Mercedes-Benz Malaysia continues its record-breaking sales run, further strengthening its position as the leading premium brand in the Malaysian market. Following the successful first four months of 2015, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia today announced yet another record month for passenger cars, registering 1,143 units in May, an improvement of more than 100% from the 544 units registered during the same period last year.
The luxury marque passenger car sales were spearheaded namely by the C-,E- and S-Class models recording a total of 888 units in May. Main contributors to this figure were the strong sales of the E300 BlueTEC Hybrid, which was launched in January 2015; the C200 and the S400L Hybrid.
The Compact Car family, comprising of the new A-, and B-Class, CLA and GLA models, posted total May sales of 254 units. Sales were led by the continued success of the A-Class. Currently the compact cars are touring the country as part of the Mercedes-Benz Malaysia Urban Hunting Campaign.
Mercedes-Benz Malaysia’s record sales in May was preceded by positive sales from January to April 2015. During the first quarter, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia delivered a total of 1,886 units, followed by 932 units in April.