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{{Infobox company
| name = Maybach
| logo = Maybach (logo).png
| image = 
| type = [[Subsidiary]] ([[Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung|GmbH]])
| successor = [[Mercedes-Maybach]]
| founder = [[Wilhelm Maybach]]
| fate = {{nowrap|1960: bought by [[Daimler-Benz]]}} <br /> 2002: standalone brand <br /> 2015: Mercedes sub-brand
| industry = [[Automotive industry|Automotive]]
| products = [[Luxury vehicle]]s
| parent = [[Mercedes-Benz]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|1909}}
| location = [[Stuttgart]], Germany
| defunct = 1960 (bought by [[Daimler-Benz]])<br>2013 (as a standalone brand)
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.mercedes-benz.com/en/vehicles/mercedes-maybach/}}
}}

'''Maybach''' ({{IPA|de|ˈmaɪbax|lang|De-Maybach.ogg}}, {{respell|MY|baakh}})<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.forvo.com/word/wilhelm_maybach/ |title=Wilhelm Maybach |work=Forvo, the pronunciation dictionary |access-date=24 August 2012}}</ref>{{efn|Frequently mispronounced by English speakers as {{IPA|en|meɪbæk}} {{respell|MAY|back}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gentlemansgazette.com/23-luxury-car-brands/|title=23 Luxury Car Brands You're Mispronouncing: How to Pronounce Mercedes Benz, Jaguar, Bugatti, & More|first=Sven|last=Raphael Schneider|publisher=Gentlemen's Gazette|date=26 October 2020}}</ref>}} is a [[Automotive industry in Germany|German luxury car]] brand partially 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.
[[File:Maybach-Limousine.jpg|thumb|A Maybach SW 42, 1939]]

In 1960, Maybach was acquired by [[Daimler-Benz]]. The name returned as a standalone [[Luxury vehicle#Ultra-luxury|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. {{As of|2021}}, Daimler produces an [[Mercedes-Maybach S600|ultra-luxury edition]] of the [[Mercedes-Benz S-Class]], the [[Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV]], the [[Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class]], and the [[Mercedes-Benz SL (R232)|Mercedes-Benz SL]] under the [[Mercedes-Maybach]] name.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-11-11/mercedes-revives-maybach-name-to-challenge-rolls-royce.html |work=Bloomberg |first=Dorothee |last=Tschampa |title=Mercedes Revives Maybach Name to Challenge Rolls-Royce |date=11 November 2014}}</ref>

==1909–1940: Early history==
Wilhelm Maybach was the technical director of the ''[[Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft]]'' (DMG) until he left in 1907. On 23 March 1909, he founded the new company, ''Luftfahrzeug-Motorenbau GmbH'' (literally "Aircraft Engine Manufacturing Company"), with his son [[Karl Maybach]] as director.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Focus on the Marque: Maybach |url=https://issuu.com/vintagecarclubofnewzealand/docs/13_progress_june_2023/s/25844886 |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=Issuu |language=en}}</ref> In 1912, they renamed it to ''Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH'' ("Maybach Engine Manufacturing Company").<!-- sourced in [[Wilhelm Maybach]] --> Maybach originally developed and manufactured diesel and petrol engines for German [[Zeppelin]]s, and then rail cars. Its [[Maybach Mb.IVa]] was used in German aircraft and airships of World War I.

In 1919, Maybach built an experimental car, introduced as a production model two years later at the [[Berlin Motor Show]]. Between 1921 and 1940, Maybach produced a variety of opulent vehicles, now regarded as classics. Maybach continued to build heavy-duty diesel engines for marine and rail purposes.

Maybach had a British subsidiary, Maybach Gears Ltd., that specialised in gearboxes. In 1938, in conjunction with Dr Henry Merritt, they produced a gearbox and steering system – the 'Merritt-Maybach' – for the abortive Nuffield A.16E1 [[Cruiser tank]] design.<ref>David Fletcher, David Wiley, et al., "Workshop Manual: Tiger Tank Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. E (Sd.Kfz. 181)", [[Haynes Manual|Haynes]] in conjunction with [[The Tank Museum]], 2011, p. 19.</ref>

