Mercedes-Benz Posts Record July Sales
Mercedes-Benz is off to a solid start for the second half of 2013, with the German luxury car maker posting record results for July and managing 20% growth on year-over-year figures for the month. A total of 116,790 vehicle units were sold over last month. That puts the year-to-date tally up to 811,227 units, which marks an 8.1-percent increase over the same January-to-August period in 2012. Dr Joachim Schmidt, Mercedes-Benz Cars executive vice president for sales and marketing, credited the success of the new E-Class as well as the continued popularity of the automaker’s compact models. The addition of the new S-Class also bolstered Mercedes-Benz’s bid starting from mid-July. “Our… Continue Reading »