Mercedes-Benz BMW continues to lead the U.S. in April

Sales of Mercedes-Benz in the United States continue to pass BMW in April, with an increase in sales of the more expensive SL-Class.
Sales of Mercedes-Benz sales in April were up 5.8% compared to the same period in 2012, with 23 635 vehicles sold, while BMW sales rose by 10%, with 23,225 vehicles sold in April .
Business results in April helped keep Mercedes-Benz customers with exchange narrowing fellow players with 4,695 vehicles sold more than the previous month. This is a good indication that the plan to regain the throne after a two-year pass BMW in the U.S. market, said Page Carscoop
As in the first four months of the year, Mercedes-Benz has sold 92 822 vehicles in the U.S., an increase of 11% over the first four months of 2012, while BMW has sold 88 127 vehicles in the first four months, up 6.7% .
According to Carscoop, sales are announced does not include Daimler's truck and Smart cars, while BMW also does not like the brands MINI and Rolls-Royce.
Meanwhile, sales of Audi - luxury brand of the Volkswagen Group, in the U.S. in April reached 13,157 vehicles, an increase of 14% compared to the same period in 2012. In the first four months of the year Audi has sold 47 343 vehicles, up 15% compared to the same period in 2012, which saw a Q5 cars grew 32%.
Property prices starting at $ 105,000, but the Mercedes-Benz SL-Class recorded growth triple over the same period in 2012, with a total of 938 cars sold. Two other cars also expensive to strong growth in sales of BMW 7-Series and Audi A8, with growth of 69% and respectively 30%. Porsche has sold 4,032 cars in the U.S. in April, an increase of 17%, a period of Porsche record sales in the U.S..
A luxury brand is very well known in the U.S. as Lexus - Toyota Group, Lexus sold 18,091 vehicles in April, up 3.1% compared with April 2012 sales. As the first four months of Lexus has sold 74 831 vehicles, up 12%.
Acura - Honda's luxury brand, has sold 13 899 vehicles in April, up 14%, while the Infiniti - Nissan's luxury brand, has sold 7,844 vehicles in April, up 10%.
Cadillac has sold 13,230 vehicles in April, with the major contribution of ATS and XTS cars. While Lincoln - the Ford brand, has sold 7615 vehicles in April, up 21%.
In April, Jaguar sold 1,141 cars in the U.S., up 6.3%, while Land Rover sold 3,543 vehicles in April, up 7.6%.