Mercedes-Benz And BMW Expected To Leave Lexus In The Dust In 2014

Mercedes and BMW’s dominance of the U.S. premium vehicle sector looks set to continue this year, and both of these German manufacturers will have plenty to brag about on their stands at the 2014 NAIAS Detroit car show.

Mercedes is unveiling its new C-Class sedan, which will compete with the BMW 3-series and Cadillac ATS. Other recent new vehicles like the top-of-the-range S class limousine and GLA AMG compact SUV will also be powerful sales magnets. BMW will launch the little 2-series coupe at the show, and a couple of souped-up versions of current cars — the M4 and M3.

In 2013, Mercedes won the crown as number one luxury-vehicle manufacturer in the U.S. with 334,324 sales, according to LMC Automotive, boosted by the new small CLA sedan launched at the Detroit show last year. Mercedes powered past BMW’s 309,280. BMW held the title the previous two years. Toyota’s Lexus was in 3rd place with 273,847. Lexus will unveil the RC-F at the show, a competitor to BMW’s M4 and Mercedes C63 AMG. General Motor’s Cadillac put in a creditable performance with sales of 182,543, led by the ATS, for fourth spot.


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JRobUSC - 1/10/2014 1:18:13 PM

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do those Benz figures include Smart and/or Sprinter? I thought the gap between actual Mercedes models and BMW models was only a few thousand, not 25k.

Car4Life - 1/10/2014 2:25:42 PM

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Yes, for just Mercedes Luxury vehicles it was around 312,000 so a few thousand more, that number is expected to grow with the introduction of the all new C, GLA, and GLK.

Should be a good year for both Benz and their German rivals

clams - 1/14/2014 10:22:29 PM

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Relax Chrissy, your beloved Roundel plans to go even further downmarket to get back to #1.

knowitall1985 - 1/11/2014 11:13:11 AM

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The will have to keep building cheap cars to meet CAFE standards, so the numbers will be unfair.....