Mercedes-Benz has managed the hat-trick. In September, in the third quarter and also in the first 9 months of the year, the Stuttgart based company achieved 3 new records and is doing better than ever before.
Last month, sales reached the all-time high of 211,286 vehicles (+12.1%), passing the mark of 200,000 units in one month for the first time. In the period of July to September, the bestselling quarter so far was achieved with sales of 531,302 units (+11.2%). Since the beginning of the year, sales by Mercedes-Benz have risen at a double-digit rate to a record number of more than 1.5 million vehicles (1,537,921 units, +11.7%).
“In September, we scored a hat-trick – the best month with more than 200,000 units sold, the best quarter and the best first 9 months of a year for Mercedes-Benz,” stated Ola Källenius, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG responsible for Mercedes-Benz Cars Marketing & Sales.
“We continued our product offensive in September with the E-Class Estate, the long-wheelbase version of the E-Class Saloon, the C-Class Cabrio and the GLC Coupé,” he added.
In September, Mercedes-Benz was the market leader among the premium manufacturers in Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Japan, Taiwan, USA, Canada and Mexico.
In the Asia-Pacific, Mercedes-Benz increased its sales 15.9% and delivered a total of 72,670 vehicles to its customers, more than ever before in a September. Growth in unit sales was particularly strong in Taiwan, South Korea and Malaysia, with double-digit rates. In China, strong demand for the vehicles with the three-pointed star in September led to a new high of 46,443 units sold (+20.1%); sales in China from January to September totalled 344,791 units (+29.5%), more than ever before in the first 9 months of a year.
