Record Sales From the Start: Mercedes-Benz Posts New All-Time High in January

• Dr. Joachim Schmidt:

• "We continued the positive development from the record year 2011 in January and started successfully into the new year."

• "We intend to maintain this pace over the coming months and are expecting substantial sales growth in the first quarter. The new B-Class in particular is getting an excellent response from customers."

• "This year, we want to exceed our record sales from 2011 and once again plan to achieve the best year in the company's history."

• Excellent performance in many markets: Record sales and strongest premium brand in the U.S., still the most successful premium brand in Germany, significant sales growth in Japan

• smart starts with strong performance into the year

Stuttgart – Mercedes-Benz has started 2012 with record sales for the month of January. The brand sold a total of 86,921 units worldwide, thus exceeding the previous year's record by another 5.1%. Sales in the Mercedes-Benz Cars division also reached a new high in January by handing over 94,526 passenger cars of the Mercedes-Benz, smart and Maybach brands to customers (+5.8%).

Dr. Joachim Schmidt, Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing, Mercedes-Benz Cars: "We continued the positive development from the record year 2011 in January and started successfully into the new year. We intend to maintain this pace over the coming months and are expecting substantial sales growth in the first quarter. The new
B-Class in particular is getting an excellent response from customers. The imminent production start-up in Kecskemét means that we will have even more vehicles at our disposal, which will allow us to even better accommodate the high demand."

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