Despite regaining the U.S. crown, BMW had to concede in the global race of premium car sales. According to the latest sales reports, Mercedes-Benz successfully defended its crown as the world’s bestselling premium car brand, beating rivals BMW and Audi for the fourth year in a row.
Last week, BMW reported sales of its namesake branded vehicles which rose 2 percent to a record 2.17 million cars last year. Mercedes said its sales increased 1.3 percent to 2.34 million vehicles.
Audi came in third with 1.85 million cars sold in 2019, an increase of 1.8 percent compared to the previous year.
Mercedes also said that it posted sales record in Germany, China and the U.S. thanks to strong demand for its SUVs and high-end sedans. The brand said demand rose 6.2 percent in China, where local customers ordered the top-end Maybach Mercedes S-class limousine at a rate of more than 700 vehicles a month.
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BMW’s sales were also aided by their SUV lineup, including the new BMW X7 which shows great strength in several markets.
Looking at the overall BMW Group, with its MINI and Rolls Royce marques, sales came in at 2,520,307 units compared to the 2,339,562 reported by Mercedes-Benz and Smart.
In the U.S., BMW sold 324,826 units beating Mercedes-Benz by 8,732 units. That’s a very narrow gap, mind you, and it comes after Mercedes posted a drop in sales over the last month of 2019. The Stuttgart-based car maker sold almost exactly the same amount of cars in 2019 as it did in 2018, adding up to a total of 316,094 units.
[Source: AutoNews]
1. Bmw M 135.826 units
2. AMG 132,136 units.
3. Audi Sport ???
Nice! Official numbers from AMG?
Yes!
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Mercedes-AMG: Highest sales in the history of the company
More successful than ever before: The performance and sports car brand Mercedes-AMG achieved a new record year in 2019 with 132,136 units worldwide and double-digit growth of 11.8%.
i gotta give credit where credit’s due. amg models are very expensive than m’s but good thing that the m division outsold the amgs. competition is a beautiful thing! hopefully 2020s will be good for both automaker giants!
Are these bonafide M cars or do these numbers include M Sport and respectively lower tier AMG models?
M and M performence.
So are there chances that BMW will take the crown in this year? I doubt that. Or the numbers will be very tight. Mercedes simply wins by quantity of models. BMW needs to improve sales of their current models (5er, 7er and X1/2 all these look outdated and boring a little bit) not only new ones