 1972. Prior to the founding of MBUSA, Mercedes-Benz cars were sold in the United States from 1957 to 1964 by Mercedes-Benz Sales, Inc., a subsidiary of the Studebaker-Packard Corporation. Max Hoffman was the first importer and retailer of Mercedes-Benz cars in the United States from 1952-1957.

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