The product surge comes as Mazda repositions its lineup toward the hot-selling utility vehicle segment and tries to move upmarket with bigger, more powerful offerings.

Alpina, based near Munich, was founded in 1965 and develops and sells high-performance versions of BMW vehicles.

Mercedes-Benz plans to relaunch Maybach with a no-holds-barred stylistic approach to attract the world's ultra-rich, CEO Ola Kallenius says.