Mercedes-Benz: Best Sales Result for the Month of June in Company History — Up 13 Percent

Last month, Mercedes-Benz recorded the best month of June in the history of the company: With 113,300 units delivered (2009: 100,300), sales increased 13 percent worldwide, surpassing expectations. In the first half of the year, sales of Mercedes-Benz passenger cars were up 15 percent compared to the result in the same period last year, with 556,700 vehicles (2009: 483,300) handed over to customers.

Dr. Joachim Schmidt, Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing, Mercedes-Benz Cars: "In June we succeeded in boosting our sales by a double-digit percentage for the eighth time in a row. With growth of 15 percent, we successfully mastered the first half of the year. Compared to last year, our sales were up in every region, the main growth drivers were the E- and S-Class. We are also in an excellent position to do well in the months ahead and plan to continue Mercedes-Benz' success with a significant increase in the third quarter." The basis for this remains above all the E-Class and S-Class as well as the positive development of Mercedes-Benz in its two biggest foreign markets, the United States and China.

A key factor for the record-breaking sales in June was the rapid growth in China, where Mercedes-Benz was the premium brand with the strongest growth. Last month 13,700 passenger cars (June 2009: 4,900) were sold in the country, a sales increase of 177 percent. During the first six months of the year sales rose by 120 percent to 60,500 units (2009: 27,500). In the other BRIC countries — Brazil (plus 73 percent), Russia (plus 76 percent) and India (plus 83 percent) — a growth rate in the high double digits was recorded last month. This applies accordingly for the first half of the year. In the Asia/Pacific region, sales in Japan climbed by 27 percent last month, and by 15 percent in the first half of the year. In South Korea, Mercedes-Benz was able to more than double sales in June (plus 174 percent) and also during the first half of the year. Since the beginning of 2010, Mercedes-Benz has also posted strong sales increases in Australia (plus 22 percent) and in the World Cup host country, South Africa, (plus 23 percent).

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