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Home News Auto News BMW And Audi Sold Record Number of Cars, But Mercedes-Benz Sold Even More To Claim No.1 Title BMW And Audi Sold Record Number of Cars, But Mercedes-Benz Sold Even More To Claim No.1 Title Auto News Hans | January 20, 2017 12:36 pm At the surface, it might appear that BMW and Audi is losing ground to Mercedes-Benz, whose current product offensive is bringing the three-pointed star to a new golden age of Stuttgart. In truth, BMW have been selling more cars than ever before, as are their Bavarian colleagues in Ingolstadt’s Audi.What’s happening is that the premium segment is growing faster than ever before, but Mercedes-Benz grew faster than everyone else.BMW just broke a new record for themselves by closing 2016 with 2,003,359 cars sold. It’s their sixth record breaking year in a row. The numbers don’t include MINI, Rolls-Royce or BMW Motorrad motorcycles.Closer to home, BMW Group Malaysia also had another record breaking year, growing by 16 percent to sell 10,906 vehicles. Out of these, 9,000 were from BMW, 902 from MINI and the remainder from BMW Motorrad.Audi too is having a good year. Despite what dieselgate news surrounding the Volkswagen Group might have you thinking, Audi hit a new record high in 2016 by selling 1,871,350 cars. In fact, sales of their most expensive R and RS models crossed the 20,000 mark for the first time, hitting 20,200 cars. Audi’s flagship R8 grew 31.8 percent to contribute 2,890 cars sold.All their numbers however, were overshadowed by Mercedes-Benz, which pulled ahead of BMW by just 4 percent to claim the title of the best-selling premium automotive brand in the world.Mercedes-Benz ended 2016 by selling 2,083,888 cars. The numbers don’t include cars from its smart (the brand is spelled in lower case) sub-division.With all the brand’s respective sister-brands added, the BMW Group sold 2,367,603 vehicles (includes MINI, Rolls-Royce, BMW Motorrad). Excluding its motorcycles, the BMW Group sold 2,222,571 four-wheelers.As for Mercedes-Benz Cars, which also includes smart, a total of 2,228,367 cars were sold.Much of Mercedes-Benz’s gains were contributed by China and Europe. Sales in China grew by a double digit 26.6 percent (sales in the Asia Pacific region grew 19.3 percent). The brand’s European operations also did well by growing 12.4 percent. Curiously, it retreated 0.8 percent in USA.It’s a similar story for BMW, which grew 9 percent in Europe and China, but retreated 9.7 percent in USA.Oddly, Audi not only shrugged off the dieselgate that’s surrounding parent company Volkswagen Group, but even profited at the expense of BMW and Mercedes-Benz to grow 4 percent on ground zero of dieselgate. 2016 was also marked the seventh consecutive annual growth registered for Audi. ✕ Let's Connect on Whatsapp We protect your personal information in compliance with the PDPA I agree with Carlist.my Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. I agree to receive personalised communication from Carlist.my and its car sellers, business affiliates and partners. Check out the best car deals in town! Prev Next Special offer - call now! days hours Avg. mkt. Why no price is listed? Sometime dealer wants you to contact for the best price. I Why no price is listed? Sometime dealer wants you to contact for the best price. Related Tags audi BMW Mercedes-Benz Print Related News Mercedes-Benz, BMW, And Audi Preparing To Launch Bid For Nokia HERE Auto News Gerard | May 07, 2015 According to a report posted by the Wall Street Journal, it appears that three premium German carmakers – Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi are preparing ... The World Needs Less Inline-Four Engines Live Life Drive Daniel Wong | February 16, 2017 Without a doubt, Mercedes-Benz made the biggest splash over the past week with the announcement of four new engines, two of which were inline-sixes, ... Audi Does Tearful Farewell Video For Mercedes-AMG After DTM Exit Auto News Eric | October 22, 2018 After 30 years of racing in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM), Mercedes-AMG Motorsport has exited the iconic racing series.One of their rivals, ... BMW, Mercedes, Ford, and VW Group Join Forces To Setup Ultra-Fast EV Charging Stations In Europe Auto News Kon | November 30, 2016 Driving an electric vehicle across Europe may soon be as convenient as going at it with a regular petrol-powered counterpart.Four car makers, namely ... Comments
BMW And Audi Sold Record Number of Cars, But Mercedes-Benz Sold Even More To Claim No.1 Title Auto News Hans | January 20, 2017 12:36 pm At the surface, it might appear that BMW and Audi is losing ground to Mercedes-Benz, whose current product offensive is bringing the three-pointed star to a new golden age of Stuttgart. In truth, BMW have been selling more cars than ever before, as are their Bavarian colleagues in Ingolstadt’s Audi.What’s happening is that the premium segment is growing faster than ever before, but Mercedes-Benz grew faster than everyone else.BMW just broke a new record for themselves by closing 2016 with 2,003,359 cars sold. It’s their sixth record breaking year in a row. The numbers don’t include MINI, Rolls-Royce or BMW Motorrad motorcycles.Closer to home, BMW Group Malaysia also had another record breaking year, growing by 16 percent to sell 10,906 vehicles. Out of these, 9,000 were from BMW, 902 from MINI and the remainder from BMW Motorrad.Audi too is having a good year. Despite what dieselgate news surrounding the Volkswagen Group might have you thinking, Audi hit a new record high in 2016 by selling 1,871,350 cars. In fact, sales of their most expensive R and RS models crossed the 20,000 mark for the first time, hitting 20,200 cars. Audi’s flagship R8 grew 31.8 percent to contribute 2,890 cars sold.All their numbers however, were overshadowed by Mercedes-Benz, which pulled ahead of BMW by just 4 percent to claim the title of the best-selling premium automotive brand in the world.Mercedes-Benz ended 2016 by selling 2,083,888 cars. The numbers don’t include cars from its smart (the brand is spelled in lower case) sub-division.With all the brand’s respective sister-brands added, the BMW Group sold 2,367,603 vehicles (includes MINI, Rolls-Royce, BMW Motorrad). Excluding its motorcycles, the BMW Group sold 2,222,571 four-wheelers.As for Mercedes-Benz Cars, which also includes smart, a total of 2,228,367 cars were sold.Much of Mercedes-Benz’s gains were contributed by China and Europe. Sales in China grew by a double digit 26.6 percent (sales in the Asia Pacific region grew 19.3 percent). The brand’s European operations also did well by growing 12.4 percent. Curiously, it retreated 0.8 percent in USA.It’s a similar story for BMW, which grew 9 percent in Europe and China, but retreated 9.7 percent in USA.Oddly, Audi not only shrugged off the dieselgate that’s surrounding parent company Volkswagen Group, but even profited at the expense of BMW and Mercedes-Benz to grow 4 percent on ground zero of dieselgate. 2016 was also marked the seventh consecutive annual growth registered for Audi. ✕ Let's Connect on Whatsapp We protect your personal information in compliance with the PDPA I agree with Carlist.my Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. I agree to receive personalised communication from Carlist.my and its car sellers, business affiliates and partners. Check out the best car deals in town! Prev Next Special offer - call now! days hours Avg. mkt. Why no price is listed? Sometime dealer wants you to contact for the best price. I Why no price is listed? Sometime dealer wants you to contact for the best price. Related Tags audi BMW Mercedes-Benz
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