Mercedes-Benz posted its strongest-ever sales month in September delivering 162,746 vehicles, an increase of nearly 14% over the same month a year ago.
July to September sales of 412,018 units was also the strongest quarter in the company’s history and it has also sold almost 1.2m vehicles to date in 2014.
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Ola Källenius, board member for marketing and sales, said: “The growth drivers were our compact cars and the S-Class.”
In Europe Mercedes delivered 534,263 vehicles, an increase of 7.6% over last year with strong performances in the UK, up 15%, and Spain, up 26.6%. At home in Germany, where the market has been weakening, the brand managed a small, 0.1% rise.
Sales in the NAFTA region rose 8% to 264,171 units in the first nine months with 233,211 deliveries in the US – a new record as well as a new high for September with 27,315 sales.
In China, sales grew to 203,485 vehicles, up 30.5%, a new nine-month sales record.
