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Maybach Motorenbau pronun German cia tion 1 is a German automobile manufacturer The company was founded in 1909 by Wilhelm Maybach and his son, originally a subsidiary of Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH and was itself known Luftfahrzeug-up Motorenbau GmbH 'in 1912.
In 1960, Maybach was acquired by Daimler-Benz and remains today as an ultra-luxury car brand Mercedes-Benz, owned by Daimler Daimler AG is currently producing an ultra-luxury edition of the Mercedes S-Class Benz in Mercedes Maybach brand 2.
Wilhelm Maybach was the technical director of Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft DMG until his departure in 1907 March 23, 1909, he founded the new company, Luftfahrzeug-Motorenbau GmbH literally Aircraft Engine Building Company, with his son Karl Maybach as a quote Director needed in 1912, they renamed to Motorenbau Maybach GmbH engine Maybach Construction company the company diesel and gasoline engines originally developed and manufactured for Zeppelins, and then rail cars was used His Maybach in airplanes and airships First world War
The first company built an experimental car in 1919, as a model production two years later at the Berlin Motor Show between 1921 and 1940, the company produced a variety of luxurious vehicles, now considered classics The company also continued to build heavy diesel engines in rail and marine use.
Captured Sturmgeschütz III assault rifle, derived from medium tank Panzer III, also made by Maybach, the Bulgarian National Museum of Military History.
During World War II, Maybach engines produced for medium and heavy tanks of Nazi Germany and the light tank Panzer II engine plant was one of several targeted industries in Friedrichshafen.
After the Second World War the factory made repairs, but automotive production was never resumed, and 20 years later the company was renamed MTU Friedrichshafen Daimler-Benz bought the company in 1960 after 1960 the company was mainly used for special editions of Mercedes cars in the range of W108 and W116 models, which were virtually hand built These however carried the Mercedes badge and serial numbers cars.
Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG based in Friedrichshafen used to make diesel engines in commercial Maybach MTU brand through its subsidiary MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH when.
Daimler presented a luxury concept car at the Tokyo production model Motorshow 1997 on the basis it was introduced in two sizes Maybach 57 and Maybach 62 reflecting auto length in decimetres In 2005, the 57S was added, powered by a 6 0 L V12 bi-turbo engine producing 450 kilowatts 603 bhp and 1000 Nm 738 lbf ft of torque, and further comprising various cosmetic keys.
To promote the new line Maybach, Mercedes-Benz hired people like Ulrich Schmid-Maybach heir Maybach and golfer Nick Faldo to serve as ambassadors of the brand 3.
Initially, DaimlerChrysler has predicted the worldwide annual sales in 2000 with 50 percent coming from the United States; However, these expectations never materialized was 4 5 In 2007, Mercedes bought 29 dealerships in the US, reducing the total 71-42 6 In 2010, only 157 Maybachs were sold worldwide, compared with 2711 Rolls Royce same price 7 only 3,000 have been sold worldwide since the brand was relaunched in 2002 8.
Daimler announced in November 2011 that Maybach cease to be a brand in 2013 and manufactured the last vehicle Maybach in December 2012 because of weak sales in September 10.
With poor sales forecasts and the heavy impact of the financial crisis 2007-08 Daimler AG has undertaken a comprehensive review of the Maybach division Aston Martin 11 approach to engineering and style of the next generation of Maybach models and the next generation of Lagondas 12 According to automotive News, only 44 Maybachs had been sold in the US in October 2011 13.
An article in Fortune noted that Mercedes had missed the chance to purchase Rolls-Royce and Bentley when they were sold in the 1990s.
Mercedes and decided he backtracked to be part of the ultra-luxury business too, but he went after a remarkably clumsy way.
He further stated that the first models had poor driving dynamics Maybach compared to his contemporaries Rolls-Royce and Bentley.
Mercedes took a S-Class chassis aging and dropped an absurdly elongated body on it rather than developing a new car high wheels, as BMW has done with Rolls-Royce, and intelligently use the foundations of an existing model as Volkswagen Phaeton for a new Bentley.
Moreover, Maybachs were never advertised as vehicles to their owners, the company believes that the luxurious facilities would be sufficient to boost sales, and they even insisted that automotive journalists usually test drive the path of vehicle in the rear seat 7.
Another suggestion for the struggles of Daimler Maybach was that the parent failed to differentiate its Mercedes-Benz brand While the three platforms ultra-luxury Marques actions and engines with other luxury brands of their company automotive mother Maybachs are built next to the Mercedes-Benz S-Class flagship sedan, while Rolls-Royce and Bentley are assembled in England separated from the rest of the BMW and the Volkswagen group production plants, and are therefore considered being more exclusive again, the pedigree of the Maybach was virtually unknown outside of Germany, unlike its British rivals who have long enjoyed a reputation in the world; 12 Indeed, the 2006 Rolls-Royce Phantom interior evokes memories of a car of the 1930s while the interior of the Maybach 57S makes no reference to the brand's history 14.
In November 2011, CEO Dieter Zetsche of Daimler announced that the Maybach brand would cease to exist in 2012, to make way for other models of limousines Maybach Mercedes-Benz S-Class The were still sold in 2013 but after that, the name Maybach is not used more 15 August 14, 2012, parent Daimler AG announced the official end of Maybach by releasing a stop price sheet officially the Maybach 57, 57S, 62, 62S and 16 Landaulet December 17, 2012, the last vehicle Maybach was manufactured in Sindelfingen 17.
The company announced that the line would be replaced by the new generation of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, W222 model due for the 2014 model year, especially the long-wheelbase S-Class Pullman said a framework for a Frankfurt newspaper Daimler came to the conclusion that the chances of sales for the Mercedes brand were better than Maybach 18.
In November 2014, Daimler has confirmed the revival of the Maybach brand as under ultra-luxury brand Mercedes-Benz brand S-Class W222 positioned in luxury near the sports brand Mercedes AMG In preparation for its launch in April 2015 19 flagship Mercedes -Maybach S600 was unveiled at the car show in Los Angeles in the United States and Guangzhou in China, 20 and the production model at the Geneva Salon 2015 Show 21.
Assembled on the same line Sindelfingen used for the S-Class, the model is designed to be up against the Bentley Flying Spur and Rolls-Royce Ghost 22-5 453 meters 17 89 feet long with a wheelbase of 3365 meters April 11 ft 132 5 inches, the new model is 20 centimeters longer than September 7 long-wheelbase S-Class models Mercedes Maybach S500 S550 will be available in US models and S600, with 4MATIC all wheel drive with optional V8 engine 23 24 acceleration is 0 to 60 miles per hour 0 to 97 km h in 5 0 seconds 25, the base car has several color finish options and a choice of a rear bench with three seats or two seats recline options include air conditioning, heated seats and massage; heated armrests; perfumed air pump system, ionized around the cabin; and a surround sound system 1540 watt Burmester 3D with 24 speakers 22 The S 500 Maybach started in Pune in September 2015 and is the second country to produce a Maybach 26 27.
The first concept car Mercedes-Maybach Mercedes-Maybach Vision 6 large coupe 2 doors with fully electric powertrain model was unveiled at Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance 2016 28.
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