{"id":142,"date":"2014-09-11T11:11:35","date_gmt":"2014-09-11T15:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.themesuite.com\/automotive-wp\/?p=145"},"modified":"2014-09-11T11:11:35","modified_gmt":"2014-09-11T15:11:35","slug":"bmw-extends-global-sales-lead-over-audi-mercedes-in-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waynesautosales.us\/?p=142","title":{"rendered":"BMW extends global sales lead over Audi, Mercedes in June"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"0aa3ff992178a494436ab74c25f5b5c4\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Waynes -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2145445851215652\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8294265753\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-926\" src=\"http:\/\/demo.themesuite.com\/automotive-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/img-21.jpg\" alt=\"img-2\" width=\"481\" height=\"400\" \/>Global sales of BMW Group&#8217;s core brand rose faster in June than at Audi and Mercedes-Benz as demand from China and the United States helped the premium carmaker to extend a lead over the two rivals in the first six months of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Sales at the brand were up 9 percent last month to 153,075, the group said today, compared with growth of 5 percent to 140,300 and 8 percent to 131,609 at Audi and Mercedes respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Six-month sales at BMW brand rose 8 percent to 804,000 cars, expanding the lead over runner-up Audi to 24,000 from 11,000 after five months. Half-year sales at Audi and Mercedes rose 6 percent each to 780,500 and 694,000 respectively.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;BMW has stronger momentum than Audi and Mercedes, that won&#8217;t change in the second half,&#8221; said Hanover-based NordLB analyst Frank Schwope. &#8220;Design of their cars has improved and they&#8217;re ahead on fuel-saving technologies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-926\" src=\"http:\/\/demo.themesuite.com\/automotive-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/img-21.jpg\" alt=\"img-2\" width=\"481\" height=\"400\" \/>Global sales of BMW Group&#8217;s core brand rose faster in June than at Audi and Mercedes-Benz as demand from China and the United States helped the premium carmaker to extend a lead over the two rivals in the first six months of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Sales at the brand were up 9 percent last month to 153,075, the group said today, compared with growth of 5 percent to 140,300 and 8 percent to 131,609 at Audi and Mercedes respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Six-month sales at BMW brand rose 8 percent to 804,000 cars, expanding the lead over runner-up Audi to 24,000 from 11,000 after five months. 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