Mercedes-Benz delivered over
one million (1,006,619) cars to customers worldwide in the first six months of
2016 (+12.1 per cent), more than ever before in half a year.
In Europe, sales by Mercedes-Benz increased in June by 13.7 per cent to
86,657 units. Between January and June, 444,581 vehicles were sold to European
customers, an increase of 13.3 per cent.
In the home market Germany, unit sales in the first
half of the year totalled 142,756 vehicles (+7.8 per cent). In Germany, Italy
and Portugal, the Stuttgart-based company was the market leader among premium manufacturers
last month.
In the Asia-Pacific region, Mercedes-Benz delivered
63,754 vehicles to customers in June (+16.4 per cent), and achieved over 20 per
cent growth in unit sales in the first half of the year.
In China, the biggest market for Mercedes-Benz,
growth in the first half of the year was especially strong with sales of
219,999 units (+33.1 per cent). In Japan, Australia and Taiwan, Mercedes-Benz
was the premium brand with the most new registrations last month.
In the NAFTA region, 33,245 vehicles were sold to
customers in June (+2.4 per cent) and nearly 190,000 units in the first six
months. Sales in the US have increased since the beginning of the year to a new
record of 28,473 units (+1.5 per cent). Mercedes-Benz was again market leader
among the premium manufacturers in Canada last month.
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