Mercedes-Benz sold an original coupe car for AED 535 million

The luxury car brand Mercedes-Benz has revealed it has sold the most valuable car in the world.

They reported it had sold one of two extremely rare original 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupes from the Mercedes-Benz Classic Collection.

The car was sold at auction to a private collector for a massive amount.

The Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe from 1955 was sold for 135 million Euros (AED535m), making it the most expensive car of all time.

CEO of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Ola Källenius, stated, “The 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupes are milestones in sports car development and key historical elements that have shaped our brand. The decision to sell one of these two unique sports cars was taken with very sound reasoning – to benefit a good cause. The proceeds from the auction will fund a global scholarship program. With the ‘Mercedes-Benz Fund’ we would like to encourage a new generation to follow in Rudolf Uhlenhaut’s innovative footsteps and develop amazing new technologies, particularly those that support the critical goal of decarbonization and resource preservation. At the same time, achieving the highest price ever paid for a vehicle is extraordinary and humbling: a Mercedes-Benz is by far the most valuable car in the world.”

The Mercedes-Benz Fund is set to be divided into University Scholarships and School Scholarships – university scholarships ‘in order to connect, educate and encourage students to realise/conduct research on environmental science projects’, and school scholarships ‘focusing on pupils to realise local environmental projects in their communities.’

Source: Agencies