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Old 04-11-2007, 09:29 AM  
Elly Vaine
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And because i know i am right. I have made some research and here is what i found.
" At BMW headquarters in Munich, you would never know there was a downturn. First-quarter sales set records, and April sales soared 30% over last year's numbers. In North America, BMW overtook Mercedes for the first time. BMW executives have announced a plan to expand their selection to 76 models from 70. They expect to sell 200,000 units, up from 189,423, and increase their share of the luxury-car market. "I cannot recall ever having seen such a clear correlation between size and success," ...

Here is the link: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/ar...000087,00.html

Here is another page where Bmw claims to be still The nr 1.

" Tallying the scores through the end of November, it looks like BMW will defend its title as the world's No. 1 premium automaker against Mercedes for another year running. For the first 11 months of 2006, BMW Group (including Rolls Royce and Mini) sold 1,244,775 million cars, while Mercedes (including Maybach and Smart) sold 1,147,600. "

http://www.businessweek.com/autos/au...till_no_1.html
EJ.
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