==1940–1945==
[[File:Maybach Storm Gun.jpg|thumb|A captured [[Sturmgeschütz III]] assault gun, derived from the [[Panzer III]] medium tank, with a Maybach engine, at the Bulgarian [[National Museum of Military History (Bulgaria)|National Museum of Military History]]]]

{{Main|List of WWII Maybach engines}}

During the [[World War II|Second World War]], Maybach produced the engines for most of [[Nazi Germany]]'s [[tank]]s and [[half-track]]s. These included almost all the production tank engines for the [[Panzer I]], [[Panzer II|II]], [[Panzer III|III]], [[Panzer IV|IV]] and [[Panther tank|V]], the [[Tiger I]] and [[Tiger II|II]] ([[Maybach HL230]]) and other heavy tanks. Maybach built engines for half-tracks such as the [[Sd.Kfz. 251]] personnel carrier and prime movers like the [[Sd.Kfz. 9]]. The engine plant was one of several industries [[Bombing of Friedrichshafen in World War II|targeted by allied bombers at Friedrichshafen]], leading to the establishment of an underground factory (codenamed "[[Richard I (factory)|Richard I]]") under [[Radobýl|Radobýl mountain]] in [[Central Bohemia]].

After WWII, the factory performed some repair work, but automotive production was never restarted. Some 20 years later, Maybach was renamed [[MTU Friedrichshafen]].

==1960s==
[[Daimler-Benz]] purchased the company in 1960. Post-1960, the company was mainly used to make special editions of Mercedes cars in the W108 and W116 model range, which were virtually hand built. These cars carried the Mercedes badge and serial numbers.

[[Rolls-Royce Power Systems]] AG, based in [[Friedrichshafen]], used to manufacture the commercial Maybach diesel engines under the MTU brand through its subsidiary [[MTU Friedrichshafen]] GmbH.{{when|date=June 2015}}

==1997–2013==
[[File:Maybach 62 near Astor pl.jpg|thumb|Maybach 62]]
[[File:Майбах в Алма-Ате.JPG|thumb|Maybach 57]]
Daimler presented a luxury concept car at the 1997 [[Tokyo Motor Show]]. A production model based on it was introduced in two sizes&nbsp;– the [[Maybach 57 and 62#Maybach 57|Maybach 57]] and the [[Maybach 57 and 62#Maybach 62|Maybach 62]], reflecting the lengths of the automobiles in [[decimetres]]. In 2005, the 57S was added, powered by a 6.0 L V12 [[bi-turbo]] engine producing {{convert|450|kW|0|abbr=on}} and {{convert|1000|Nm|0|abbr=on}} of torque, and featuring cosmetic touches.

To promote the new Maybach line, Mercedes-Benz engaged figures such as Maybach heir [[Ulrich Schmid-Maybach]] and golfer [[Nick Faldo]] to serve as [[brand ambassador]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.benzinsider.com/2007/03/nick-faldo-is-the-new-maybach-brand-ambassador/ |title=Nick Faldo is the new Maybach brand ambassador |last=Hodzic |first=Muamer |date=19 March 2007 |publisher=BenzInsider.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013065457/http://benzinsider.com/2007/03/nick-faldo-is-the-new-maybach-brand-ambassador/ |archive-date=13 October 2008 |access-date=24 August 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Initially, Daimler-Chrysler predicted annual sales of 2,000 worldwide with 50 percent coming from the United States. These expectations never materialized.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mack |first=Eric |url=http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=105149?mktcat=enabler&AID=10364102&PID=3179980&kw=N&synpartner=edmunds&mktid=cj260233 |title=DaimlerChrysler Turns Profit on $300,000 Maybach |publisher=Edmunds.com |access-date=3 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://automobile.automotive.com/5038/0705-maybach-future-plan/index.html |title=Can Maybach Be Mended? |publisher=Automobile.automotive.com |access-date=23 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812015824/http://automobile.automotive.com/5038/0705-maybach-future-plan/index.html |archive-date=12 August 2011}}</ref> In 2007, Mercedes bought back 29 US dealers, reducing the total from 71 to 42.<ref>{{cite web |first= John | last = Neff |url=http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/01/mercedes-benz-buys-back-and-closes-29-maybach-dealers/ |title=Mercedes-Benz buys back and closes 29 Maybach dealers | date = October 2007 |publisher=Autoblog.com |access-date=23 November 2011}}</ref> 

