Mercedes-Benz half-year results: double-digit growth and one million cars sold

Mercedes-Benz delivered more than one million cars to its customers worldwide in the first six months of 2016 (+12.1%), more than ever before in half a year. In the core regions of Europe, Asia-Pacific and NAFTA, new records were set in June and in the first six months. In China, the biggest single market, sales by Mercedes-Benz increased by more than 30% in the first half of the year. The SUVs from Mercedes-Benz continued along their successful path and accounted for one third of worldwide unit sales in June.

Stuttgart – Mercedes-Benz completed the first half of 2016 with new records. In the period of January through June, 1,006,619 vehicles with the three-pointed star were delivered (+12.1%). In June, 188,444 Mercedes-Benz cars were handed over to customers all over the world (+11.1%). Mercedes-Benz thus posted record unit sales for the 40th month in succession.

Ola Källenius, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG responsible for Mercedes-Benz Cars Marketing & Sales: "We passed the million mark this year already in June and thus achieved the best half year in the company's history. One third of all Mercedes-Benz passenger cars sold are in the SUV segment. This shows that our product offensive is paying off and that our completely renewed SUV portfolio is extremely well received by our customers."

Mercedes-Benz unit sales by region and market

In Europe, sales by Mercedes-Benz increased in June by 13.7% to 86,657 units. Between January and June, 444,581 vehicles were handed over to European customers, an increase of 13.3%. In the home market Germany, unit sales in the first half of the year totalled 142,756 vehicles (+7.8%). In Germany, Italy and Portugal, the Stuttgart-based company with the three-pointed star was the market leader among the premium manufacturers last month.

In the Asia-Pacific region, Mercedes-Benz delivered 63,754 vehicles to customers in June (+16.4%), and actually achieved more than 20% growth in unit sales in the first half of the year. In China, the biggest market for Mercedes-Benz, growth in the first half of the year was especially strong with sales of 219,999 units (+33.1%). In Japan, Australia and Taiwan, Mercedes-Benz was the premium brand with the most new registrations last month.

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