France 1-9 September 2013: Two Merc A and B on fire

[far2000]

the Mercedes A Class is up 520% year-on-year to #5 with 690 sales and 2.6% which is probably the best-ever weekly ranking for a Mercedes in France, while the B Class is up 140% to #9 at 520 units and 2.1%

Full 1-9 September 2013 Top 10 models and brands Ranking Tables below.
France 1-9 September 2013 – models:
Pos Model 1-9 Sept % /12 Aug Jul 2013
1 Peugeot 208 1,030 4.0% -34% 2 2 2
2 VW Golf 7 842 3.2% new 11 11 11
3 Renault Clio 4 787 3.0% new 1 1 1
4 Citroen C3 715 2.7% -21% 7 4 5
5 Mercedes A Class 690 2.6% 520% 75 84 32
6 VW Polo 633 2.4% 14% 17 12 9
7 Toyota Yaris 632 2.4% 27% 15 15 14
8 Citroen C4 Picasso II 597 2.3% new 8 14 41
9 Mercedes B Class 550 2.1% 140% 67 73 42
10 Renault Captur 525 2.0% new 4 5 16

 

[Human]

Can only be the 'French connection'.... Little French Benze's

Edit: The Headline is confusing, I thought really 'On Fire' LOL, my first thought/reply was probably that the Renault engines used by M-B caught fire

 

[Mr. Mercedes]

No wonder the French tried to suspend Mercedes sales.