CEO Klaus Maier leads the luxury icon to the next level

Since taking his position as president and CEO of Mercedes-Benz (China) Ltd in 2007, Klaus Maier led the group from yearly sales of less than 20,000 cars in 2006 to a record high of 147,670 in 2010.

Mercedes-Benz wrapped up 2010 on a high note by posting its best sales month, with December deliveries surpassing 18,190 cars on the Chinese mainland, a 94 percent increase from the same month in 2009.

It was the first month Mercedes-Benz outperformed all its competitors to become the best-selling premium automaker in the nation.