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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.

Win tickets to the 2010 Goodwood Revival

The 2010 Goodwood Revival is just around the corner, and CAR has teamed up with Singleton single malt Scotch whisky to give away two weekend tickets to this great British motoring event. Click here to enter our competition This year’s Goodwood Revival takes place from 17-19 September, and in conjunction with Singleton, we’re offering you the chance to take a magical step back in time and revel in the romantic time capsule of the golden era of motor racing and glorious air shows at one of the world’s most authentic circuits. Staged entirely in the nostalgic time capsule of the 1940s, 50s and 60s, the Revival relives the glory days of the Goodwood Motor Circuit.

Future products: Toyota lineup gets an 18-month makeover

Toyota plans to move into new product segments over the next 18 months, as well as redesign several mainstream models. By the spring of 2012, Toyota will launch all-new versions of the Camry, Yaris, Tacoma and RAV4. Also, the new FT-86 sport coupe, developed with Subaru, should arrive on these shores by that time.