Comments on: BMW overtakes Lexus as best-selling luxury brand in 2009 http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/06/03/bmw-overtakes-lexus-as-best-selling-luxury-brand-in-2009/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bmw-overtakes-lexus-as-best-selling-luxury-brand-in-2009 Auto News, Car Reviews, Live Auto Show Coverage Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: neil http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/06/03/bmw-overtakes-lexus-as-best-selling-luxury-brand-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-620559 neil Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:51:11 +0000 http://www.egmcartech.com/?p=34653#comment-620559 Oh come on!<br><br>Publically they can say what they like and it doesn't really matter but privately everyone at Lexus wants to stay #1 Oh come on!

Publically they can say what they like and it doesn't really matter but privately everyone at Lexus wants to stay #1

]]> By: saddayinamerica http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/06/03/bmw-overtakes-lexus-as-best-selling-luxury-brand-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-620556 saddayinamerica Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:44:27 +0000 http://www.egmcartech.com/?p=34653#comment-620556 It probably due to the introduction of the 1-series and coupled that with the 3-series and they might have something. The sad part is that owners will find out reliability will be an issue in a few years.<br><br>I am still betting Lexus will hit number 1 at year end. It has just introduced the new RX350. It probably due to the introduction of the 1-series and coupled that with the 3-series and they might have something. The sad part is that owners will find out reliability will be an issue in a few years.

I am still betting Lexus will hit number 1 at year end. It has just introduced the new RX350.

]]> By: zermatt http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/06/03/bmw-overtakes-lexus-as-best-selling-luxury-brand-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-620558 zermatt Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:40:12 +0000 http://www.egmcartech.com/?p=34653#comment-620558 Bloomberg has a story on the sales race:<br><br>"The top ranking in the U.S. has “never been our goal,” Mark Templin, manager of the Lexus brand, said on a conference call yesterday. He declined to comment about BMW outselling the Toyota division so far this year."<br><br>What difference would it make if BMW out sold Lexus for the year? Bloomberg has a story on the sales race:

“The top ranking in the U.S. has “never been our goal,” Mark Templin, manager of the Lexus brand, said on a conference call yesterday. He declined to comment about BMW outselling the Toyota division so far this year.”

What difference would it make if BMW out sold Lexus for the year?

]]> By: kevin http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/06/03/bmw-overtakes-lexus-as-best-selling-luxury-brand-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-620557 kevin Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:05:38 +0000 http://www.egmcartech.com/?p=34653#comment-620557 BMW has never been the number one. and the year is not even over yet.<br>Cadillac was the top selling until 1998, Lincoln, then MB for 1999, then Lexus since 2000. BMW has never been the number one. and the year is not even over yet.
Cadillac was the top selling until 1998, Lincoln, then MB for 1999, then Lexus since 2000.

]]> By: neil http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/06/03/bmw-overtakes-lexus-as-best-selling-luxury-brand-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-612129 neil Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:51:11 +0000 http://www.egmcartech.com/?p=34653#comment-612129 Oh come on!<br><br>Publically they can say what they like and it doesn't really matter but privately everyone at Lexus wants to stay #1 Oh come on!

Publically they can say what they like and it doesn't really matter but privately everyone at Lexus wants to stay #1

]]> By: saddayinamerica http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/06/03/bmw-overtakes-lexus-as-best-selling-luxury-brand-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-612126 saddayinamerica Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:44:27 +0000 http://www.egmcartech.com/?p=34653#comment-612126 It probably due to the introduction of the 1-series and coupled that with the 3-series and they might have something. The sad part is that owners will find out reliability will be an issue in a few years.<br><br>I am still betting Lexus will hit number 1 at year end. It has just introduced the new RX350. It probably due to the introduction of the 1-series and coupled that with the 3-series and they might have something. The sad part is that owners will find out reliability will be an issue in a few years.

I am still betting Lexus will hit number 1 at year end. It has just introduced the new RX350.

]]> By: zermatt http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/06/03/bmw-overtakes-lexus-as-best-selling-luxury-brand-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-612128 zermatt Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:40:12 +0000 http://www.egmcartech.com/?p=34653#comment-612128 Bloomberg has a story on the sales race:<br><br>"The top ranking in the U.S. has “never been our goal,” Mark Templin, manager of the Lexus brand, said on a conference call yesterday. He declined to comment about BMW outselling the Toyota division so far this year."<br><br>What difference would it make if BMW out sold Lexus for the year? Bloomberg has a story on the sales race:

“The top ranking in the U.S. has “never been our goal,” Mark Templin, manager of the Lexus brand, said on a conference call yesterday. He declined to comment about BMW outselling the Toyota division so far this year.”

What difference would it make if BMW out sold Lexus for the year?

]]> By: kevin http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/06/03/bmw-overtakes-lexus-as-best-selling-luxury-brand-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-612127 kevin Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:05:38 +0000 http://www.egmcartech.com/?p=34653#comment-612127 BMW has never been the number one. and the year is not even over yet.<br>Cadillac was the top selling until 1998, Lincoln, then MB for 1999, then Lexus since 2000. BMW has never been the number one. and the year is not even over yet.
Cadillac was the top selling until 1998, Lincoln, then MB for 1999, then Lexus since 2000.

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