Maybach has announced that seven years into its run, the ultra-luxury automaker will be closing its doors for good in 2013. Several factors have contributed to the brand’s demise. Hyper-focused on aesthetics and refinement, Maybach used its price tag to represent status, not the ground-breaking technology, stellar engineering, or ahead-of-the-curve releases like one might expect [...]
Bentley is taking a proactive approach to its marketing as part of a battle of the ultra-luxury brands against the Maybach brand. The company is sending out letters to Maybach owners in attempts to take advantage of Maybach withdrawing to try and snatch up some of its clientele. Famous figures such as Jay-Z, King Juan [...]
It was recently reported that Daimler AG is pulling the plug on the uber-luxury Maybach brand. It seems like before Maybach rests in peace, Daimler will be bumping the prices on the 57, 62 and Landaulet models. The 2012 Maybach 57 will start at $379,050, while its 57 S model will start at $418,950. The [...]
Sources at Mercedes-Benz have apparently confirmed to AutoWeek that the Maybach brand will officially be killed in 2013. The decision comes after 10 years of disappointing sales of its Maybach 57 and 62 sedan. Daimler AG CEO Dieter Zetsche has decided against developing successors to Maybach modes, which were supposed to hit roads in 2014. [...]
Things are starting to look bad for Daimler’s Maybach brand. Following reports of Maybach teaming up with Aston Martin, reports now suggest that talks of partnership between the two brands have broken down. Reason? According to Auto Motor und Sport, talks of partnering between the two brands are on the ‘brink of extinction’ because Aston [...]
Daimler may not have answer for its dealers and customers on what it plans on doing with Maybach, but the automaker today is celebrating the 125th anniversary of the brand with a special edition 57 S. Known as the Maybach Edition 125, the one-off model features even more exclusive and exquisite touches along with a [...]
The 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show is shaping to be very busy and jam-packed with lots of insight for the next decade or so, all things automobile. And to add to the fiasco, word has now popped up at the Frankfurt show suggesting that Daimler AG might pair up their failing Maybach brand with Aston Martin. [...]
Not too long ago in May, musical artist and rapper Birdman told the world via Twitter that he had just purchased the one-off Maybach Excelro coupe for an eye-watering sum of $8 million. After the purchase, he also told the world that he’s going to paint the car with his trademark red color when he [...]
Jay-Z (Hov) and Kanye West (Yeezy) have released their new anticipated collaborative album called ‘Watch the Throne.’ The album knew no borders on Apple iTunes on Monda with fans from all across the world rushing to buy it, making the album number 1 on iTunes in 23 different countries. The duo have now released the [...]
What is going to happen with Daimler AG’s uber-luxury Maybach brand? Until last week, there were two possibilities – one of which was to kill the brand, while the other involved teaming up with Aston Martin and creating a successor to the current-generation Maybach sedan. Sources familiar with the matter said that Aston Martin has [...]
