戴姆－克莱斯勒汽车公司生产的奔驰车和丰田汽车公司生产的凌志车，取代林肯和凯迪拉克成为本年度全美最畅销的豪华车已成定局。这是美国汽车工业史上最畅销豪华车头衔第一次被外国车夺走。截至１９９９年１１月底，奔驰车销量达１７０３１９万辆，比去年问期增加１０．３... Mercedes-Benz cars manufactured by DaimlerChrysler and Toyota Motor Corp. Lexus cars, replacing Lincoln and Cadillac as the nation’s best-selling luxury car this year is a foregone conclusion. This is the first time in the history of the U.S. automobile industry that the best-selling luxury car was taken away by a foreign car. As of the end of November 1999, sales of Mercedes-Benz reached 170.319 million units, an increase of 10.3 over last year’s asking period.