On track to see China surpass the US this year in terms of sales, the British ultra-luxury automaker Bentley pulled out all the stops this weekend in an attempt to dazzle Beijing.

A roundup of luxury news coming out of China this week, from Ferrari's Year of the Dragon 458 Italia to the launch of the Cotai Sands Central and Beijing's ongoing tug-of-war on stiff luxury taxes.

Launching in advance of the 2012 Beijing Auto Show, Cadillac is set to run its "Dramatic Journey" art and design exhibition from April 21 through May 15 at Beijing's National Convention Center.

According to statistics released today by the British ultra-luxury automaker Bentley, in the first quarter of 2012 China outpaced the company's long-time largest market, the United States, to become its new #1.

Although not quite to the extent it would have in the fad-laden cities of Paris and New York, the promising effort on Mercedes-Benz’s behalf allowed China Fashion Week 2012 to come alive in Beijing.