EnI
Piston Pioneer
That's YTD 2014 (Jan + Feb).
February sales figures only:
Audi - 117,500 (+6.8%)
BMW* - 124,839 (+8.6%)
MB* - 104,968 (+16.5%)
*MB & BMW automobile brand sales only, w/o MINI & smart brand sales.
Hot! Global sales: December 2013 + Year 2013 total: Audi, BMW, MB
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That's YTD 2014 (Jan + Feb).
February sales figures only:
Audi - 117,500 (+6.8%)
BMW* - 124,839 (+8.6%)
MB* - 104,968 (+16.5%)
*MB & BMW automobile brand sales only, w/o MINI & smart brand sales.
Mr. Mercedes
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mini_cooper4
Autotechnik Ace
It's surely going to be an amazing year for MB but they'll still lag behind.
Great to see them catching up!
Great to see them catching up!
Mr. Mercedes
Premium
Now THIS deserves an 'OLD' rating.
We all know that. We've read it a million times before. But they're doing a damn good job of trying to catch up.
mini_cooper4
Autotechnik Ace
Now THIS deserves an 'OLD' rating.
We all know that. We've read it a million times before. But they're doing a damn good job of trying to catch up.
I just share my opinion as anyone else. Maybe Marcus thinks his opinion is unique and unprecedented...
He's trolling old ratings for no reason. I thought trolling in any form was against the forum rules.
EnI
Piston Pioneer
High growth (in %) just shows how crappy the sales was in the beginning of the 2013 for the MB. And even with such huge growth index MB still trails behind Audi & even more behind BMW in 2014 as well.
But this year will surely be better for MB: with GLA & the new C-class. Add the CLA & the new S-class too ... MB has quite some potential to come closer to Audi & BMW in 2014 sales.
Merc1
Premium
Now THIS deserves an 'OLD' rating.
We all know that. We've read it a million times before. But they're doing a damn good job of trying to catch up.
Yep and we're going to continue to read the same thing from all the BMW PR people and their fans. Nothing could be more OLD. mini_cooper4 does nothing but repeat the same thing over and over, its old as hell.
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Mr. Mercedes
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No point in stating the obvious. We all know the sales in 2013 and earlier lagged significantly and the Chinese market played a massive part in that. That is stating the obvious. MB was the highest selling luxury brand outside of China last year. The fact now is that MB is posting a higher percentage growth rate than the other two globally. If this continues they will halve the gap within 12-24 months. If BMW and Audi manage to increase their percentage growth rates then this won't happen. But anyone with half a brain knows they're not going to overtake Audi nor BMW this year or even next.
Kilcrohane
Porsche Perfektionist
Kecskemét, home of the CLA-Class, is going to 3-shift working - basically round the clock working -, from May, to cope with demand:
http://jesmb.de/indexie.htm
Rastatt, home of the A-Class, has been 3-shift working since Oct. 2012.
http://jesmb.de/indexie.htm
Rastatt, home of the A-Class, has been 3-shift working since Oct. 2012.
I wanted to share what it takes to be a car fanatic in my country, insane.......
MOST EXPENSIVE CARS SOLD IN URUGUAY
Mercedes Benz SLS AMG model 6.3
The only one that was sold in Uruguay in 2013 traded at U.S. $ 555,000. This was the most expensive car of the 57,333 vehicles sold 0 km last year.
Mercedes Benz S 65 AMG model
Car sold in the Uruguayan market amending U.S. $ 399,990 were paid. It was also purchased an SL 65 AMG model for the same price.
BMW M6 extra full model
The only car that was sold on the local market at a price of U.S. $ 290,000. Among the most expensive 10 also was Porsche models.
MOST EXPENSIVE CARS SOLD IN URUGUAY
Mercedes Benz SLS AMG model 6.3
The only one that was sold in Uruguay in 2013 traded at U.S. $ 555,000. This was the most expensive car of the 57,333 vehicles sold 0 km last year.
Mercedes Benz S 65 AMG model
Car sold in the Uruguayan market amending U.S. $ 399,990 were paid. It was also purchased an SL 65 AMG model for the same price.
BMW M6 extra full model
The only car that was sold on the local market at a price of U.S. $ 290,000. Among the most expensive 10 also was Porsche models.
Kilcrohane
Porsche Perfektionist
Luis Suárez should send a few nice cars home. If he helps Liverpool to win the league he could send half of Stuttgart back home from his signing on fee for Real Madrid/Barca/PSG... .
Kilcrohane
Porsche Perfektionist
Guess we will all know by now Mercedes' sales are on a tear, with sales in China in March up over 30% for instance.
But what stands out to me, is that thanks to the people of the UK, almost uniquely in the world, falling hook, line and sinker for there being an actual economic recovery, rather than the lies peddled by their govt and media of there being one, combined with the usual new registration plate, sales/registrations of Mercedes-Benz cars in March in the UK were almost as high or higher than home market Germany's, the U.S.'s and China's.
Good for Daimler, terrible for the UK, given that no Mercedes-Benz vehicles are made in UK. UK's goods trade deficit is around £100 bn a year and rising - totally unsustainable.
What usually happens when a country like the UK runs a huge trade deficit is the country's currency falls, thereby making imports more expensive, and so in theory reducing demand and stimulating domestic production to substitute.
However, contrary to theory, the UK's currency is rising, whilst its trade deficit grows, thanks mainly to 'hot money' investment flows into the bubble London property market.
