The BMW 3-series was, for many years, not only the top-selling sports sedan in the United States but the top-selling luxury-brand car. Recently, it has been supplanted by the Mercedes-Benz C-class. But in electric-car-eager California, both are now being outsold by the Tesla Model 3.
According to the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA), citing IHS Markit registration data in its first-quarter newsletter, the Model 3 tops the quarterly sales rankings in the Near Luxury Class, with 3723 new-vehicle registrations in the Golden State from the start of the year through the end of March, versus 3323 for the C-class and 3260 for the 3-series.
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