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Mercedes sales rise in Q2 on top-end, electric vehicles

Published 07/11/2023, 03:36 AM
Updated 07/11/2023, 03:40 AM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Mercedes-Benz logo is seen at the 43rd Bangkok International Motor Show, in Bangkok, Thailand, March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Mercedes Benz Group (ETR:MBGn) sales in the second quarter rose 6% year-on-year - a total of 515,700 vehicles - on the back of demand for all-electric and top-end vehicles, the German carmaker said on Tuesday.

Sales grew in all the carmaker's main regions - Europe, Asia, and North America - with deliveries in Germany up 23%, while China was up by 12% and the United States by 6%.

In the rest of the world, second-quarter sales fell 12% to 20,700 vehicles.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Mercedes-Benz logo is seen at the 43rd Bangkok International Motor Show, in Bangkok, Thailand, March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

Electric vehicles continued to be the main growth driver in the quarter, with passenger cars sales growing 123%, to reach 56,300 units.

The top-end segment - which includes models such as AMG, Maybach, and G-class - also posted solid growth of 12% for the period.

 

 

 

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