(July 6, 2017) STUTTGART, Germany —  In the first six months of 2017, Mercedes-Benz was more successful than ever before in a half-year with 209,309 cars delivered to customers in June and 1,144,274 in the first six months of the year, a 13.7 percent year-over-year increase.

In addition, the second quarter was the best-ever quarter with 583,649 vehicles delivered worldwide (an 11.6 percent gain over 2016). In terms of new cars registered, Mercedes-Benz was the strongest premium brand in the domestic market in Germany, as well as markets in Italy, France, Belgium, Portugal, Austria, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Taiwan, the U.S., Canada and Brazil in June.

“We have posted the strongest half-year in the history of Mercedes-Benz with sales of significantly more than a million cars,” said Britta Seeger, member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG responsible for Mercedes-Benz Cars Marketing & Sales.

“Not only the popularity of our E-Class family contributed to this success; demand for our SUVs is also as high as ever in all regions.”

Mercedes-Benz posted the strongest first half-year in unit sales in its history also in the NAFTA region: 193,399 vehicles were sold in the USA, Canada and Mexico, which is 2.1% more than in the prior-year period.

June sales of 34,894 units in that region were also at a new record level, up 5 percent over 2016. Of that number, 28,994 automobiles were delivered to customers in the U.S., more than ever before in a June.

More than 210,000 C-Class units were sold in the first six months of the year, making the C-Class the bestseller in the Mercedes-Benz portfolio once again. The biggest sales market was China, where double-digit growth and a new sales record were achieved thanks to ongoing strong demand for the long version of the C-Class Saloon.