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BMW’s U.S. Sales Rose in July as Lead Grows Over Mercedes
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Bayerische Motoren Werke AG’s BMW brand outsold Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz in July for the fourth straight month to widen its lead as the top-selling luxury auto brand in the U.S. so far this year.
BMW’s U.S. sales, helped by deliveries of the new 5 Series sedan and X3 sport-utility vehicle, rose 12 percent last month from a year earlier to 21,409, the Munich-based automaker said today in a statement. Mercedes sales rose 9.4 percent to 19,006 in July while deliveries of Toyota Motor Corp.’s Lexus fell 22 percent to 14,539.