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#153 of 172 Maybach is gone by steve_ HOST

Nov 25, 2011 (1:07 pm)

"We came to the strong conclusion that the sales chances for the Mercedes brand are much stronger than those for Maybach," Mr. Zetsche was quoted as saying in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung interview, whose contents Daimler confirmed."
 
Daimler to Scrap Its Maybach Luxury Cars (Wall St. Journal)
 
Looks like production will end by 2013.
 

#154 of 172 Re: Maybach is gone [steve_] by fintail

Nov 25, 2011 (4:57 pm)

Replying to: steve_ (Nov 25, 2011 1:07 pm)
I thought production ended around 2007

#155 of 172 Re: Maybach is gone [fintail] by steve_ HOST

Nov 25, 2011 (5:23 pm)

Replying to: fintail (Nov 25, 2011 4:57 pm)
That was sales.

#156 of 172 Re: Maybach is gone [fintail] by lemko

Nov 25, 2011 (10:05 pm)

Replying to: fintail (Nov 25, 2011 4:57 pm)
Shoot, now's the time to get a great deal on that never-titled 2007 Maybach 62! Maybe Kanye and Jay Z could just keep buying Maybachs to trash in their videos until the remaining inventory is exhausted?

#157 of 172 Sales matter..... by nvbanker

Nov 28, 2011 (9:13 am)

After all, a company must be profitable to survive. 200 sales, no matter what the price is, cannot be justified in a year. Ford dropped the venerable Lincoln Town Car because it had only 17,000 sales last year. Not enough to keep the line profitable and moving. I thought it was a mistake, many limo companies mourned the loss as nothing made a better limo for a good price. But you can't argue the economics. I'm not surprised at the Maybach sales though, because even if you can afford one, you won't trade it in every year, most likely. ONce you have one, it will last you a while.... and there are only so many people in the world who can afford one and want one, or two. There is also Rolls, Bentley and Porsche competing for this market. And lastly, they can make about as nice an S class.

#158 of 172 Re: Sales matter..... [nvbanker] by robr2

Nov 28, 2011 (9:41 am)

Replying to: nvbanker (Nov 28, 2011 9:13 am)
Well the issue with the Town Car was that that plant making it and the Crown Vic was running at about 40% capacity and it didn't make sense to continue manufacturing a car that is based on a 21 YO design.
 
The problem with Maybach was that MB brought back a name that didn't mean anything to today's buyers. Rolls Royce and Bentley are known - Maybach, not so much.

#159 of 172 Re: Sales matter..... [robr2] by fintail

Nov 28, 2011 (9:57 am)

Replying to: robr2 (Nov 28, 2011 9:41 am)
Most importantly for Maybach, it is just tacky, looking like a Chinese fakey S-class. No presence like a Rolls, no badge like a Bentley or higher end MB etc.
 
I think TC and CV/GM must have been 95%+ fleet sales by the end.

#160 of 172 Re: Sales matter..... [fintail] by robr2

Nov 28, 2011 (10:02 am)

Replying to: fintail (Nov 28, 2011 9:57 am)
I think TC and CV/GM must have been 95%+ fleet sales by the end.
 
It was 100% fleet sales for the last 2 years of production.

#161 of 172 Re: Sales matter..... [robr2] by fintail

Nov 28, 2011 (10:58 am)

Replying to: robr2 (Nov 28, 2011 10:02 am)
I know when I rented a "premium" car last month, the choices I could initially take were a TC and a GM. My reply was pretty much "not gonna happen".
 
I would have imagined there'd be enough octogenarian demand to sell a few thousand TCs a year, but maybe they all moved to the DTS.

#162 of 172 Re: Sales matter..... [fintail] by lemko

Nov 28, 2011 (11:41 am)

Replying to: fintail (Nov 28, 2011 10:58 am)
Hey! I'm just a little over half an octogenarian! I also have a GM and wouldn't mind a TC either!

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