Maybach

Is Maybach Chinese? Partly

Facts checked Ownership as of 2025

Partly

Mercedes-Maybach is a Mercedes-Benz sub-brand, not a separate company, so its ownership is Mercedes-Benz Group's: 9.98% held by China's BAIC and 9.69% by Geely's founder Li Shufu, 19.67% in Chinese hands, with no Chinese control. The cars are built in Germany.

Chinese holding: 19.67% as of 2025.

The chain

The ownership chain behind this answer, owner first.
Step Entity Kind Origin
1 BAIC Group group CN
2 Mercedes-Benz Group AG company DE

Is Maybach Chinese: the short answers

Is Maybach Chinese?
Partly. Mercedes-Maybach is a Mercedes-Benz sub-brand, not a separate company, so its ownership is Mercedes-Benz Group's: 9.98% held by China's BAIC and 9.69% by Geely's founder Li Shufu, 19.67% in Chinese hands, with no Chinese control. The cars are built in Germany.
How much of Maybach is Chinese-owned?
19.67%, as of 2025.

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Sources for this answer

  1. Wikipedia, Mercedes-Benz Group. Read .