Mercedes closes gap with BMW in U.S. luxury sales race

The U.S. sales of Mercedes-Benz are higher than those of BMW by over 5,000 units last November. It comes within 1,600 units of the leader when it comes to yearly deliveries of luxury vehicles. In a statement, Mercedes said that its deliveries were aided by an updated C-class car and redesigned
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TheGenius - 12/2/2011 8:16:33 PM

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Good job in the US Mercedes..but pity it won't help much given when you bid goodbye to your no. 2 worldwide sales ranking to Audi this year....so long!!!

Willis - 12/3/2011 5:04:55 PM

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You apparently know nothing about the history of the Mercedes brand.

They've always sold vans, buses, trucks in the past. In fact when the automobile was in its infancy they were the first to venture in and create these new vehicle types I just mention in the sentence before.

And nowadays luxury is changing. Higher fuel prices, parking space problems etc. all mean some people want smaller and more efficient luxury cars.

Willis - 12/4/2011 7:56:13 AM

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"And I realize that in many parts of the world, Mercedes is equal to a Crown Vic in the USA. Just a fleet car for taxi service."

Uh huh...

mmeecc - 12/5/2011 1:40:09 PM

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"Jesse Toprak, an industry analyst with TrueCar.com, believes that this will be a “very close race.”"

ROFL!!!!