Mercedes Beats Audi to Take Second Place in Luxury-Car Sales
- Mercedes sells 10,880 vehicles more than Audi through August
- BMW and Audi's deliveries in China drop during August
Mercedes-Benz Overtakes Audi in Luxury Auto Sales
Mercedes-Benz outsold Audi in the eight months through August to become the world’s second-biggest luxury-car maker, as both Audi and BMW struggled to match its sales growth in China.
Mercedes delivered 1.19 million vehicles in the period, 10,880 cars more than the 1.18 million at Volkswagen AG’s Audi. The Daimler AG brand last outsold Audi on an annual basis in 2010. Mercedes profited from soaring sales of its mid-range C-Class sedan and its sport-utility vehicles and also from China, where it was the only one of the top three luxury-car makers to see sales grow in August.