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Daimler is shuttering Maybach in 2013 after seven years of production. In that time, the company’s ultra-ultra-luxury arm managed to sell just 3,000 units, and CARreports Daimler lost somewhere around $500,000 on each and every one of them.
Even with a ludicrous price tag of over $370,000 for an “entry” Maybach 57, the brand couldn’t quite recoup the dizzying $1.33 billion Daimler poured into it since its (re)inception. Rumors ignited over a possible tie up with [Aston Martin](http://www.autoblog.com/aston martin) that would have resulted in a range of new and attractive models, but Daimler has instead decided to snuff out Maybach altogether.
We can hardly blame them.
Mercedes-Benz will pick up the ultra-luxury slack with a new range of sedans based on the S-Class. Those bruisers will likely bow in 2013 just as Maybach turns out the lights for good.Maybach lost upwards of $500k on each vehicle sold originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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