Fortune | Who Needs German Engineering? Tesla Outsells Mercedes-Benz For The First Time—And Has a Plan to Pass BMW Too Fortune When it comes to sales, Tesla (tsla, -1.60%) beat out Mercedes Benz for the first time in the U.S. last quarter. Atherton Research says Elon Musk's car company sold 69,925 of its Model 3, S and X cars, while Mercedes Benz sold 66,542 vehicles ... |