Mercedes-Benz overtakes Audi in sales for first half 2010

Mercedes-Benz overtakes Audi in sales for first half 2010

Mercedes-Benz has passed Audi to take up the second place in terms of global luxury cars sales, at least for the first half of 2010.

Thanks mainly due to a record-setting June 2010 sales result, Mercedes-Benz’s total sales count now exceeds Audi’s by about 1,750 units. Mercedes-Benz sold 556,700 units for the first half of 2010 compared to Audi at 554,950 units.

Mercedes-Benz overtakes Audi in sales for first half 2010

For the first five months of the year, Audi sold more cars than Mercedes-Benz but it was the sales for June 2010 of 113,300 units that pushed the three pointed star past the quad rings. The high sales count is thanks to E-Class and S-Class models. Mercedes-Benz also recently launched a long wheelbase variant of the new W212 for the Chinese market.

In case you were wondering, BMW is in the number one spot at 585,775 units.

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Comments

  • Anti Proton on Jul 08, 2010 at 8:39 pm

    boo merc

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  • think on Jul 08, 2010 at 9:29 pm

    yeah bmw………..ultimate driving machine moving forward………love bmw

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  • eh….moving forward is for sticky pedal toyotas….not for BMWs

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  • how about lexus?

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  • Jimmy on Jul 08, 2010 at 10:48 pm

    In Malaysia, Mercedes is like ‘luxurious Toyota'(No1); BMW is ‘luxurious Honda'(No2), Audi is ‘luxurious Mazda’. Lexus ??, considered less prestigious by most of the public. Most people will choose Mercedes if he has only once-a-lifetime chance of owning a luxurious car in Malaysia. (People frequently ask : when is your Mercedes when you are progressing well. Never heard of people asking BMW or other brands.

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  • 1 more cycle and boom.. BMW into 3rd place…

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  • raybrig on Jul 09, 2010 at 12:19 am

    im still love audi…=)

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  • mehhh on Jul 09, 2010 at 12:21 am

    zee germans conquere everything……..proton no brape??

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    • alvin_chan88 on Jul 09, 2010 at 1:06 am

      Proton? In Malaysia no. 2! No.1 is Perodua! They are best seller mar….. follow by Toyota, Honda, Mazda, Nissan, Hyundai, Kia….. Malaysia Boleh!

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  • VW_fans on Jul 09, 2010 at 2:37 am

    Wow!!! top 3 is all Germans!!! But over here in M’sia majority Tau Keh want Benz, driving impression they don’t care, ppl impression is most important.

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    • pdvilq on Jul 09, 2010 at 9:06 am

      U rite, people impression that give them alot of money through business…;D cheer up!

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  • Mazda MPS is a stoopid guy on Jul 09, 2010 at 7:08 am

    Mercedes is always be my top list than other 2 ‘German’s big luxury 3’ love all their variant especially the the W211 E-class…hence I don’t regret buying the E200 back in 2008 though knowing W212 debut is just around the corner..I prefer classy than being sporty..and no I yet to become uncle (middle age maybe)..

    even my wife beg me to she could drive it for her daily commute..

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  • corolla_KE70 on Jul 09, 2010 at 9:41 am

    BMW = banyak makan Wang mehhh !!!
    taukeh mau tambah wang bukan kasi keluar wang hehe…

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  • alamak on Jul 09, 2010 at 10:46 am

    saw at least 25unit latest s-class moving on the road when i was in hong kong on my way from airport to city..i think some of them might airport limousine

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  • Vios User on Jul 09, 2010 at 12:53 pm

    The difference between Benz and Audi sales in statistical term is called ” insignificant’ if you conduct a statistical t-test with 5% confidence interval. BMW is ahead of them for sure. But I still like Benz haha.

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  • Minat Mercedes on Jul 19, 2010 at 3:27 pm

    Mercedes tetap jenama kereta Germany no. 1 didunia…….sampai bila-bila…..
    Ada class, ada gaya dan dihormati sebagai lambang pemotoran dunia sejak dahulu.
    Walaupun tak dipandang tinggi macam Rolls-Royce, tetap[ ia tetap ada nilai klasik.
    Ia amat berbeza…..

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  • Mercedes Tua on Jul 19, 2010 at 3:48 pm

    Kereta mewah mengikut kesesuaian taraf hidup masing2 :-

    1) Rolls-Royce – sesuai untuk golongan bangsawan ( Aristokrat )
    2) Mercedes Benz – sesuai untuk golongan jutawan dan tuanpunya perniagaan besar2
    3) Lamborghini, Aston Martin, Bentley dan Ferrari – Sesuai untuk bangsawan muda
    4) Porsche & Jaguar – Untuk jutawan baru yang muda
    5) BMW – Untuk ahli perniagaan muda atau eksekutif muda
    6) Volvo & Peaugeot – Untuk pegawai ekspatriat
    7) Proton Perdana – Untuk Perdana Menteri Malaysia…hu hu hu…sedihnye…..

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