Pursuits
BMW’s 45% November U.S. Sales Gain Shrinks Mercedes’s U.S. Lead
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Bayerische Motoren Werke AG’s BMW U.S. sales rose 45 percent in November, further chipping away at Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz in luxury-auto deliveries this year.
Sales for BMW increased to 31,213 vehicles last month, boosted by a 64 percent gain for its 5 Series sedan. Mercedes reported a 13 percent increase from a year earlier to 30,315, helped by sales of the E-Class sedan, which rose 59 percent to 8,126. Toyota Motor Corp.’s Lexus rose 17 percent to 22,719.