Maybach and Mercedes S-Class in 2013 changing of the guard

 

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Maybach super-luxury brand owned by Daimler will cease production in 2013. This was announced by Dieter Zetsche, chairman of the company, while presenting the strategy of "Mercedes-Benz 2020." Maybach's decision on the future has arrived, as announced in due course by the end of 2011.

A decision resulting in further investment in the Mercedes-Benz will be in the upper-luxury segment of the market with three new versions of the S-Class Of 2013, in fact, a variant of the current three Class D will be six.

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This new car, said Dieter Zetsche, will meet the needs of customers Maybach, whose production will be disrupted in the course of 2013 to coincide with the launch of the new S-Class Maybach production was sold until mid-2012.

Maybach as a company founded in 1909 for the production of engines for zeppelins. In 1921 began production of the car that was stopped in 1941. In 2002, the brand was relaunched, and since then has distributed 3,000 units worldwide, with an average of 25% market share in the segment.