Mercedes-Benz started the year 2016 with strong growth and record unit sales. In January, 150,814 vehicles were handed over to customers marking
n increase of 19.9%. The strong growth in unit sales was driven by record numbers in all three core regions Europe, Asia-Pacific and NAFTA. Growth last month was particularly strong in China, where unit sales increased by more than 50% compared with January 2015.
Mercedes-Benz was the premium market leader in the USA, Great Britain, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Canada, Taiwan, Switzerland and Portugal in January. Amongst the models, the SUVs made a large contribution to the good development with over 60% growth compared to the prior-year month.
