The most expensive passenger vehicle produced in the U.S. could soon be built in Tuscaloosa County.

According to a report in Automotive News published Monday, the Mercedes Maybach SUV will be built exclusively at the Mercedes-Benz U.S. International plant in Vance and will go on sale in early 2020.

The Maybach SUV, with a 560-plus horsepower V-8 engine, Nappa leather seats and rose gold diamond stitching, will be priced at $200,000. That will top the current most-expensive vehicle produced in the U.S., the Acura NSX priced at $159,300 and made in Marysville, Ohio.

When contacted Wednesday about the Automotive News report, a spokesperson for Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes, released the following statement: “Please understand as a matter of principle we do not comment on speculation. We will communicate news on future vehicles, models and/or our product portfolio at the appropriate time.”

The Automotive News report says the Maybach model would compete in the burgeoning super-luxury SUV market. AutoForecast Solutions says the global market for ultraluxury SUVs will increase from about 7,500 vehicles sold in 2018 to more than 20,000 by 2023.

Tim Urquhart, a London automotive analyst, told Automotive News that the plush vehicle would "appeal to the Kardashians and hip-hoppers."

"Luxury SUVs are taking off," Urquhart told Automotive News. "It's what a big section of the market wants."

The magazine says that building the Maybach SUV in Vance would further demonstrate the strength of Mercedes' commitment in Alabama.

The Tuscaloosa County plant, now more than 6 million square feet, is also in the early stages of a $1 billion expansion as Mercedes prepares to produce electric vehicles.

The plant, which is the global production hub for the GLS, GLE and GLE coupe SUVs, has the capacity to produce 300,000 vehicles annually.