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BMW Regains Top Monthly Luxury-Car Sales Rank From VW’s Audi
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Bayerische Motoren Werke AG’s namesake brand regained the monthly sales crown from Volkswagen AG’s Audi division as the small X1 sport-utility vehicle and new 3-Series sedan won customers.
BMW’s global deliveries in May rose 7.8 percent from a year earlier to 139,161 cars and SUVs, the Munich-based company said in a statement today. Demand at Audi in May rose 6.4 percent to 137,200 units. Third-ranked Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz division boosted sales 7.3 percent to 121,360 cars and SUVs.