Mercedes-Benz posts best-selling month ever

• Mercedes-Benz sold more vehicles than ever before in March (158,523 units; +13.3%).

• Double-digit growth rates in every month since the beginning of the year

• Ola Källenius: "We are continuing the success story of the record year 2013 with additional new products. We have been posting double-digit growth rates for sales in every month since the beginning of the year."

• Market leadership in Germany and Japan, among others; growth in all region

• Strong growth rates with E- and S-Class, successful start of C-Class and GLA

Mercedes-Benz posted the best-selling month in the company's history in March and has handed over 158,523 vehicles to customers (+13.3%). With sales of 374,276 cars since the beginning of the year, the company has also posted the strongest first quarter to date (+15.2%).

"We are continuing the success story of the record year 2013 with additional new products and have posted the best-ever first-quarter sales in the company's history", said Ola Källenius, Member of the Divisional Board Mercedes-Benz Cars responsible for Marketing & Sales. "We have been posting double-digit growth rates for sales in every month since the beginning of the year. We expect added impetus from the new C-Class and the compact SUV GLA, which have been taking over the roads of Europe in the last few weeks."

The company sold 76,587 vehicles in Europe in March (+7.6%). The main growth driver was the UK (+19.8%). On the German domestic market Mercedes-Benz was again the most registered premium brand in Germany with sales of 25,544 units (+1.0%).

In the USA, Mercedes-Benz has delivered 27,401 vehicles to customers (+11.2%) with record-high sales numbers in its biggest sales market both in March and for the entire first quarter, and particularly high growth rates for the S-Class.

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