Who built the first car? Karl Benz https://images.app.goo.gl/dDPTuQ1jpycQQ3JaA Karl Friedrich Benz ( German: [bɛnts] ( listen ) ; 25 November 1844 – 4 April 1929) was a German engine designer, automobile engineer, (or mechanical engineer). His Benz Patent Motorcar from 1885 is considered the first practical automobile. He received a patent for the motorcar in 1886