{"id":485681,"date":"2010-03-29T14:41:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-29T18:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/29\/rumormill-byd-interested-in-buying-maybach-from-mercedes\/"},"modified":"2010-03-29T14:41:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-29T18:41:00","slug":"rumormill-byd-interested-in-buying-maybach-from-mercedes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/485681","title":{"rendered":"Rumormill: BYD interested in buying Maybach from Mercedes?!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filed under: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/maybach\/\" rel=\"tag\">Maybach<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/mercedes-benz\/\" rel=\"tag\">Mercedes-Benz<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/rumormill\/\" rel=\"tag\">Rumormill<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/gallery\/maybach-zeppelin-1\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"4\" hspace=\"0\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/11\/zeppelin16_opt.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><small>Maybach Zeppelin 62 &#8211; Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>\nAccording to one of China&#8217;s largest auto-related websites, BYD is interested is acquiring the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/make\/maybach\/\">Maybach<\/a> brand from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/make\/mercedes-benz\/\">Mercedes-Benz<\/a> within the next few years. The site, <a href=\"http:\/\/auto.sina.com.cn\/news\/2010-03-29\/0654582547.shtml\">auto.sina.com<\/a> is reporting that an undisclosed official from BYD confirmed the companies interest in Maybach. The source stated that BYD would &#8220;launch the acquisition&#8221; when Mercedes finalizes its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/15\/report-maybach-to-get-facelift-in-beijing-before-brand-gets-the\/\">decision to end the Maybach<\/a> nameplate.<\/p>\n<p>Mercedes and BYD have already joined together in an <a href=\"http:\/\/green.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/02\/daimler-bonds-with-byd-for-chinese-market-electric-car\/\">effort to market electric vehicles in China<\/a>, so the companies have a working relationship, but whether or not this relationship translates into the acquisition of Maybach is unknown. It seems unlikely that Mercedes would hand over the Maybach nameplate to another company, but it just might happen. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2008\/10\/01\/warren-buffet-recharges-his-batteries-with-investment-in-byd\/\">BYD&#8217;s expansion efforts<\/a> have been strong and luxury cars such as the Zeppelin, pictured above, tend to sell well in foreign markets so it could be a fit for BYD. For now, we will just have to wait it out and see what develops.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"postgallery\">\n<p><strong>Gallery: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/maybach-zeppelin-1\/low\/\">Maybach Zeppelin<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/maybach-zeppelin-1\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/11\/zeppelin17_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/maybach-zeppelin-1\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/11\/zeppelin16_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/maybach-zeppelin-1\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/11\/zeppelin14_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/maybach-zeppelin-1\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/11\/zeppelin06_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/maybach-zeppelin-1\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/11\/zeppelin15_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n[Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/auto.sina.com.cn\/news\/2010-03-29\/0654582547.shtml\">auto.sina<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetycho.com\/byd-interested-in-maybach-brand\/\">The Tycho<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/29\/rumormill-byd-interested-in-buying-maybach-from-mercedes\/\">Rumormill: BYD interested in buying Maybach from Mercedes?!<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\">Autoblog<\/a> on Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:41:00 EST.  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The site, auto.sina.com is reporting that an undisclosed official from BYD confirmed the companies interest in Maybach. 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