Mercedes has record January car sales as core markets jump
By Reuters
Feb 06, 2015 11:16 PM EST
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A car bonnet emblem of a Mercedes-Benz car is seen at the annual news conference of Daimler AG in Stuttgart February 5, 2015. (Photo : Reuters)
German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz said on Friday sales jumped 14 percent in January to a record 125,865 models, powered by double-digit gains in Europe,China and the United States.
Daimler's (DAIGn.DE) flagship division posted 14.5 percent sales increases in each Europe and China to 47,693 and 28,080 cars respectively, the Stuttgart-based manufacturer said.
Deliveries in the U.S. were up 8.9 percent to 24,619 cars.
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