Mercedes-Benz Falls Further Behind Audi and BMW Due to Poor Sales in China

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) widened its lead in luxury-car sales last month as demand for the X1 compact sport-utility vehicle and 3-Series sedan and wagon helped it outpace gains by Audi and Daimler AG(DAI)’s Mercedes-Benz.

BMW-brand deliveries increased 26 percent to 145,452 cars and SUVs in November, the Munich-based manufacturer said today in a statement. That compares with growth of 11 percent to 123,600 deliveries at Volkswagen AG (VOW)’s Audi and 5.7 percent to 120,346 vehicles at Mercedes.


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GermanNut - 12/14/2012 2:57:14 PM

+1 Boost

This article shows very clearly how important the Chinese market is to the fortunes of the Big German 3 luxury automakers.

If you fail to keep pace with your competitors you can fall fast and hard into third place globally.