Is there a battle between MB and BMW for bragging rights? Both companies watch each other closely and the media certainly compares them. Profit is what capitalism is all about but it's usually sales where the focus is with us, the public.
Mercedes: 2,043,900 deliveries, -0.5% or half a percent down. China made up 37% of the total, Europe without Germany 20%. I'm sure that's considered a satisfactory result considering how things are at present.
BMW/MINI: 2,393,615 deliveries, -4.9%. China 33% of the total, Europe without Germany 26%. Again, they won't be disappointed. Regional figures released by BMW (see below) include MINI.
BMW Automotive Group: Breaking things down, the BMW marque sold 2,100,692 cars, down 5.1%. So BMW as a brand outsold Mercedes, the gap now 56,800, which is tiny allowing for the overall volumes involved.
MINI deliveries were 292,923 and -3.0%. Again a reasonable result. Below is added a buoyant Rolls Royce, bringing the total to 2.4 million units.
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