In May Mercedes’ sales increased 9.8% to 24,713 units, while BMW was up 14% to 25,230 units.
This means that last month’s results narrow Mercedes’ lead so far this year to 4,178 units as the two German car makers fight for the first place in US luxury sales, a place held by BMW for two years.
From January to May Mercedes’ sales increased 11% to 117,535 units, and BMW rose 8.2% to 113,357 units. These results do not include BMW’s Mini brand and Daimler’s Smart and cargo cars as they are not luxury vehicles.
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