The traditional confrontation between the two flagship of German automotive companies BMW and Mercedes-Benz, will focus in the segment of compact cars. Both companies have announced that in August on the global market sales of compact cars, including MINI and Smart, increased, while demand for medium and large cars fell. The first deals with the stagniruyuschih markets - the U.S. and Western European. Russia gives priority to large cars, so in the near future we do not zavezut Smart or Toyota iQ, and the promotion of the brand MINI at this stage is likely to remain optional.