According to the Jinhua Times, Mercedes is considering a Chinese debut for the S-Class to reflecting the country's ever-growing importance to the company's bottom line. In all likelihood, Mercedes would select the Beijing Motor Show for the S-Class' introduction.
Through the first seven months of 2012 Mercedes has sold 111,073 vehicles in China, up a modest 1 percent over the same period a year prior, according to Automotive News. However, Mercedes plans to increase its Chinese dealer count from 217 to 260 over the next few months in an attempt to catchup with luxury rivals BMW and Audi.
Maier added that Mercedes with launch five new models in China by year's end, but failed to give any further details.
