Audi sells more cars than Mercedes-Benz in Jan
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Volkswagen's  premium unit Audi AG  increased sales at its flasghip Audi brand in January by 8.0 percent to 75,150 vehicles, Audi said on Wednesday.
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German-US car giant DaimlerChrysler said that it was able to lift overall vehicle sales last year, thanks to the strong performance of its Chrysler and Smart cars, while sales of its prestigious Mercedes brand declined.
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Sales at retailers rose 0.3 percent  in January, which was an unexpected pickup that partly  reflected stronger sales of new cars and gasoline, according to  a Commerce Department report on Wednesday.
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Germany's BMW , the world's biggest luxury carmaker, said on Thursday that sales in Asia rose 13.8 percent in 2006 to a record 126,949 vehicles and reiterated its goal to hit sales of 150,000 by next year.
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After the successful DTM comeback was crowned by winning the Drivers&#39;, Manufacturers&#39; and Teams&#39; Championships, AUDI AG strengthens their works involvement in Europe&#39;s most popular touring car series.
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DETROIT -- Ford's US sales dropped 19 percent in January, allowing Toyota to pass it again as the nation's number two automaker. But Ford's numbers were so bad that it was also passed by DaimlerChrysler , knocking the troubled automaker into fourth place for the month.
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Volkswagen's  Audi  premium unit aims to raise sales in the United States to 200,000 vehicles by 2015 from last year's 90,000, Audi's sales and marketing boss told a German newspaper.
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Strong sales of Mercedes models in the US last month helps offset a decline in German demand as VAT rises.
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Germany's BMW , the world's  biggest luxury carmaker, said on Thursday that sales in Asia  rose 13.8 percent in 2006 to a record 126,949 vehicles and  reiterated its goal to hit sales of 150,000 by next year.
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German car maker Mercedes-Benz said Tuesday that the performance of its newest C class line had pushed 2007 sales to a record 1.29 million vehicles despite a slumping domestic market.
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BMW, the world's largest premium  carmaker, posted a 0.5 percent rise in group sales to 94,276  vehicles in January, the company said on Wednesday while  forecasting continued growth this year.
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Toyota Motor Corp.  posted a rise in January U.S. auto sales on Thursday, claiming the No. 2 spot in the world's largest market for cars and trucks, as sales by rival Ford Motor Co  fell sharply.
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Sales at DaimlerChrysler rose 2.1% in 2004, as Chrysler makes up for weakness at luxury marque Mercedes, the German-US carmaker says.
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The nation's two biggest automakers, General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. , reported soft sales in January while DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group and Japan's Toyota and Nissan reported healthy gains in their US sales.
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Automakers faced an uphill climb in the US market in January, as weak economic conditions and consumer caution put a dent into sales, company reports showed Friday.
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German auto group Daimler published broadly positive third quarter results Thursday showing that strong sales of Mercedes cars offset a disappointing performance by its trucks division.
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DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co.'s U.S. auto sales fell 3.9 percent in January, even when compared with a weak performance a year ago, while Nissan Motor Co. sales dropped 7.3 percent.