Hot! Global sales: December 2013 + Year 2013 total: Audi, BMW, MB

[Amat46]

2013 figures

Audi Y2013 total: 1,575,500
Audi China (incl. Honk Kong & Taiwan): 491,989
Audi rest of the World : 108,3511

BMW Y2013 total: 1,655,138
BMW incl MINI China (Mainland China only): 390,713
BMW rest of the World : 126,4425

MB Y2013 total: 1,461,680
MB China (incl. Hong Kong & Taiwan): 218,045
MB rest of the world : 124,3635

 

[JHF]

BMW's sales in march.

http://www.bmwgroup.com/e/0_0_www_b...ws/news/2014/vertriebsmeldung_april_2014.html

 

[PanterroR]

BMW Group sales top 200,000 for first time in single month

212,908 vehicles delivered in March, an increase of 11.3%
Year-to-date sales climb 8.7% to 487,024 vehicles
Q1 sales growth in all three major sales regions

 

[Kilcrohane]

^ Jan-Mar 2014
X1/X3 = 83,000 units
3er = 116,000
5er = 91,000

3 product lines doing at least 300,000 units a year. Staggering. And yet the Brit/US media is full of "the huge success" of a renascent maker doing 60,000 units a year - Jaguar. Go figure.

BMW and the Big 3 Germans collectively are dwarfing their almost non-existent premium competition. And with BMW's and a revived Mercedes' and a VAG-supported Audi's sales and product lines also growing in mushroom fashion this constant focus on this lilliputian marque and group by the anglophone press is only going to get worse, and more ridiculous.

 

[klier]

^ Jan-Mar 2014
X1/X3 = 83,000 units
3er = 116,000
5er = 91,000

Why are X1 and X3 put together? And does the 3er include the 4er?

 

[Kilcrohane]

remember this: "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."?

source: http://www.germancarforum.com/commu...13-total-audi-bmw-mb.50115/page-5#post-689020

The brighter members of the mainstream automotive media have now finally picked up on this amazing phenomenon too:

'Das gelobte Land ist eine Insel'

http://www.automobilwoche.de/articl...-das-gelobte-land-ist-eine-insel#.U0eEz-VpzxA

The 'Insel'(island) in question is of course the UK, and the article makes the point that whilst everyone thought the Big 3 German's 'nirvana market' was automatically China, actually it is the UK that is the German makers' 'Promised Land', a fact that has escaped many so-called experts hitherto, and emphasizes again how the strong pound/weak euro & dollar, in comparison, is currently sucking in huge amounts of imports into the UK, giving the appearance of economic boom times, when actually the real boom is for the German makers, their shareholders, and their workforces in Germany, the rest of Europe, South Africa(RHD production) and their US plants, making all those 'German' SUVs, so beloved of the British middle classes, who probably don't even realise that they are made in America.

It will end in tears, once the pound falls calamitously again, as it did in 2008, by 30%, but until then the Germans may as well milk it for every single pound, borrowed by the somewhat credulous British consumers, thinking debt and credit is real wealth, and their house price will always go up and up, in Ponzi fashion.

So is Automobilwoche, Germany's leading specialist automotive industry publication, like AustinRoverOnline, and probably some others, cribbing ideas from Germancarforum, for their 'leading edge' articles?

 

[Kilcrohane]

not too shabby for a company seen as washed up by many 'experts' just a year ago. Lord spare us from experts.

'Daimler first-quarter profit surges as sales of Mercedes compact cars rise'

http://europe.autonews.com/article/...-profit-surges-on-mercedes-compact-car-demand​

 

[Mr. Mercedes]

not too shabby for a company seen as washed up by many 'experts' just a year ago. Lord spare us from experts.

'Daimler first-quarter profit surges as sales of Mercedes compact cars rise'

http://europe.autonews.com/article/...-profit-surges-on-mercedes-compact-car-demand​

Yeah that whole spiel about Daimler being on the brink of collapse and in dire straits was just BS. Should have followed my gut and bought some shares.

 

[Kilcrohane]

Yeah that whole spiel about Daimler being on the brink of collapse and in dire straits was just BS.

- it wasn't just BS it was far far nastier. The so-called industry 'experts' and financial 'analysts' specialising in the auto sector were merely playing the role alloted to them - that of deliberately talking down and trashing Daimler AG and hence its share price. These people are merely actors, very highly paid granted, but nothing better than street whores doing tricks for money. The real players hire these million dollar salary vile creatures to make billions. The idea was for Daimler to be bought for a song, or for nothing at all on a debt-loaded leveraged buyout, like Manchester United FC, after its share price was talked down, and then asset stripped, or "releasing shareholder value" as these vultures call it, starting with the separation of the trucks unit.

Should have followed my gut and bought some shares.

