Mercedes-Maybach, Rolls-Royce among auto brands veering into luxury fashion
These drops arrive as part of a growing trend that sees the upmarket auto sector merging into lifestyle’s lane, repeatedly leveraging fashion’s “cool” factor.
These drops arrive as part of a growing trend that sees the upmarket auto sector merging into lifestyle’s lane, repeatedly leveraging fashion’s “cool” factor.
Haute Voiture, which translates to “high car” is a play on the words “haute couture,” high-end fashion design which is exclusively-made from start to finish to suit one individual.
In an offering of slightly more generous volume, the Haute Voiture will release a strict limit of 150 models, ensuring that owners will be, at the very least in select company. Each driver will know just where in that order from one to 150 their car falls by the numbered badge on the center console.
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Mercedes-Benz is not only repositioning its products, but also future proofing the entire value chain: from procurement to production, to logistics and sales.
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Luxury Daily’s live news: Mercedes-Benz USA partners with Shoes That Fit to donate sneakers to disadvantaged school kids; Luxury outerwear brand Mackage enlists Klarna to offer flexible payment to customers; Luxury travel, in mark of optimism, to grow 10.35pc next year; Retailers embracing more immersive experiences for shoppers are trending upwards: Placer.ai.
The initiative was through the Atlanta-based Mercedes-Benz USA’s Season to Shine charity campaign for the holidays, supported by nonprofit Shoes That Fit, an organization that gifts children with new footwear for athletics.
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This marks the world’s first approval for customer use of Mercedes-Benz’s highly automated and driverless parking function.