Like BMW, DaimlerChrysler achieved record monthly sales in March.
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Sales of Mercedes Car Group vehicles rose in March 2006 by 17% to 138,400 units (March 2005: 118,000). In the first quarter of 2006, worldwide deliveries of Mercedes Benz, Maybach, and smart brand cars rose by 12% to a record figure of 295,000 units (Q1 2005: 262,900).
In March, the Mercedes-Benz brand boosted customer deliveries by 21% to the record level of 125,400 units (March 2005: 103,400 units). Growth was particularly strong worldwide for the new B-, M-, R- and S-class models. During the first three months of the year as a whole, Mercedes-Benz delivered 266,000 passenger cars to customers around the world, an increase of 18% on the figure posted during the first quarter of 2005 (226,400 vehicles).
Mercedes-Benz increased sales in all triad markets in March. In the United States, sales of Mercedes cars rose by 18% to 21,400 units. In Western Europe deliveries rose 22% to 80,800 units. Growth was also strong in the Asia/Pacific region, where sales of Mercedes-Benz cars climbed by 24% to 14,800 vehicles.
The February launch of the S-class in the US, the car’s main sales market, enabled the vehicle to further expand its leading world-market position in the luxury segment, with total deliveries rising to the record level of 24,100 sedans during the first quarter.
Demand also continues to remain high for the two models manufactured at the DaimlerChrysler plant in Rastatt: While about 280,000 A-class vehicles have been delivered to customers since the vehicle’s market launch in autumn 2004, a total of 87,000 customers have opted for the B-class since it was introduced in June 2005.
