Daimler AG unit Mercedes-Benz has sold a record number of cars in September. The company sold 142,994 vehicles in last month, up 15.9% on the same month a year before.
It credited new versions of its E-Class and S-Class sedans, as well as increased sales of its smaller models such as the A-, B- and CLA-Class. Compacts increased sales as a group by 68.3% in the first nine months of the year.
September sales rose 6.7% in the United States, and 21.2% in China. Sales at home in Germany rose only 1.5 however.
The automaker also increased sales 14.2% in Europe, where auto sales have generally lagged because of recession and sky-high unemployment in several countries.
Source: The Associated Press via Detroit Free Press
