Mercedes-Benz continues upswing in August with sales increase of 7.9 percent

• Dr. Joachim Schmidt:

- "Our sales continued to develop very well in August. Germany, as our largest market, was an important growth driver, as well as many other markets in which we increased our sales considerably."

- "All in all, we expect strong sales in the second half of the year and want to grow compared to last year."

- "Record sales over the past eight months have created a very good basis for us to meet our full-year target of selling over 1.35 million Mercedes-Benz passenger cars and smart fortwo— that's more than ever before."

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Stuttgart – Sales of Mercedes-Benz passenger cars continue to rise. In August, the brand's sales were up 7.9 percent compared to the high volume achieved in the same month last year. The brand delivered a total of 87,384 vehicles (August 2010: 81,010) to customers worldwide. Since the beginning of the year, Mercedes-Benz has delivered 798,306 units (January–August 2010: 735,428), representing an increase of 8.5 percent and the highest sales figure ever attained in this eight months period.

Dr. Joachim Schmidt, Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing, Mercedes-Benz Cars: "Our sales continued to develop very well in August. Germany, as our largest market, was an important growth driver, as well as many other markets in which we increased our sales considerably. All in all, we expect strong sales in the second half of the year and want to grow compared to last year. Record sales over the past eight months have created a very good basis for us to meet our full-year target of selling over 1.35 million Mercedes-Benz cars and smart fortwo— that's more than ever before."

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