Mercedes Passes Audi in November as BMW Defends Luxury Lead

Mercedes-Benz outsold Audi for the first time this year to become the world’s second-largest luxury car brand in November as a new line of compacts lured customers to the Daimler AG unit.

Mercedes delivered 133,440 cars and sport-utility vehicles last month, an 11 percent jump from a year earlier. That beat the 132,050 cars sold by Volkswagen AG’s Audi. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG defended its lead with its namesake brand delivering 149,660 vehicles last month.