Mercedes tops BMW in 2012 U.S. registrations, Polk says

Bimmer Bimmer Bimmer...what can i say, your NEW 3 series is catching a beating from a 7 yr old C Class, the newer 5 series even with a 4 cylinder model cant touch the E class, and the 7 series...no comment.

Kudos BENZ that CLA, Revamped E Class, and all new S will solidify your place at the top.

BMW gets caught cheating....AGAIN!

"According to the researcher, US buyers registered 272,674 new Mercedes vehicles in 2012, compared with BMW's 267,649. There seems to be a discrepancy in the figures, since if BMW sold more new vehicles, then buyers would have registered more units from the German carmaker."

"Tom Libby, lead North American analyst for Polk, explained the discrepancy between registrations and sales, saying that cars can be reported as sold when delivered to dealerships instead of only to consumers. He added that annual registration data lag behind sales data by around 40 days. He remarked that there are things like demo usage and service loaner usage, which BMW did to a greater extent than Mercedes."

"Steve Cannon, chief executive officer of Mercedes' US sales unit, suggested in a Bloomberg Television interview in January that BMW fabricated its sales results, thus giving its rival the 2012 luxury crown in the US. BMW and Mercedes were head-to-head in the race to become the best-selling luxury carmaker in the US in 2012."

I wonder how Audi accounts for U.S. sales?