Maybach

Maybach
Company typeSubsidiary (GmbH)
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1909
FounderWilhelm Maybach
Defunct1960 (bought by Daimler-Benz)
2013 (as a standalone brand)
Fate1960: bought by Daimler-Benz
2002: standalone brand
2015: Mercedes sub-brand
SuccessorMercedes-Maybach
HeadquartersStuttgart, Germany
ProductsLuxury vehicles
ParentMercedes-Benz
Websitemaybach.com

Maybach (German: [ˈmaɪbax], MY-bokh)[1] is a German luxury car brand owned by and a part of Mercedes-Benz AG. The original company was founded in 1909 by Wilhelm Maybach and his son Karl Maybach, originally as a subsidiary of Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH, and it was known as Luftfahrzeug-Motorenbau GmbH until 1999.

Maybach SW 42, 1939

In 1960, Maybach was acquired by Daimler-Benz. The name returned as a standalone ultra-luxury car brand in 2002, sharing significant components with Mercedes-Benz cars. After slow sales, Maybach ceased to be a standalone brand by 2013, and it became (in 2015) a sub-brand of Mercedes-Benz, which the Mercedes-Benz Group owns. As of 2021, Daimler produces an ultra-luxury edition of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, the Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV and the Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class under the Mercedes-Maybach name.[2]

  1. ^ "Wilhelm Maybach". Forvo, the pronunciation dictionary. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  2. ^ Tschampa, Dorothee (11 November 2014). "Mercedes Revives Maybach Name to Challenge Rolls-Royce". Bloomberg.

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