Cadillac Tops Lexus, Mercedes, as BMW Leads U.S. Luxury Sales

General Motors Co.’s Cadillac sold more cars and SUVs in the U.S. than Toyota Motor Corp.’s Lexus and Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz in February when it was surpassed only by Bayerische Motoren Werke AG’s namesake brand.

Cadillac’s U.S. sales rose 70 percent from a year ago to 15,768, as it topped Lexus and Mercedes for the first time since June 2005. BMW reported an 8.7 percent increase last month to 16,416, overtaking Mercedes-Benz as the top-selling luxury line in the U.S. Mercedes sales rose 4 percent to 15,464, while Lexus, last year’s luxury leader, rose 0.2 percent to 13,814.