Maybach
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| Industry | Automotive |
| Fate | Absorbed by Mercedes-Benz as a sub-brand |
| Successor | Mercedes-Maybach |
| Founded | 1909 |
| Founder | Wilhelm Maybach |
| Headquarters | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Products | Luxury vehicles |
| Owner | Daimler AG |
| Parent | Daimler AG |
| Website | Maybach |
Maybach Motorenbau (German pronunciation: [ˈmaɪ.bax]) was a German car manufacturer. The company was founded in 1909 by Wilhelm Maybach and his son, originally a subsidiary of Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH and was itself known as Luftfahrzeug-Motorenbau GmbH until 1912.
In 1960 Maybach was acquired by Daimler-Benz and remains nowadays as an ultra-luxury car brand of Mercedes-Benz, which is owned by Daimler AG. Daimler currently produces an ultra-luxury edition of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class under the Mercedes-Maybach brand.
Wilhelm Maybach was 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 Building Company"), with his son Karl Maybach as director. In 1912 they renamed it to Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH ("Maybach Engine Construction Company"). The company originally developed and manufactured diesel and petrol engines for Zeppelins, and then rail cars. Its Maybach Mb.IVa was used in aircraft and airships of World War I.
The company first built an experimental car in 1919, introduced as a production model two years later at the Berlin Motor Show. Between 1921 and 1940, the company produced a variety of opulent vehicles, now regarded as classics. The company also continued to build heavy-duty diesel engines for marine and rail purposes.
During the Second World War, Maybach produced the engines for Nazi Germany's medium and heavy tanks, as well as the light tank, Panzer II. The engine plant was one of several industries targeted at Friedrichshafen.
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