Model success story
- A & B-Class, GLA, CLA and CLA Shooting Brake saw 477,370 sales January to October – up 27.2%
- Two out of 3 A-Class sales are conquest sales
- New record for C-Class saloon and estate, up 54% year-on-year to 369,090, up 15.6% in October to 36,799
- SUV sales up 26.1%, boosted by GLA and GLC
- S-Class continues to be the world’s best-selling luxury saloon
The compact cars from Mercedes-Benz set new records in both October and the first ten months: 477,370 models of the A- or B-Class, the GLA, CLA or CLA Shooting Brake were handed over to customers since the beginning of the year (+27.2%).
The A-Class is primarily responsible for the success of the Mercedes-Benz compact car family. In Europe, two out of three new A-Class customers previously drove a car from a competitor.
Since its market launch in September 2012, more than 500,000 units of the new generation have been delivered worldwide.
Demand for the C-Class Saloon and Estate is as high as ever. In October, a new high was reached of 36,799 vehicles sold (+15.6%). Unit sales in the first ten months increased by 54.0% compared with the prior-year period (369,090 units). Never before have so many units of the C-Class been delivered to customers than this year.
The S-Class Saloon continues to be the world’s best-selling luxury saloon. Since the current model’s market launch in 2013, Mercedes-Benz has delivered more than 200,000 units of the S-Class saloon.
In October, 47,379 customers decided in favour of an SUV from Mercedes-Benz (+26.1%). This record was set with strong contributions from the GLA and the GLC.
Just about six months after the start of production of the GLA in Beijing, Mercedes-Benz has started to produce its second all-new localised SUV model in China – the GLC. China is the biggest market for both models.