In 2010, only 157 Maybachs were sold worldwide, compared to 2,711 similarly priced Rolls-Royces.<ref name="money.cnn.com">{{cite news| url=https://money.cnn.com/2011/11/28/autos/maybach_mercedes_shut_down.fortune/index.htm?iid=F_Jump | publisher=CNN | title=Mercedes puts Maybach out of its misery |date=28 November 2011}}</ref> By the time of the announcement that the brand was to be laid back to rest, 3,000 had been sold worldwide since the brand was revived in 2002.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Maybach is Dead, Long Live Mercedes |page=29 |journal=Top Gear |publisher=BBC Worldwide |date=January 2012 }}</ref>

In November 2011, Daimler announced that Maybach would cease to be a brand by 2013 and manufactured the last Maybach vehicle in December 2012. This was because of poor sales.<ref name="endofbrand">{{cite news |url= https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/maybach102.html |work=Tagesschau.de |title=Stilles Ende einer Autolegende |trans-title = Quiet end to an automotive legend | language = de | date=25 November 2011}}</ref><ref name="endofbrand1">{{cite news|url=https://money.cnn.com/2011/11/28/autos/maybach_mercedes_shut_down.fortune/index.htm |title=Mercedes puts Maybach out of its misery |work=CNN Money |date=28 November 2011 |access-date=22 April 2014 |first=Alex |last=Taylor III |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422202256/http://money.cnn.com/2011/11/28/autos/maybach_mercedes_shut_down.fortune/index.htm |archive-date=22 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Cancellation===
With poor sales and the heavy impact of the [[2008 financial crisis]], Daimler AG undertook a complete review of the Maybach division,<ref>{{cite web |last=Johnson |first=Drew |url=http://www.leftlanenews.com/daimler-to-rule-on-future-of-maybach-next-month.html |title=Daimler to rule on future of Maybach next month |publisher= | website= Leftlanenews.com |date=13 June 2011 |access-date=23 November 2011}}</ref> approaching [[Aston Martin]] to engineer and style the next generation of Maybach models along with the next generation of [[Lagonda]]s.<ref name="fuhrmans1">{{cite news |url= https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424053111903885604576486064192002334 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |first=Vanessa |last=Fuhrmans |title=A Handful of Maybachs Isn't Enough |date=8 August 2011}}</ref> According to ''[[Automotive News]]'', only 44 Maybachs were sold in the US in the first ten months of 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://torontostar.morningstar.ca/globalhome/industry/news.asp?articleid=448395 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20120718175043/http://torontostar.morningstar.ca/globalhome/industry/news.asp?articleid=448395 |url-status= dead |archive-date= 18 July 2012 |title= Daimler To Discontinue Maybach Brand in 2013| website= torontostar.morningstar.ca |date= 28 November 2011 }}</ref>

An article in ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'' noted that Mercedes had missed out on the chance to purchase Rolls-Royce and Bentley when they were up for sale in the 1990s: <blockquote>"Mercedes backpedaled and decided it needed to be in the ultra-luxury business too, but it went after it in a remarkably clumsy way.</blockquote> 
It stated that the first Maybach models had poor driving dynamics compared to its contemporaries from Rolls-Royce and Bentley.
<blockquote>Mercedes took an aging S-class chassis and plopped an absurdly elongated body on it&nbsp;... rather than develop a new car from the wheels up, as BMW did with Rolls-Royce, or cleverly use the underpinnings of an existing model like the [[Volkswagen Phaeton]] for a new Bentley."</blockquote> 

Maybachs were never advertised as owner-driven vehicles, as the company believed that the luxury amenities would be sufficient to drive sales, and they even insisted that auto journalists, who usually test drive the vehicle, ride in the back seat.<ref name="money.cnn.com"/>

Another suggestion for Maybach's struggles was that parent Daimler had failed to differentiate it from its Mercedes-Benz brand. While all three ultra-luxury marques share platforms and engines with other luxury brands from their parent auto company, Maybachs are built alongside the [[Mercedes-Benz S-Class]] flagship sedan, whereas Rolls-Royce and Bentley are assembled in England, separate from the rest of [[BMW]] and [[Volkswagen Group]]'s respective production plants, and thus are regarded as being more "exclusive". Furthermore, the Maybach's pedigree was virtually unknown outside of Germany, unlike its British rivals which have long enjoyed renown worldwide.<ref name="fuhrmans1"/> The 2006 [[Rolls-Royce Phantom (2003)|Rolls-Royce Phantom]]'s interior evokes memories of a 1930s car, while the Maybach 57S's inside makes no reference to its marque's history.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://money.cnn.com/2006/03/22/Autos/carreviews/rolls_maybach/index.htm |work=CNN.com |first=Peter |last=Valdes-Dapena |title=Rolls-Royce vs. Maybach |date=22 March 2006}}</ref>

