Mercedes-Benz increased its unit sales by a double-digit growing rate in October, delivering a new high of 173,096 vehicles (+11.5%). In Europe and Asia-Pacific, the Stuttgart-based company with the three-pointed star achieved the highest unit sales ever in an October. In China, the biggest single market, Mercedes-Benz already surpassed its unit sales of full-year 2015 in October. In addition, the milestone of five million Mercedes-Benz compact cars sold since their launch was passed.
Stuttgart – Mercedes-Benz made a successful start to the fourth quarter: Unit sales increased by 11.5% to 173,096 vehicles in October and 1,711,017 vehicles were handed over to customers in the first ten months of the year (+11.7%). This means that the Stuttgart-based company with the three-pointed star posted best-ever figures in October and in the first ten months of this year. Last month, Mercedes-Benz was the market leader among the premium manufacturers in Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Japan, Taiwan and the USA.
Ola Källenius, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG responsible for Mercedes-Benz Cars Marketing & Sales: “ Mercedes-Benz made a successful start to the fourth quarter with double-digit growth and the 44th consecutive record month. And with more than 387,000 vehicles sold in China since the beginning of the year, we have already surpassed the total unit sales of full-year 2015.”
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