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It was a profitable year for BMW, according to 2012 sales reports released to the public from BMW, Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz brand and Toyota Motor Corp’s Lexus lines.  BMW’s sales were up by 13 percent from the previous year, the brand sold 247,907 vehicles in 2011, while Mercedes-Benz sales were also up by 13 percent, having sold 245,231 vehicles last year.  BMW topped both of them and ended Lexus’s 11-year running streak as the best…