In November 2011, Daimler's CEO Dieter Zetsche announced that the Maybach-brand would cease to exist in 2012, making room for other models of the [[Mercedes-Benz S-Class]]. The Maybach-limousines were still being sold up to 2013, but after that, the name "Maybach" would not be used.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.ftd.de/unternehmen/industrie/:traditionsmarke-daimler-beendet-maybach-aera/60134296.html |work=ftd.de |title=Traditionsmarke: Daimler beendet Maybach-Ära |language= de |date=25 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=
https://web.archive.org/web/20111126092356/http://www.ftd.de/unternehmen/industrie/:traditionsmarke-daimler-beendet-maybach-aera/60134296.html |archive-date=26 November 2011}}</ref> In August 2012, parent Daimler AG announced the official discontinuation of Maybach by releasing a price sheet discontinuing the Maybach 57, 57S, 62, 62S and Landaulet.<ref name="insideline.com">{{cite web |url= http://www.insideline.com/maybach/maybach-comes-to-a-quiet-end.html/ |title=Maybach Comes to a Quiet End |publisher= | website= insideline.com |date=14 August 2012 |access-date=14 August 2012}}</ref> On 17 December 2012, the last Maybach vehicle was manufactured in Sindelfingen.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.ende-der-luxusmarke-fuer-den-maybach-war-nichts-zu-teuer.270e5011-52c2-4af8-a6ee-d3624db38f93.html |work=stuttgarter-zeitung.de |first=Harry |last=Pretzlaff |title=Ende der Luxusmarke: Für den Maybach war nichts zu teuer |language= de |date=30 December 2012}}</ref>

==2015–present==

===Revival===
The company announced that the line would be replaced by the next-generation of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, [[Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W222)|Model W222]], due for the 2014 model year, particularly the [[wheelbase|long wheelbase]] S-Class Pullman. An executive told a Frankfurt newspaper that "Daimler came to the conclusion that the sales chances for the Mercedes brand were better than that of Maybach."<ref name=hertzner-pillsplug>{{cite news |last=Hetzner |first=Christiaan |title=Daimler pulls plug on loss-making Maybach – paper |url= http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-daimler-maybach-idUKTRE7AO14U20111125 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160307043517/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-daimler-maybach-idUKTRE7AO14U20111125 |url-status= dead |archive-date= 7 March 2016 |agency=Thomson Reuters |access-date=25 November 2011 |date=25 November 2011}}</ref>

===Mercedes-Maybach===
[[File:Mercedes-Maybach S 650, GIMS 2018, Le Grand-Saconnex (1X7A1117).jpg|thumb|Rear seats of a Mercedes-Maybach S 650]]

In November 2014, Daimler announced the revival of the Maybach name as a sub-brand of the [[Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W222)]], known internally as the model X222 platform, positioned as an upscale version akin to the more sporty [[Mercedes-AMG]] sub-brand. In anticipation of its April 2015 launch,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.mbusa.com/mercedes/vehicles/model/class-S/model-S600X#module=future-gallery&submodule=future-gallery-0&gallery=UNIQUE-GALLERY-ID%20%7C0%20%7C11 |title=2016 Mercedes-Maybach S600 Sedan |publisher=Mbusa.com |access-date=16 January 2016}}</ref> the flagship [[Mercedes-Maybach S600]] was unveiled at car shows in [[Los Angeles]], United States, and [[Guangzhou]], China,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/mercedes/89383/maybach-is-back-mercedes-revamps-car-naming-structure |title=Maybach is back! Mercedes revamps car naming structure |work=Auto Express|date=11 November 2014 |access-date=11 November 2014}}</ref> and the production model at the 2015 [[Geneva Motor Show]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Mercedes-Maybach Pullman S600 limo to debut at Geneva auto show|url= http://www.autonews.com/article/20150217/OEM04/150219844/mercedes-maybach-pullman-s600-limo-to-debut-at-geneva-auto-show |access-date=19 February 2015 |publisher=Autonews}}</ref> The X222 lineup received a mid-life facelift for model 2018. The V8 variant S550 was renamed to the S560. The V12 variant S600 flagship model was renamed the S650, known as S680 in the Chinese market.

