Private company

Daimler Company

British motor vehicle manufacturer

The Daimler Company Limited ( DAYM-lər), before 1910 known as the Daimler Motor Company Limited, was an independent British motor vehicle manufacturer founded in London by H. J. Lawson in 1896, which set up its manufacturing base in Coventry. The company acquired the right to use the Daimler name simultaneously from Gottlieb Daimler and Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft of Cannstatt, Germany.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1896Founded1
  • Industryautomotive industry1
  • HeadquartersCoventry1
  • Founded inCoventry1
  • Legal formprivate company limited by shares1

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The story

Founded by Frederick Richard Simms, Gottlieb Daimler and Harry John Lawson in 1896, in Coventry.1

Leadership

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Products and brands

  • car

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Former owners and parents

  • Daimler Motors Corporation 1896 to 1891
  • Birmingham Small Arms Company 1910 to 1960
  • Jaguar Cars 1960 to 1989
  • Ford of Europe 1989 to 2008

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2009Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2008Acquired Acquired by Tata Motors Limited1
  3. 1989Acquired Acquired by Ford of Europe1
  4. 1960Acquired Acquired by Jaguar Cars1
  5. 1910Acquired Acquired by Birmingham Small Arms Company1
  6. 1896Founded Founded in Coventry1
  7. 1896Acquired Acquired by Daimler Motors Corporation1

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