Mercedes-Benz poised to clinch premium sales crown for 2019

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Daimler sold 2.34 million Mercedes-Benz passenger cars in 2019 for a ninth consecutive year of record sales, it said on Thursday, putting the German carmaker in pole position to retain the title of biggest-selling premium car brand.Stuttgart-based Daimler claimed it had retained the title of best-selling luxury car brand. However, rival BMW , the brands of which include Mini and Rolls-Royce, has yet to give a breakdown of its global sales.As a carmaking group, BMW sold..