Daimler AG up 60% on a year ago, 100% since June 2012!

 

[ACE]

- it wasn't just BS it was far far nastier. The so-called industry 'experts' and financial 'analysts' specialising in the auto sector were merely playing the role alloted to them - that of deliberately talking down and trashing Daimler AG and hence its share price. These people are merely actors, very highly paid granted, but nothing better than street whores doing tricks for money. The real players hire these million dollar salary vile creatures to make billions. The idea was for Daimler to be bought for a song, or for nothing at all on a debt-loaded leveraged buyout, like Manchester United FC, after its share price was talked down, and then asset stripped, or "releasing shareholder value" as these vultures call it, starting with the separation of the trucks unit.



Daimler AG up 60% on a year ago, 100% since June 2012!

Yeah, I agree, those "so-called industry 'experts'" who were talking down the car industry (including Daimler) about a year ago are full of .

Remember this quote?

New product, like the S-class my move the needle a bit temporarily, but the reality is the buying of new cars in Europe and spreading elsewhere has collapsed and the reality of a global car industry in a flat-out tailspin will emerge from the media-hidden false reality this year [2013].

http://www.germancarforum.com/community/threads/the-unspoken-collapse.48725/

 

[Kilcrohane]

Remember this quote?

New product, like the S-class my move the needle a bit temporarily, but the reality is the buying of new cars in Europe and spreading elsewhere has collapsed and the reality of a global car industry in a flat-out tailspin will emerge from the media-hidden false reality this year [2013]

God I'm so embarrassed! The shame, the ignominy! Mea culpa! And being picked up on it by ACE, of all things! How could I have been so stupid?! To do a typo on 'may'!!!

But seriously folks!, and ACE/Betty Swollocks, new car sales in 2013/2014 are essentially a zero sum game. The U.S. is not in recovery, even though the Media claim SAAR has recovered from around 12 million to 16 million-odd. US real GDP is contracting, five years into the 'recovery'. New car sales are up because cars are being 'bought' on longer and longer loans, many now for sub-prime credit scores, for up to 84 even 96 month loan periods. If that doesn't shift the metal, the makers are shovelling stock of unsold cars onto dealer lots, as shown by the record high in GM's dealer inventory, of over 800k, published today.

Yes Mercedes-Benz is going great guns, and for the record the real push to talk down the share price for an attempted hostile takeover, by the likes of the Carl Icahns of this world, was actually around 18 months to 2 years back, not last year. Even the dumbest 'analyst' could see this time 12 months ago, that with the imminent launch of the S-Class, and early indications that the new CLA-Class was gonna fly, especially in the US, that it would have been crazy to attempt to hostile bid for it then, and of course ever since.

The US car market is going nowhere. All those sub-prime, becoming deliquent loans and rusting, parked up metal at dealerships will come to a head. Europe is only up this year on the huge surge in the UK, with March alone accounting for one-third! of all sales in Europe. Spain, France, Italy and even Germany are treading water or being propped up by govt. scrappage/buyer incentive schemes.

The UK, off the back of the increase in house prices, is driving great sales gains for the Big German 3. Outside of the UK, which will burst, like ~1990 and 2008, it is still China that is propping up the auto industry. But just today there are more signs of the Chinese, and Australian economy, which rellies upon it, slowing to near stagnation.

The growth area in China will be ultra low/zero emission cars, due to the air pollution problem in big cities, for which the Germans are best placed, with PHEVs especially.

 

[Mr. Mercedes]

Anyone come across sales of May 2014? I've only come across figures for the USA so far:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/03/mercedes-benz-sales-idUSnPn6FwDZt+96+PRN20140603
Volkswagen Group Homepage

 

[Rainer271]

This May Was Fifth Record Sales Month For Mercedes-Benz USA

After in 2013 it finally managed to return to the top spot in the United States in terms of luxury car sales, Mercedes-Benz has continued to break sales records month after month in 2014 as well, and this May was no exception to that rule.

In other words, the month which recently ended saw MB USA post its highest May sales in history, with no less than 29,570 units sold across the Mercedes-Benz,Sprinter and smart model lineups.

Those numbers represent an increase of 8.1 percent compared to May 2013, when just 27,359 vehicles were sold from the three brands under the Mercedes-Benz USA umbrella.

Speaking of which, the three-pointed star manufacturer alone managed to sell 26,617 cars this May, representing an increase of 7.7 percent compared to the same period last year, while year to date sales for the Stuttgart brand alone totaled 125,118 cars, or an increase of 6.5 percent.

If we were to add the year-to-date sales of 9,282 Sprinter Vans (up 23.5 percent) and 3,974 smart fortwos (up 8 percent), the year-to-date grand total for Mercedes-Benz USA is of 138,374 units.