This is a royal disaster for UK. A rising pound, against the euro, dollar and others, is making imports cheaper, so those masses of new Mercedes become easier and easier/more profitable to sell for Mercedes-Benz UK.
At the same time, any manufacturer still making in the UK, like JLR, Honda, Toyota, GM Vauxhall and so on, is being squeezed by the fall in the worth of their foreign receipts.
Just today, 'unexpectedly' bad employment figures in the U.S., blamed on bad weather, drove another fall in the dollar, as expectations of a renewed QE money printing programme increased.
The American people, whether due to the cold winter or just being flat broke for at least half of the population are not spending like their UK counterparts, perhaps because they've seen through the 'recovery' lies, and realise they are actually poorer than 5 years ago, not better off, in this recovery.
So, the dollar falls, the euro falls, with hints of QE by the EC Bank, and the pound continues rising.
Any car maker that does not have a serious local production presence in weak currency countries is in serious trouble, like Honda UK showed last week, with the UK its production base for the whole European market,
The Germans have production in the U.S., to partly offset the damage of a falling dollar/rising euro. This also helps to explain BMW's move this week to massively expand U.S. production at Spartanburg SC to 400k+ a year, and for Mercedes and Audi to set up production in Mexico, piggybacking on Nissan and VW respectively.
But what stands out to me, is that thanks to the people of the UK, almost uniquely in the world, falling hook, line and sinker for there being an actual economic recovery, rather than the lies peddled by their govt and media of there being one, combined with the usual new registration plate, sales/registrations of Mercedes-Benz cars in March in the UK were almost as high or higher than home market Germany's, the U.S.'s and China's.
Good for Daimler, terrible for the UK, given that no Mercedes-Benz vehicles are made in UK. UK's goods trade deficit is around £100 bn a year and rising - totally unsustainable.
What usually happens when a country like the UK runs a huge trade deficit is the country's currency falls, thereby making imports more expensive, and so in theory reducing demand and stimulating domestic production to substitute.
However, contrary to theory, the UK's currency is rising, whilst its trade deficit grows, thanks mainly to 'hot money' investment flows into the bubble London property market.
This is a royal disaster for UK. A rising pound, against the euro, dollar and others, is making imports cheaper, so those masses of new Mercedes become easier and easier/more profitable to sell for Mercedes-Benz UK.
At the same time, any manufacturer still making in the UK, like JLR, Honda, Toyota, GM Vauxhall and so on, is being squeezed by the fall in the worth of their foreign receipts.
Just today, 'unexpectedly' bad employment figures in the U.S., blamed on bad weather, drove another fall in the dollar, as expectations of a renewed QE money printing programme increased.
The American people, whether due to the cold winter or just being flat broke for at least half of the population are not spending like their UK counterparts, perhaps because they've seen through the 'recovery' lies, and realise they are actually poorer than 5 years ago, not better off, in this recovery.
So, the dollar falls, the euro falls, with hints of QE by the EC Bank, and the pound continues rising.
Any car maker that does not have a serious local production presence in weak currency countries is in serious trouble, like Honda UK showed last week, with the UK its production base for the whole European market,
The Germans have production in the U.S., to partly offset the damage of a falling dollar/rising euro. This also helps to explain BMW's move this week to massively expand U.S. production at Spartanburg SC to 400k+ a year, and for Mercedes and Audi to set up production in Mexico, piggybacking on Nissan and VW respectively.
Amat46
Chicane Challenger
The numbers:
Another double digit growth for MB. It is going to get more exciting as the major volume pullers C and GLA are finally hitting the showrooms this month.
http://www.autoevolution.com/news/mercedes-benz-has-best-sales-month-in-history-79561.html
Another double digit growth for MB. It is going to get more exciting as the major volume pullers C and GLA are finally hitting the showrooms this month.
http://www.autoevolution.com/news/mercedes-benz-has-best-sales-month-in-history-79561.html
I think the way Mercedes Benz are growing this year they will catch up with Audi and possibly BMW by next year. They have an avalanche of new models coming out this year that will accelerate growth, like C-Class, C-Class T-model, GLA, maybe CLA Shooting Brake, new Smart and then S-Class (that was launched last year) and not too mention some facelifts coming up for CLS and ML-Class. Their designs are showing much more imagination and flair than Audi (really staid and conservative) and BMW (sporty/aggressive in some ways but conservative in the other) and they have made huge strides in interior design compared to other 2 brands. They are looking the most attractive brand at the moment.
ACE
Autobahn Adventurer
Hahaha, still peddling your ridiculous conspiracy theories I see. What happened to the economic collapse that you predicted over a year ago with the help of the pessimistic clowns at zerohedge.com? The US and European stock markets are up well over 20% since then. How did the UK government and media affect the whole world? Or is it a global conspiracy now!! Those short positions of yours must be deep in the red. Ouch, reality is a bitch!
And the auto manufacturers will just keep setting sales records month after month. At what point will you just admit that you were wrong?
JHF
Driving Dynamics Pro
Here is Audi's sales in March 2014 - 170,450.
http://europe.autonews.com/article/...s-in-posting-best-ever-monthly-sales-in-march
http://europe.autonews.com/article/...s-in-posting-best-ever-monthly-sales-in-march
Mr. Mercedes
Premium
Mercedes may be nipping at Audis heels sooner rather than later, recording 158,523 sales for the month.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-...st-monthly-sales-ever-with-13-march-gain.html
Does anyone have a breakdown of this figure, like showing the monthly sales in China for instance and other countries? I am sure China is the only country where Mercedes are way behind Audi and BMW.
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