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BMW Beats Lexus, Mercedes-Benz for 2020 U.S. Luxury-Sales Crown

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BMW AG outsold Toyota Motor Corp.’s Lexus brand and Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz to lead U.S. luxury-car sales for the fourth quarter and full year.

It was the second consecutive year BMW topped its main rivals, selling 98,750 cars and sport-utility vehicles in the last three months of 2020 -- 5,796 more than Lexus and 20,672 ahead of Mercedes-Benz.