- Mercedes-Benz Posts 1.18m Sales Records
Mercedes-Benz has been having the strongest-selling quarter recently in the companies’ history.
From April to June, 594,528 customers received their new Mercedes-Benz (+1.9 per cent). Thus, Mercedes-Benz sold more vehicles than ever before in a half year.
Since the beginning of the year, 1,188,832 cars with the three-pointed star were delivered to customers all over the world. Unit sales were thus 3.9 per cent higher than in the previous highest first half year in 2017.
In the first six months, Mercedes-Benz was the premium brand with the most new registrations in several markets, including Germany, France, Russia, Switzerland, Portugal, South Korea, Australia, the United States and Canada.
With 203,783 vehicles sold, June had the second highest sales since the beginning of the year (-2.6 per cent). Figures of last month were affected among other things by a fire at a US supplier. This meant a significant lower production of the Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) for the world market at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Tuscaloosa and sales were less than planned.
Britta Seeger, a Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG responsible for Mercedes-Benz Cars Marketing & Sales, said: “Thanks to an outstanding team performance, we can look back on the most successful half year in the history of Mercedes-Benz.’’
