Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has secured its leadership with a year-to-date sales increasing 70% to 8,196 units from the 4,817 units sold in 2014. Malaysia is Mercedes-Benz’s largest market for passenger cars in Southeast Asia.As of August 2015, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has managed to sell 7,194 units, an increase of the 6,932 units sold in 2014. For the third quarter of 2015, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia sold a total of 3,033 units, which is a growth of 109% from the 1,451 units sold in the same period in 2014.
Mercedes-Benz Malaysia President and CEO, Dr Claus Weidner said, “We are moving from strength to strength and have certainly topped historical sales figures for Mercedes-Benz Malaysia. The three consecutive four-digit sales figures in 3Q2015 is a welcomed addition to our string of record quarters.”
Topping the sales charts of Mercedes-Benz Malaysia are the locally-assembled C-,E- and S-Class, contributing a total of 2,188 units sold. A total of 861 units of the C-Class were sold, a sharp increase of 210% from 3Q2014. Following closely behind is the E-Class, with a total of 679 units sold, an increase of 72% from 3Q2015. The CKD S-Class hybrid has seen a total of 648 units sold in 3Q2015, an increase of 127% from the same period last year.
Elsewhere, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has seen an increase of 87% in the sales of their compact cars, with the CLA leading sales figures with a total of 301 units sold. The GLA, which was introduced less than a year ago, has contributed 299 units in 3Q2015. A total of 302 units of Mercedes-Benz’s AMG models were sold.
Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has also introduced the new C200 Exclusive and C250 AMG. The duo will join the existing C200 Avantgarde in Mercedes-Benz Malaysia’s line up. The Mercedes-Benz C200 Avantgarde will retail for RM248,888, while the C200 Exclusive will retail for RM252,888. As for the C250 AMG, the price is set at RM287,888. All prices are OTR without insurance.
