Mercedes-Benz sales fell 6.7% year on year to 180,539 vehicles with the company blaming model changeovers for the fall.
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It nonetheless expects to slightly increase its worldwide unit sales overall, and to achieve another record in 2019.
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In Europe, sales fell 11.2% ti 57,963 vehicles. German sales were off 11.9% to 19,296.
Asia-Pacific region volume dipped 1.3% to 93,234 vehicles but China sales were up 4.8% to 71,697 units.
NAFTA region sales fell 11.5% to 26,068 vehicles in January (-11.5%) with US sales down 11.1% to 22,507.
SUV sales last month fell 15.9% though C-Class volume was up 2.8%. Worldwide deliveries of the recently redesigned A-Class rose around 35% in January.
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By GlobalDataSmart sales last month fell 10.1% to 8,297 but the brand was up 8% in Germany and by "double-digit" in France.
