BMW’s March Push Narrows Mercedes’ U.S. Luxury Sales Lead

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG’s BMW brand posted its best March sales ever, helping the German luxury-automaker shrink Mercedes-Benz’s 2014 lead.

BMW sold 32,107 vehicles last month, an increase of 19 percent from a year earlier, led by its mid-size sedans and SUVs. Mercedes, a Daimler AG unit, sold 27,401 vehicles in March, a gain of 11 percent from a year earlier, led by its top-of-the-line S-Class sedan and entry-level SUV, the GLK, according to a statement yesterday.