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Mercedes-Audi cost gap

Published: 23 May 2013 - 02:42 am | Last Updated: 01 Feb 2022 - 11:00 pm

Mercedes-Benz cars are displayed at a dealership of German car manufacturer Daimler in Munich. How many Mercedes staff does it take to sell a car? The answer, in the luxury carmaker’s German showrooms, is more than it takes to shift an Audi — just part of the cost gap Daimler wants to close with its premium rivals.