Mercedes Widens Lead Over BMW With Trendy New E-Class, SUVs
- BMW 5.2% first-half sales growth lags behind rival’s 14% jump
- Audi’s deliveries dropped on China dispute, diesel woes
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Mercedes-Benz widened its global luxury-car sales lead in the first half of the year, setting back BMW AG Chief Executive Officer Harald Krueger’s effort to reclaim the segment’s top spot.
The Daimler AG brand sold 1.14 million cars in the six months through June, 14 percent more than a year earlier, on soaring demand for its revamped E-Class sedan and trendy sport utility vehicles. BMW, which is only beginning to expand its SUV offering and renew an aging lineup of sedans, lagged behind with a 5.2 percent gain to 1.04 million vehicles.