A very successful year for Mercedes-Benz ended with the highest December sales in the company’s history. During the past twelve months a total of 1,461,680 customers all over the world opted for
a vehicle bearing the three-pointed star (+10.7%). In December Mercedes-Benz delivered 139,180 cars (+11.2%).
The Mercedes-Benz Cars division recorded total sales of 1,562,472 Mercedes-Benz and smart vehicles in 2013 (+9.7%).
Dr Dieter Zetsche, CEO of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars: “We look back on the best year of the Mercedes-Benz brand and have surpassed sales of the previous year by over ten per cent.
Our growth strategy is working. In particular in Europe and the US we were able to gain further market shares. The double-digit sales increase in China shows: We are on the right track here as
well.”
Overview of sales by Mercedes-Benz Cars
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December 2013
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Change in %
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Per December 2013
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Change in %
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|
Mercedes-Benz
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139,180
|
+11.2
|
1,461,680
|
+10.7
|
|
smart
|
8,805
|
+20.0
|
100,792
|
-2.8
|
|
Mercedes-Benz Cars
|
147,985
|
+11.7
|
1,562,472
|
+9.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mercedes-Benz Sales in the Markets
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|
|
|
|
|
Europe
|
54,904
|
-0.8
|
660,566
|
+5.9
|
|
- thereof Germany
|
19,977
|
-12.0
|
255,238
|
-2.2
|
|
NAFTA
|
36,560
|
+14.9
|
352,778
|
+13.3
|
|
- thereof USA
|
33,007
|
+17.3
|
312,534
|
+14.0
|
|
Asia/Pacific
|
41,727
|
+23.5
|
390,835
|
+15.9
|
|
- thereof Japan
|
6,125
|
+17.0
|
53,037
|
+31.0
|
|
- thereof China
|
23,514
|
+24.4
|
218,045
|
+11.1
|
Source:
Mercedes-Benz
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