Mercedes-Benz Concedes It Will Probably Finish Third In US Sales Race

Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz brand may sell fewer luxury vehicles in the U.S. this year than Toyota Motor Corp.’s Lexus and Bayerische Motoren Werke AG’s namesake BMW brand, a Mercedes executive said.

“I’m pretty sure we’ll be No. 3,” Ernst Lieb, president of Mercedes-Benz’s U.S. unit, told reporters yesterday at an event in Detroit. Mercedes and BMW this year have narrowed the gap in luxury cars and sport-utility vehicle sales with Lexus, which has held the top spot in the U.S. since 2000.


2012 BMW 1M Coupe Photo Gallery

2011 Ford Explorer Launch Photo Gallery

2011 Chrysler 300 Photo Gallery

Mystery Mercedes SUV Photo Gallery

2011 Hyundai Elantra Photo Gallery

AutoSpies.com Photo Galleries

If you want to see your photos running on our homepage photo ticker, be sure to upload your photos on the go by sending them to Mobile@AutoSpies.com

Share on Facebook

Read Article

enthusiastx11 - 12/14/2010 11:04:10 AM

+1 Boost

no. did you read the article. non-luxury cars are note included. which begs the question....how do you define luxury car?

Deutschland - 12/15/2010 6:24:27 PM

+1 Boost

You are really dumb, Lexus' cars cost substantially less Mercedes if Lexus doesn't outsell Mercedes they are total crap.

JustaCar - 12/14/2010 12:37:37 PM

+1 Boost

And why is it so important to be first in sales? Isn't exclusivity an essential part of luxury? How about the fact that Mercedes vehicles are less affordable than Lexus vehicles - yes even after rebates are accounted for on both sides.

Bmw8ter - 12/14/2010 4:11:53 PM

+1 Boost

Being a sales leader is like winning the special olympics: Even if you win,.....

MercedesSL - 12/14/2010 6:31:53 PM

+4 Boost

Doesn't matter how many you sell. It matters how well you make them, and Mercedes and BMW will always be at the top.

iamdabest1 - 12/14/2010 10:33:13 PM

+3 Boost

after having an is-f for over a year, which i think has got to be one of the best japan has to offer, im back to bmw (m3) and think it is worlds better than lexus. for all the haters of german cars, drive a new benz,bmw, or audi and you will have a hard time jumping into infiniti, lexus or acura.
as far as older used cars go, i will agree that buying a used lexus is probably, if not definitely better than a new benz, bmw or audi for reliablity.

LexSucks - 12/15/2010 3:45:25 PM

-1 Boost

I still won't buy a Lexus.

Deutschland - 12/15/2010 6:26:43 PM

+2 Boost

Yes Cigar guy Lexus is such good quality that they had to recall the LS for a steering flaw, The HS for a leaking gas tank, The RX started the Toyota acceleration crisis and ES was also recalled.