Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz Cars sold a month record 108,417 vehicles in August while the 2013 tally was up 9.3% to 919,644 units.

“We again posted double-digit growth with over 18 percent in August and are thus continuing on our growth course for the second half of the year, in which we want to grow more strongly than in the first”, said sales and marketing chief Joachim Schmidt who retires on 1 October.

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“The offensive in the compact car and luxury segment continues. We have launched the new S-Class in Europe successfully and will already be starting production of the GLA at the end of the year.”

In Europe, Mercedes-Benz delivered 43,523 vehicles last month, up 12.0%.

August sales in the US increased 20.5% to a new record high (24,761 units). Deliveries in Latin America increased 32.6%.

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