Mercedes-Benz Malaysia Q1 sales up 20%

• Source: Xinhua
• [08:53 April 27 2010]
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Mercedes-Benz Malaysia Sdn Bhd has registered a 20 percent sales growth in the first quarter of 2010 with 1,089 units of car sold.

This was compared with 908 units sold in the corresponding quarter in 2009, the company said in a statement here on Monday.

Its chief executive officer Peter Honegg said the first-quarter performance clearly reflected the resilience of the auto industry and was also a testament to the excellent brand value of Mercedes- Benz.

According to Honegg, the best-selling model were the C-Class with 510 units sold, followed by the E-Class (435 units) and S- Class (75 units).

He also announced that the company was excited to be able to bring in the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG super sports car into Malaysia.