Audi go budget for luxury vehicles

Audi is closing in on Daimler AG´s Mercedes-Benz in the small but crucial market for premium cars priced that start below $30,000.

In its first three months on the market, Audi´s A3 outsold the comparable Mercedes entry-level coupe almost two to one, according to researcher Auto data Corp.

CLA sales have dropped in seven of the past eight months, a turnabout from last year, when the sporty four-door pushed Mercedes-Benz past BMW to become the US best-seller and the most successful new Mercedes model in two decades.Audi is closing in on Daimler AG´s Mercedes-Benz in the small but crucial market for premium cars priced that start below $30,000.

In its first three months on the market, Audi´s A3 outsold the comparable Mercedes entry-level coupe almost two to one, according to researcher Autodata