Mercedes dethrones Lexus as top-selling luxury brand in Japan

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Mercedes dethrones Lexus
Mercedes dethrones Lexus as Japan’s top-selling luxury brand
Published: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 20:31:08 GMT
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Mercedes remains the biggest-selling German prestige brand in Japan with 31,939 sales to date.

BMW and Audi in turn, ended the first eight months of this year with a respective 27,316 and 18,144 sales.

31,939
Mercedes 8-months sales in Japan so far this year

More revealing, however, Mercedes, in the process, leapfrogged Lexus as Japan’s leading prestige car brand, whose home sales to August remained stuck at an inglorious 30,504 units...more

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JAPAN new CAR sales:

by manufacturer and marque
AUGUST 2013 v AUGUST 2012
8-MONTHS 2013 v 8-MONTHS 2012

Top 20 SELLING CAR MODELS:

AUGUST 2013 v AUGUST 2012
8-MONTHS 2013 v 8-MONTHS 2012

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31,939 Mercedes 8-months sales in Japan so far this year

31,939
Mercedes 8-months sales in Japan so far this year