Assembled on the same [[Sindelfingen]] line used for the S-Class, the model is targeted against the [[Bentley Mulsanne (2010)|Bentley Mulsanne]] and [[Rolls-Royce Phantom]].<ref name=AutocarSReview/> At {{convert|5.453|metre}} long with a wheelbase of {{convert|3.365|m}} (132.5 inches), it is approximately {{convert|20|cm}} longer than the long-wheelbase S-Class models. The Mercedes-Maybach will be available as S500 (S550 in the US) and S600 models, with 4matic all-wheel-drive optional with the V8 engine.<ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.autoblog.com/2014/11/19/mercedes-maybach-s600-official/ |title = Mercedes-Maybach S600 is not the luxury limo we expected |last=Turkus |first=Brandon |date=19 November 2014|work = [[Autoblog.com]]|access-date = 2 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title = Mercedes-Maybach S-Class: Stylish, effortless superiority combined with trend-setting exclusivity|date = 19 November 2014|publisher = Mercedes-Benz|url = http://media.daimler.com/dcmedia/0-921-1760651-1-1762550-1-0-0-0-0-1-0-1549054-0-1-0-0-0-0-0.html?TS=1417541587723|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150225085154/http://media.daimler.com/dcmedia/0-921-1760651-1-1762550-1-0-0-0-0-1-0-1549054-0-1-0-0-0-0-0.html?TS=1417541587723|url-status = dead|archive-date = 25 February 2015|access-date = 2 December 2014}}</ref> Acceleration is {{convert|0|to|60|mph}} in 5.0 seconds.<ref name=neil>{{cite news|last1=Neil|first1=Dan|author-link1=Dan Neil (journalist)|title=Mercedes-Maybach S600: The Silence Is Deafening|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=7 February 2015|page=D11}}</ref> 

The base car has several colour finish options and the choice between a three-seat rear bench, or two seats reclining. Options include: air-conditioned, heated and massaging seats; heated armrests; a system to pump scented, [[ionised]] air around the cabin; and a 1540 watt [[Burmester Audiosysteme|Burmester]] 3D surround sound system with 24 speakers.<ref name=AutocarSReview>{{cite web|url=http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motor-shows/mercedes-revives-maybach-name-super-luxury-s-class-exclusive-pics |title=2015 Mercedes-Maybach S600 – prices, specification and gallery |first=Jim |last=Holder |publisher=Autocar|date=13 January 2015 |access-date=16 January 2016}}</ref> Maybach S500 assembly in [[Pune]], India, began in September 2015, making India the second country to produce a Maybach.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.newindianexpress.com/auto/Mercedes-Maybach-S500-and-S600-Launched-in-India/2015/10/01/article3057244.ece | title = Mercedes-Maybach S500 and S600 Launched in India | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151003104202/http://www.newindianexpress.com/auto/Mercedes-Maybach-S500-and-S600-Launched-in-India/2015/10/01/article3057244.ece  | archive-date = 2015-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.carandbike.com/news/mercedes-maybach-s-500-and-s-600-launched-in-india-1222888 | title = Mercedes-Maybach S 500 and S 600 Launched in India | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151008182939/http://auto.ndtv.com//news/mercedes-maybach-s-500-and-s-600-launched-in-india-1222888  | archive-date = 2015-10-08}}</ref>

Since September 2020, the [[MBUSI]] plant in Vance, Alabama, has produced the Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600.  <ref>{{cite web | title=Mercedes Alabama plant launches production of ultra-luxury Maybach | date=2 October 2020 | url=https://www.madeinalabama.com/2020/10/mercedes-maybach/ }}</ref>

===Concept cars===
The first Mercedes-Maybach concept car is the [[Mercedes-Maybach 6|Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6]], a large two-door coupe with a fully electric drivetrain. The model was unveiled at the 2016 [[Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 concept coupe previews 2017 production car|url=http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/maybach/96658/official-vision-mercedes-maybach-6-concept-coupe-previews-2017-production-car?_mout=1|website=Auto Express|access-date=19 August 2016|date=19 August 2016}}</ref>

