COMMENT ON THE JANUARY, 2012 NEW VEHICLE SALES STATISTICS | Click here for the stats
As a result of a global directive by parent company Daimler AG (Germany), Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) is precluded from reporting detailed, disaggregated sales data for the time being. The company will, however, provide a single total sales number for passenger cars and commercial vehicles.
COMMENT ON THE DECEMBER 2011 MONTHLY SALES, CALENDAR 2011 NEW VEHICLE SALES STATISTICS AND COMMENT ON PROSPECTS FOR 2012 | Click here for the stats
Despite the fact that detailed sales of Mercedes-Benz vehicles were not reported during December, 2011 - new vehicle sales ended the year 2011 on a relatively buoyant note with aggregate industry new vehicle sales at 43 790 units recording an improvement of 4 335 vehicles or a gain of 11% compared to the total new vehicle sales of 39 455 units (inclusive of Mercedes-Benz sales) during the corresponding month of December 2010.
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