America’s Best Selling Luxury Car is Mercedes-Benz – Luxury Care. Mercedes-Benz Is America’s Best Selling Luxury Car for Third Year Running.
Daimler brand beats BMW by fewer than 5,000 vehicles.
Audi stumbles, reports its first annual drop since 2009.
Fewer than 5,000 vehicles separated the top two luxury brands by sales in the U.S. last year, with Mercedes-Benz barely topping BMW for a third straight victory.
Pessimism in Automotive Business in the firm’s Dealer Sentiment Index can be tied to threats of higher tariffs, slower traffic, and declining profitability.
The index reading came in at 49, indicating dealers expecting conditions to be weak in the future outnumber those who think conditions will be strong. “The fourth quarter represented a notable negative turn in overall dealer sentiment and their outlook for the future,” said Cox Automotive Chief Economist Jonathan Smoke.
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