Mercedes-Benz Overtakes BMW In U.S. Luxury Car Race - Lexus Continues With No Dog In The Hunt

Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz regained the U.S. luxury-vehicle sales lead for the year over BMW Group's BMW brand with April deliveries rising 24 percent.

U.S. sales of Mercedes vehicles rose to 22,336 last month while BMW deliveries increased 12 percent to 21,062, according to statements today by the companies.

Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus brand fell 0.1 percent to 17,551. Mercedes and BMW, which overtook Lexus in 2011 to become the top-selling luxury brand in the United States, are competing for the 2012 sales crown.

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JRobUSC - 5/2/2012 1:27:54 PM

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Not a surprise. Have you seen the leases Benz is running? They're ridiculous.

USNA1999 - 5/2/2012 2:49:46 PM

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JRobUSC the reality is that all of them have been giving away cars for years with attractive leases IOT have the sales crown. LEXUS of Jacksonville has called me numerous times to trade in my LS 460 for a great deal on the new GS. The car just came out, WTH? I have been reluctant on purchasing a new one since my car has been paid off for a year now and I have requested a job transfer OCONUS. The past few years have been the best time to purchase a new home or a new car.

LexSucks - 5/2/2012 2:58:03 PM

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Even Americans are wising up to the sham known as Lexus. If Lexus can't sell cars to Americans what are they to do? We already know that Europeans don't want to have anything to do with Lexus. I doubt that you will ever see Lexus on top again. The cars are too stale and people are wising up. They had a good run though (only in America).

Which leads me to this. If America is all that matters in regards to sales (according to a user here), and Lexus is now behind BMW and MB; that means that Lexus is unable to attain number one status even in the country in which its cars were designed for? Funny

LexSucks - 5/3/2012 2:01:44 PM

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As is your blind fanboy'ism.

I95SPEEDINGTICKETS - 5/4/2012 4:36:09 AM

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BlackDynamiteMB

But LexSucks is 100% correct.

I usually do not agree with him but i cannot argue with the fact that the USA is the market that ALL LEXUS VEHICLES are designed for.

Car4Life - 5/2/2012 7:46:00 PM

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Mercedes assault on the luxury market has just begun, wait til you see the next gen C and S class...

knowitall1985 - 5/3/2012 5:57:48 PM

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It's going to get serious for sure. When it's all said and done the consumer wins.....

skytop - 5/4/2012 4:15:42 PM

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Amazing. I thought Beemer would win total sales with the superb new 3 series. Perhaps it is too early in the cycle for the just now released 3 sales to register.