Strongest sales month for Mercedes-Benz in the company's history

• Mercedes-Benz delivers 183,467 vehicles to customers in March (+15.7%) – more than ever before.

• Ola Källenius, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, responsible for Mercedes-Benz Cars Marketing & Sales: "Mercedes-Benz recorded the strongest sales month and the best first quarter in the company's history in March."

• Strong growth and sales records in the biggest markets: USA (+9.2%) and China (+20.8%)

• Record-high sales of C-Class Sedan and Estate (+57.8%), SUVs (+31.9%), compact cars (+25.3%) and S-Class Sedan (+7.1%) in the first quarter of 2015

Mercedes-Benz continues its record performance with 183,467 vehicles sold in March (+15.7%). Sales have never before reached such a high level in one month. Since the beginning of the year, 429,602 vehicles have been handed over to customers, topping the previous year's record by 14.8%.

"Mercedes-Benz recorded the strongest sales month and the best first quarter in the company's history in March," said Ola Källenius, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, responsible for Mercedes-Benz Cars Marketing & Sales. "These successful results are due in no small part to the product offensive we continued to drive forward in March. The CLA Shooting Brake, launched March 28, is the perfect addition to our compact car family," continued Källenius.

Last month, Mercedes-Benz set a new sales record in Europe, where sales rose by 16.3% to 89,041 vehicles. In Germany, 27,118 customers were happy to receive their new Mercedes-Benz in March. Since the beginning of the year, sales on the home market could be increased by 7.3% to 60,115 units. In Great Britain, record sales of 26,488 vehicles and an increase of 19.5% were achieved in March. Particularly high growth rates were posted, among others, in France (+42.4%), Spain (+44.5%) and Belgium (+38.8%).

In the NAFTA region, a new sales record of 34,370 vehicles was set in March (+9.1%). In the USA, the record of the previous year could be exceeded by 9.2% and 29,921 vehicles were handed over to the customers.

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