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Mercedes-Benz axes Maybach

High ranking Mercedes-Benz sources have confirmed to Autoweek that the underperforming Maybach brand will be officially killed off in 2013. The decision to disband Mercedes-Benz’s upper luxury marque comes after a decade of disappointing sales for the Maybach 57 and 62 and a recent decision from the German car maker’s chairman Dieter Zetsche not to push ahead with the development replacement models – the likes of which were tentatively due out in 2014 – owing to what one insider describes as a “positive move to focus greater attention on the Mercedes-Benz brand” . “We’ve come to the conclusion that it is better to cut our losses with Maybach than to continue into an uncertain future with a brand that has failed to live up to original sales expectations," the insider said.

Mazda Taiki unveiled

By Tim Pollard Motor Shows 25 October 2007 10:55 You're not telling me that Mazda is about to launch a car with out-riggers and a freaky body, are you? Yes. And no.

Toyota Verso-S (2011) first official pictures

Toyota is returning to the mini-MPV sector with the new Verso-S, set to be unveiled at the upcoming 2010 Paris motor show. Think of it as successor to the old Yaris Verso, only now it's a lot better looking, with hints of the iQ city car around the nose. Yes.