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Mercedes-Benz once again grew at a double-digit rate, selling 170,625 vehicles last month, more than ever before in a May (+12.9%). The Stuttgart-based company with the three-pointed star achieved record unit sales in each of Europe and Asia-Pacific last month. Mercedes-Benz was the market leader in the USA, Japan, Canada, Australia and Taiwan in May.

Stuttgart – Mercedes-Benz had a successful May, with unit sales increasing by 12.9% to 170,625 vehicles. In the period of January through May, 818,175 vehicles with the three-pointed star were delivered to customers (+12.3%), more than ever before in the first five months of a year.

Sales in Europe increased by a strong 14.2% to 74,268 units in May. This was primarily due to double-digit growth in the major markets of Great Britain, Italy, Spain and Belgium. In Germany, the domestic market, 23,343 vehicles were delivered to customers (+4.9%).

In China, the biggest market, Mercedes-Benz achieved a new record of more than 38,000 vehicles sold (+38.9%).

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Mercedes-Benz's May 2016 Global Sales Soar 12.9% with YTD Up 12.3% - Driven By Surge in Europe and China

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