Wednesday, September 16, 2009




MERCEDES MAYBACH


Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH (German pronunciation: [ˈmaɪbax]) (founded 1909) is a German luxury car manufacturer. It was founded in 1909 byWilhelm Maybach with his son Karl Maybach as director. The company was originally a subsidiary of Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH and was itself known as "Luftfahrzeug-Motoreinbau GmbH" (literally "Aircraft Engine Installation Company") until 1918. Today, the brand is owned byDaimler AG and based in Stuttgart.


Price

The base price of a 2009 Maybach 57 is $344,000; the Maybach 57 S, $381,000; the Maybach 62, $394,000; the Maybach 62 S, $430,000, and the Maybach Landaulet semi convertible, just under $470,000. The Maybach 57 Zeppelin is priced at Euro 406,000 ($580,000) and the 62 Zeppelin at Euro 473,200 ($677,000)[3]. The price of used vehicles varies based on mileage, condition, and other factors.

[edit]Future models

Three new models are expected, a 4-seat sedan derived from the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class, a full-size luxury SUV derived from the GL-Class, and a smaller sedan, which would be sold for $250,000. Recently, they announced that they will launch a Landaulet convertible like the Maybachs of old and this will be first shown in Dubai[1]

With less than stellar sales expectations and heavy impact of 2008 financial crises, Daimler AG is considering cancelling the whole Maybach division. However, Daimler AG has been in talks with Aston-Martin to engineer and style the next generation of Maybach models along with the next generation of Lagonda models. Both are to be based on new Maybach chassis. No release date is given.


US Sales

US Calendar YearSales
2003[4]166
2004244
2005[5]152
2006146
2007[6]156
2008119

Initially, Daimler-Chrysler predicted annual sales of 2,000 global units with 50% coming from the United States. However such lofty sales expectations never materialized.[7][8] In 2007 Mercedes bought back 29 US dealers, reducing the total from 71 to 42.[9]

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