Car Throttle

If you aren't yet convinced that Beijing is the new place to launch the world's most decadent new luxury sedans, is this enough evidence? While Rolls-Royce and Bentley, owned by Volkswagen and BMW, have been very successful, Maybach, owned Mercedes-Benz, hasn't met the same success. There have been many reports that the brand would be cut, but it doesn't look like that is the case - yet. Besides, the segment is highly lucrative - we guess that they'll give Maybach another go with a new model. For a company like Mercedes that has a lot of pride, it would be a deep blow to exit the high-end market and acknowledge failure. Mercedes needs a competitor to Rolls-Royce and Bentley. The exterior of the Maybach range benefits from a new

In recent times before the economic crisis (and even faring pretty well through it), high-end luxury automakers like Rolls-Royce and Bentley have done very well. Daimler wanted to jump in on that lucrative market and field an entry against competitors BMW and Volkswagen. Out of that, Maybach was born. Since its introduction, the car hasn't exactly been a sales success. The fact that it uses a name nobody really knew of before and that it looks far too similar to the S-Class (an excellent product on its own merits) couldn't have helped. Rumors have swirled about the brand being cancelled. It would come as a humiliating defeat for Daimler. Regardless, new models have continued to be released. They include the convertible Landaulet and this new model line called