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may 05, 2017 - Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz in April: 50th consecutive sales record

  • New best-ever unit sales with 180,599 vehicles sold worldwide and double-digit growth in April (+10.1%)
  • Continuation of strong sales growth in China (+35.3%)
  • More than 250,000 units sold of the new E-Class Saloon and Estate since market launch 

Stuttgart – #mercedesbenz achieved #record unit sales for the 50th consecutive month in April. In the first month of the second quarter, 180,599 vehicles with the three-pointed star were delivered to customers, which is 10.1% more than in the same month of last year. Since the beginning of this year, unit sales have increased even faster. Compared with the first four months of 2016, 14.5% more vehicles have been sold this year: a total of 741,224 units. #mercedesbenz was the premium brand with the most new cars registered in April in markets including Germany, Great Britain, Spain, Switzerland, Portugal, Japan, Australia, Taiwan, the USA and Canada.

“April was very successful for #mercedesbenz: We achieved our 50th consecutive #record month for unit sales and once again a double-digit growth,” stated Britta Seeger, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG responsible for #mercedesbenz Cars Marketing & Sales. “With the new S-Class, which had its world premiere at the trade fair in Shanghai in April, we want to continue the story of our successful luxury saloon car. So far, we have delivered about four million S-Class Saloons to our customers.” � < /p>

Mercedes-Benz unit sales by region and market

In Europe, #mercedesbenz increased its unit sales in April by 3.9% to a new high of 75,928 vehicles. This growth was driven not only by a new #record for unit sales and double-digit growth in Great Britain, but also in Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden, Portugal and Poland. In Germany, the domestic market, the Stuttgart-based company with the three-pointed star achieved a 5% increase in unit sales in the first four months of the year; 95,171 #mercedesbenz vehicles were handed over to customers in that period.

In the Asia-Pacific region, a total of 68,485 vehicles were delivered to customers in the fourth month of this year (+29.8%) – more than ever before in an April. In China, 47,627 customers were delighted to receive their new #mercedesbenz, which is an increase of 35.3% compared with the prior-year month. This means that the company achieved best-ever figures in its biggest sales market both in April and in the first four months of the year. This is also true for the markets South Korea, Australia, Taiwan and India.

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