Mercedes SLS AMG targets Porsche

MB SLS AMG is definitely a stunning car and it seems that the sales have been taking a bite out of demand for Porsche. An SLS costs around �4,000 more than a top-of-the-line 911 Turbo S. SLS Customers may wait until 2012 to get behind the wheel according to Bloomberg. 

�The inflow from the Porsche camp is intriguing; we�ve already had a lot of conquests,� said Thomas Rosier, managing director of Autohaus Rosier GmbH in Oldenburg near Bremen. The family-owned retailer, with 40 locations in Germany offering Mercedes, Peugeot and Volkswagen models, has sold 40 SLS cars and could have agreed to deliver more if stock was available. 

�The SLS is a hallmark, landmark, beacon product for Mercedes,� said Christoph Stuermer, a Frankfurt-based automotive analyst at research firm IHS Global Insight who estimates that the manufacturer will produce about 2,500 SLS cars a year. �Producing this model is very important for Mercedes as a brand. It�s a very motivational product.