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Febbraio
2017
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Mercedes-Benz starts the new year with more than 18% growth and a new sales record
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Mercedes-Benz delivered 178,467 vehicles worldwide last month (+18.3%), more than ever before in a January
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Over 30% growth in the Asia-Pacific region
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Ongoing success in China: with nearly 59.000 cars sold in January and a plus of roughly 40%, the previous best month was surpassed by over 12,000 units
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Unit sales of the E-Class Saloon and Estate increased by nearly 75%
Mercedes-Benz started the new year with double-digit growth and its 47th record month in succession. Last month, 178,467 vehicles with the three-pointed star were delivered to customers (+18.3%), more than ever before in a January. In the first month of this year, Mercedes-Benz was the premium brand with the most new-car registrations in markets including Germany, Switzerland, Portugal, Japan, USA and Canada.
“In January, more than 178,000 customers decided in favour of a Mercedes-Benz. With a double-digit growth rate, we had an outstanding start 2017 and set at the same time another sales record”, states Britta Seeger, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG responsible for Mercedes-Benz Cars Marketing & Sales since January 1, 2017. “In 2017, we will introduce a number of new exciting products such as the new S-Class Saloon, the new E-Class Coupé and Cabriolet, and the new GLA that will inspire our customers even further.”
Mercedes-Benz unit sales by region and market
In January, Mercedes-Benz increased its unit sales in Europe by 12.3% to a new high of 61,670 vehicles delivered to customers. In Germany, the biggest European market, sales of 18,017 units in the first month of the year were 14.2% higher than in the prior-year month. Mercedes-Benz achieved double-digit growth rates also in Great Britain, Italy, Belgium, Portugal, Sweden and Poland last month.
In the Asia-Pacific region, Mercedes-Benz continued its strong growth with the best-ever number of 82,583 vehicles sold this January – an increase of 30.2%. In China, thanks to an increase of 39.3%, for the first time in one month more than 50,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles were sold. The number of 58,799 cars delivered to customers was actually 12,000 units more than the previous best month. The bestselling models in China were the GLC as well as the long-wheelbase versions of the C- and E-Class Saloon. In South Korea, Mercedes-Benz increased its unit sales by 47% and set a new record for a January.
Mercedes-Benz started the year in the NAFTA region with a 6.4% increase in unit sales to a new best-ever figure. Last month, 30,001 automobiles were delivered to customers in the USA, Canada and Mexico. In all three countries, the Stuttgart-based company with the three-pointed star sold more cars than ever before in a January. A total of 25,527 Mercedes-Benz vehicles were delivered to customers in the USA – an increase of 3.5%.