Mercedes Benz versus Lexus

Once in power for 9 months, the dominance of Lexus in the United States must end. Mercedes-Benz became the best-selling luxury car in the U.S..
Luxury car sales data for September 2010 as quoted Auto news, Tuesday (05/10/2010), Mercy rose 22 percent to 20,675 units. That figure is enough to beat BMW and Lexus in second and third positions respectively with the numbers 18 228 units and 16,948 units.
And if calculated from the month of January, sales reached 165 427 units of Mercedes, Lexus 162 438 while the BMW is at number 157 464 units.
"Lexus has been the leader in the luxury car market, and now BMW and Mercedes close the hole quickly," said IHS Automotive industry analyst Joe Barker.
This may be a special gift for Daimler, which this year birthday-125.