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No, Mercedes Benz is definitely a luxury brand. They don’t want to sell to everyone. Apple (Steve Jobs) has explicitly stated that as one of their goals.
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It’s not a quality brand, it is a luxury brand. There is a difference.
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>aimed at producing Smart-badged cars

The brand is "Smart".

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Toyota is a quality brand, Mercedes is a luxury brand.
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Mercedes-Benz sells commuter cars in Europe.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_A-Class

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> The Mercedes-Benz A-Class is a car manufactured by German luxury automaker Mercedes-Benz

"luxury" is more of a marketing and product positioning term, it doesn't really have anything to do with engineering or quality practicalities

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And this is the Mercedes-Benz commuter car I want to see more of.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_Citaro

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