EghtesadOnline: BMW AG and Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz may have been the leading brands battling for the U.S. luxury auto sales crown early this year, but don’t count out one-time leader Lexus.

EghtesadOnline: Mercedes-Benz 's ultra luxurious Maybach brand is back after several years of hiatus following the German carmaker's decision to restart production of the S500 and A600 models in 2015.

EghtesadOnline: Daimler AG rolled through another month with the top-selling luxury auto brand in the U.S. And in addition to drawing more customers, Mercedes-Benz is getting buyers to pay up.

EghtesadOnline: Iran Khodro on Tuesday said its trucks division, Iran Khodro Diesel, has signed a deal with Mercedes-Benz Daimler to import heavy duty vehicles.

EghtesadOnline: Daimler AG will start ride-sharing shuttles in London later this year, expanding its cooperation with U.S. startup Via Transportation Inc., whose on-demand service racks up 1 million rides a month across New York, Chicago and Washington.

EghtesadOnline: Three decades ago, an experimental Mercedes-Benz van managed to steer, brake and accelerate on its own. But after the technology was refined enough to put an S-Class sedan through its paces on a highway around Paris in 1994, it was largely set aside as commercially unviable.

EghtesadOnline: Daimler may make batteries and Mercedes-Benz electric cars in China as part of a drive to manufacture more products locally and to try to boost sales, according to board member Hubertus Troska.

EghtesadOnline: Mercedes-Benz is planning its own distinct line of electric vehicles, challenging BMW and Tesla Motors Inc. in a bet that alternative-fuel cars have the potential to become profitable.