“With five record months on the books for 2014,” said Stephen Cannon, president and CEO of MB USA, “we continue to accelerate thanks to the strength of our product offering and our dealer network’s laser focus on the customer experience.”

The biggest-selling models in the Mercedes-Benz range were the E-Class W212, C-Class W204 and the M-Class W166, in that order – which is a bit surprising, especially if we take into account that the all-new C-Class W205 has already been unveiled and is about to hit US showrooms in September, while the M-Class W166 is in its last year of production before a major mid-cycle refresh.

By far the biggest sales increase was seen by Mercedes-AMG GmbH in the US, with the Affalterbach-based sub-brand finishing this May with 964 units sold (up 79.9 percent), while year-to-date sales total exactly 4,800 cars, representing an increase of 75.6 percent compared to the same period last year.

Unfortunately, despite the record-breaking month, the Stuttgart car maker didn't manage to outsell its arch-rival from Munich, with Mercedes-Benz selling just 26,617 units compared with BMW's 29,602 cars this May.

Year-to-date numbers between the two are a bit closer but BMW is still ahead, with 127,181 cars sold compared with 125,118 by Mercedes-Benz. As the GLA X156 crossover/SUV and the new C-Class W205 are gearing up for launch in the land of the free, we should be heading for a very tight race and finish between the two car makers once again in 2014.

This May Was Fifth Record Sales Month For Mercedes-Benz USA

 

[Merc1]

I have seen a lot of the new E63 and the CLA45 AMGs so that must be driving the AMG sales. 10K+ AMG cars in the U.S. this year alone at the rate they're going! The GLA45 will only add to that in Sept. I've also noticed a few S63 AMGs now too. MBUSA should be printing money now.

BMW has pulled ahead of MB in U.S. market though, just as I said they would. Mercedes should come roaring back in the last 4 months.

M

 

[Kilcrohane]

Mercedes-Benz global +10.4 % May YoY

highlights: +30% China, +22% UK, S-Class ~+100% YoY, C-Class ~-25% YoY

The handover to the new C-Class is choking recent rapid sales rise, with the 3/4-Series in particular cleaning up meanwhile.

Mercedes-Benz steigert Absatz im Mai um 10.4 % - Mercedes-Benz Passion Blog / Mercedes Benz, smart, Maybach, AMG

 

[Kilcrohane]

BMW group +6.8% May, BMW brand +10% - Mini changeover dragging down group figures.

3/4-series on course for nearly 0.5 million units this year alone.

X1+X3 = mega selling - around 400k a year rate. The new GLK can't come quick enough.

New X5 selling big too, but influenced by launch stocks.

 

[Kilcrohane]

VW brand +3.9% May - thanks to China.

All attention on VW brand's problem in US, but unnoticed is the major problem brewing in S.America - for all makers.

The World Cup will not paper over the real collapse of the living standard of Brazil and Argentina's working population, as like everywhere now the 0.01% get obscenely rich and the '99%' go broke, but unlike Europe and US, the Brazilians will kick off - and not just with footballs.

VW brand -20% S.America, -16% Brazil.

 

[mini_cooper4]

VW brand +3.9% May - thanks to China.

All attention on VW brand's problem in US, but unnoticed is the major problem brewing in S.America - for all makers.

The World Cup will not paper over the real collapse of the living standard of Brazil and Argentina's working population, as like everywhere now the 0.01% get obscenely rich and the '99%' go broke, but unlike Europe and US, the Brazilians will kick off - and not just with footballs.

VW brand -20% S.America, -16% Brazil.

It's quite bad, indeed.

 

[Rolf]

Mercedes-Benz global +10.4 % May YoY

highlights: +30% China, +22% UK, S-Class ~+100% YoY, C-Class ~-25% YoY

The handover to the new C-Class is choking recent rapid sales rise, with the 3/4-Series in particular cleaning up meanwhile.

Mercedes-Benz steigert Absatz im Mai um 10.4 % - Mercedes-Benz Passion Blog / Mercedes Benz, smart, Maybach, AMG

Once they full swing in 3 months time with C-Class production and also the new Smart makes a debut then hopefully Mercedes sales will pick up ever more.

 

[Gianclaudio]

VW brand +3.9% May - thanks to China.

All attention on VW brand's problem in US, but unnoticed is the major problem brewing in S.America - for all makers.

The World Cup will not paper over the real collapse of the living standard of Brazil and Argentina's working population, as like everywhere now the 0.01% get obscenely rich and the '99%' go broke, but unlike Europe and US, the Brazilians will kick off - and not just with footballs.

VW brand -20% S.America, -16% Brazil.

VAG just introduced the locally made VW Up in Brazil and Argentina, I think it's going to boost their sales, altough you're right, both markets are collapsing.