Mercedes-Benz sells 139,802 cars in August (+17.6%).
Ola Källenius, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, responsible for Mercedes-Benz Cars Marketing & Sales: “Our strong growth in the Asia-Pacific region made a key contribution to the good sales performance of Mercedes-Benz in August. Development of demand for the GLA is especially positive.”
Unit sales in China up by 53.1% to a new record
Premium market leader in Germany, Japan, Canada, Australia and Spain
Record unit sales of the C-Class Saloon and Estate (+81.3%)
Stuttgart – With double-digit growth in unit sales (+17.6%), Mercedes-Benz set a new best mark in August, achieving the 30th record month in succession. For one year, the brand with the star has been recording a double-digit growth rate every single month. In total, 139,802 vehicles of Mercedes-Benz were delivered in August. Since the beginning of the year, 1,187,980 customers have received their new car (+15.1%).
“Our strong growth in the Asia-Pacific region made a key contribution to the good unit sales of Mercedes-Benz in August. Development of demand for the GLA is especially positive”, says Ola Källenius, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, responsible for Mercedes-Benz Cars Marketing & Sales. “After 44 years, an icon is returning in the shape of the S-Class Cabriolet at the Frankfurt Motor Show. It embodies the core of our brand in a perfect way and will give us further impetus along our growth path together with the other new products”, continues Källenius.
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