Maybach

Maybach (, ) is a German luxury car brand owned by Mercedes-Benz. 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. thumb|A Maybach SW 42, 1939

Key facts

Company.name: Maybach
Company.logo: Maybach (logo).png
Company.type: Subsidiary (GmbH)
Company.successor: Mercedes-Maybach
Company.founder: Wilhelm Maybach
Company.fate: 2002: standalone brand 2015: Mercedes sub-brand
Company.industry: Automotive
Company.products: Luxury vehicles
Company.parent: Mercedes-Benz
Company.location: Stuttgart, Germany
Company.defunct: 1960 (bought by Daimler-Benz)2013 (as a standalone brand)

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official website: www.mercedes-benz.com/en/vehicles/passenger-cars/mercedes-maybach
Image: I. Oldtimer Parcours Heidelberg 22. Juli 2016 IMG 2910.jpg

Show 4 more facts

Commons category: Maybach (brand)
inception: 1909-00-00
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 2013-00-00
native label: Maybach

Sources (4)

via Wikidata · CC0

~13 min read

Article

18 sections

Contents

1909–1940: Early history
1940–1945
1960s
1997–2013
Cancellation
2015–present
Revival
Mercedes-Maybach
Concept cars
Models
Pre-war
Engines
Post-revival
Sales
See also
Notes
References
External links

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. In 2013, after slow sales, Maybach ceased to be a standalone brand. In 2015, it became a sub-brand of Mercedes-Benz, which the Mercedes-Benz Group owns. , Daimler produces an ultra-luxury edition of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, the Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV, the Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class, and the Mercedes-Benz SL under the Mercedes-Maybach name.