==Models==

===Pre-war===
[[File:1937 Maybach SW 38 Klöckner-Werke AG, 2014.JPG|thumb|A 1937 Maybach SW 38]]
* 1919 {{Ill|Maybach W1|it}}: Test car based on a DMG chassis
* 1921 {{Ill|Maybach W3|it}}: First Maybach, shown at [[Berlin]] Motor Show. Featured a {{Convert|70|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} 5.7L inline six.
* 1926 {{Ill|Maybach W5|it}}: [[liter|7L]] [[Straight engine|inline]] six, {{Convert|120|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}
* 1929 [[Maybach 12]]: [[V engine|V12]] precursor to DS7/8
* 1930 {{Ill|Maybach DSH|it}}: Doppel-Sechs-Halbe ("half a twelve cylinder") 1930–1937
* 1930 [[Maybach Zeppelin|Maybach DS7 Zeppelin]]: 7L V12, {{Convert|150|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}
* 1931 {{Ill|Maybach W6|it}}: Same engine as W5, longer wheelbase. 1931–1933
* 1931 [[Maybach Zeppelin|Maybach DS8 Zeppelin]]: 8L V12, {{Convert|200|hp|kW|-1|abbr=on}}
* 1934 Maybach W6 DSG: Featuring a twin overdrive transmission system
* 1935 Maybach SW35: 3.5L {{Convert|140|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} I6
* 1936 Maybach SW38: 3.8L {{Convert|140|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} I6
* 1939 Maybach SW42: 4.2L {{Convert|140|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} I6
* 1945 Maybach JW61: 3.8L {{Convert|145|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} I6

2 were the 5.7 L inline six engines built for and ordered by [[Spyker]]. Not all were purchased, and Karl had to build cars featuring the engines to offset costs.

Around 1800 Maybachs were built before WWII.

===Engines===
{{main|List of WWII Maybach engines}}

* [[Maybach HL120]]
* [[Maybach HL116]]
* [[Maybach HL210]]
* [[Maybach HL230]]

===Post-revival===
[[File:Excelero.jpg|thumb|[[Maybach Exelero]] at the [[Concours d'Elegance]]]]
[[File:Mercedes-Maybach-G-650-Landaulet-1.jpg|thumb|Mercedes-Maybach G 650 Landaulet at Geneve Motor Show 2017]]
[[File:Mercedes-Maybach GLS600 (Facelift) IMG 9518.jpg|thumb|2024 Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600]]
* 2002 [[Maybach 57 and 62]]
* 2005 [[Maybach Exelero]] (prototype shown at the [[International Motor Show Germany|IAA]] in [[Frankfurt]])
* 2005 [[Maybach 57S]] (the S standing for Special rather than Sport)
* 2006 [[Maybach 62S]]
* 2007 [[Maybach 62 Landaulet]]
* 2009 [[Maybach 57 and 62#Maybach 57 and 62 "Zeppelin"|Maybach 57 and 62 "Zeppelin"]]
* 2011 Maybach Guard
* 2014 [[Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W222)#Mercedes-Maybach|Mercedes-Maybach S600]]
* 2014 [[Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W222)#Mercedes-Maybach|Mercedes-Maybach S400]] (only for China)
* 2015 [[Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W222)#Mercedes-Maybach|Mercedes-Maybach S500/S550 (US)]]
* 2015 [[Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W222)#Mercedes-Maybach|Mercedes-Maybach S600 Pullman]]
* 2016 [[Mercedes-Benz S-Class (C217)#Maybach S 650 Cabriolet|Mercedes-Maybach S 650 Cabriolet]]
* 2017 [[Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W222)#Mercedes-Maybach|Mercedes-Maybach S560]]
* 2017 [[Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W222)#Mercedes-Maybach|Mercedes-Maybach S650]]
* 2017 [[Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W222)#Mercedes-Maybach|Mercedes-Maybach S680]] (renamed S650 only for China)
* 2017 [[Mercedes-Benz G-Class#Mercedes-Maybach G 650 Landaulet (2017)|Mercedes-Maybach G 650 Landaulet]]
* 2019 [[Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class (X167)#Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 4MATIC|Mercedes-Maybach GLS600]]
* 2021 [[Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W223)#Mercedes-Maybach|Mercedes-Maybach S480]] (only for China)
* 2021 [[Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W223)#Mercedes-Maybach|Mercedes-Maybach S580]]
* 2021 [[Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W223)#Mercedes-Maybach|Mercedes-Maybach S680]]
* 2023 [[Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV|Mercedes-Maybach EQS680 SUV]]
* 2023 Mercedes Maybach "Project Maybach" – [[Abloh]] collaborated with Mercedes Benz's chief designer on Project Maybach. The partnership produced two unique Maybach vehicles: a massive, solar powered roadster designed for luxury off-roading, and a reimagined S680. The roadster remains under “show car” status, but the Virgil Abloh Maybach S680 was available to purchase in April 2023. Abloh died from cancer in 2021.
*2025 [[Mercedes-Benz SL (R232)|Mercedes-Maybach SL580]]
*2025 [[Mercedes-Benz SL (R232)|Mercedes-Maybach SL680]]

