Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Maybach will be a sub-brand to Mercedes-Benz

FRANKFURT -Daimler AG, Mercedes-Benz's parent company, reportedly has suspended talks on continuity plans super-luxury car brand Maybach. A source at the company said it is currently being discussed about the possibility of Maybach as a sub-brandto Mercedes-Benz.

Maybach will be a sub-brand to Mercedes-Benz

Sources also revealed that the company is still reviewing three possible business stretegi Maybach linked with Aston Martin. Daimler AG is weighing a plan partnership with British company, Aston Martin, which offered to build the second generation of the Maybach, the sources said.

This offer is still studied considering the Aston Martin has shown four new Maybach concept developed from the architecture of the next generation S-Class. Even so, there is also a choice that Maybach will be turned off by Daimler AG.

According to Daimler AG, talks about the Maybach will resume on July 1. But not yet certain whether the agenda is going according to plan. Speculation circulated, Daimler AG will position the Maybach as in the business sub-AMG brand.