==Sales==
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! Calendar year
! US sales
|-
| 2003<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2005/01/04/313903.html |title=2004 Highest Year on Record for Mercedes-Benz USA |publisher=Theautochannel.com |access-date=2011-11-23}}</ref>
| 166
|-
| 2004
| 244
|-
| 2005<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2007/01/03/032870.html |title=Mercedes-Benz Rings in the New Year with Record 2006 Sales |publisher=Theautochannel.com |access-date=2011-11-23}}</ref>
| 152
|-
| 2006
| 146
|-
| 2007<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emercedesbenz.com/Jan09/05_001548_Mercedes_Benz_USA_Sales_Drop_32_Percent_In_December_2008.html |title=Mercedes-Benz USA's Sales Drop 32.1 Percent In December 2008 |publisher=Emercedesbenz.com |date=2009-01-05 |access-date=2011-11-23 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729125348/http://www.emercedesbenz.com/Jan09/05_001548_Mercedes_Benz_USA_Sales_Drop_32_Percent_In_December_2008.html |archive-date=29 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| 156
|-
| 2008
| 119
|-
| 2009
| 66
|-
| 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/highest-sales-month-for-the-year-at-21469-brings-mercedes-benz-to-an-18-percent-increase-for-2010-112881769.html |title=Highest Sales Month for the Year at 21,469 Brings Mercedes-Benz to an... |location=New Jersey |publisher=Prnewswire.com |date=4 January 2011 |access-date=2011-11-23}}</ref>
| 63
| - 
| 2022
| 21,600<ref>{{cite web|title=2022 (Full Year) Global: Mercedes-Benz Sales Worldwide by Region and Model - Car Sales Statistics |url=https://www.best-selling-cars.com/brands/2022-full-year-global-mercedes-benz-sales-worldwide-by-region-and-model/?utm_source=chatgpt.com|access-date=2023-11-23}}</ref>
|}
In November 2020, Daimler announced that it planned to double its Maybach sales, based on strong Chinese demand, where the car is used as a limousine.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-11-20|title=Luxury carmaker Maybach has high ambitions for China|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-55011945|access-date=2020-11-21}}</ref>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Germany|Cars}}
* [[List of German car manufacturers]]
* [[Maybach Foundation]]
* [[Maybach I and II]], two World War II bunker complexes named after the engines
* [[Museum for Historical Maybach Vehicles]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Maybach (brand)}}
* [http://www.insideline.com/maybach/maybach-comes-to-a-quiet-end.html Maybach Comes to a Quiet End]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090302073953/http://www.maybach-manufaktur.com/ Maybach Manufaktur]
* [http://www.automuseum-maybach.de/ The Maybach Museum] {{In lang|de}}
* [http://www.dhm.de/lemo/html/biografien/MaybachWilhelm/ A biography of Wilhelm Maybach (in German)]
* [http://www.alanhamby.com/maybach.shtml Technical information about Maybach engines in the ''Tiger I'' tank]
* [http://www.maybach.org/ Maybach Foundation]
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=YeIDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA568 "Lockers Hold Spare Wheel Of Stream Line Auto"], ''Popular Mechanics'', October 1932, a streamlined auto made in co-operation with Junkers engineers, only one built
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