According to sales data released by Daimler's official website, in September this year, Mercedes-Benz sold a total of 202,819 vehicles, down 8.2% year-on-year; in the first nine months of this year, the brand's global sales volume was roughly the same as that of the same period last year (year-on-year) A drop of 0.1%), a total of 1,715,087 vehicles were delivered to customers. In the third quarter of 2018, the cumulative global sales of the Mercedes-Benz brand was 526,255 units, down 8.2% from the same period of last year. Despite the slowdown in growth, Mercedes-Benz sold more than 200,000 last month. It has saved the status of the world's best-selling luxury car brand.
In addition, all Mercedes-Benz models are certified according to the Globally Uniform Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) officially implemented on September 1. Certified models have been delivered to retailers, however, despite strong demand, Mercedes-Benz 9 The month failed to deliver the vehicles on demand. Compared with the record sales in the same period last year, the sales volume of the Mercedes-Benz brand in September this year was affected by the changes in the models and the delays in the certification of some international market models. In terms of the number of new car registrations, despite the fierce competition, Mercedes-Benz Last month in the UK, Italy, France, Russia, Switzerland, Portugal, Sweden, Turkey, Japan, Australia, the United States and Mexico were the best performing luxury car brands.
In terms of regions, in Europe, Mercedes-Benz sold 91,609 new cars in September, a decrease of 9.4% compared with the same period of last year. In the first nine months of this year, Mercedes-Benz delivered 688,956 vehicles in the region, a slight decrease of 4.7. %. Mercedes-Benz sold 22,780 vehicles in the German domestic market last month (down 16.7% year-on-year), with a cumulative delivery of 217,943 units since the beginning of the year (down 5.6% year-on-year). In addition, Mercedes-Benz in the first nine months in Spain, Sweden The cumulative sales of markets such as Poland, Denmark and Hungary all reached record highs.
In the Asia-Pacific region, Mercedes-Benz's cumulative sales in the first nine months reached a record high, up 8.1% year-on-year to 714,598 units; last month, Mercedes-Benz sold a total of 75,414 new cars in the Asia-Pacific region, down 4.4% from the same period last year. In the single market China, Mercedes-Benz achieved a record sales of 54,632 units in September, up 6.9% year-on-year. From January to September this year, Mercedes-Benz's cumulative delivery in China also reached a record high, up 13.1% year-on-year to 500,707 units. In addition, Mercedes-Benz in Thailand And the cumulative sales of Malaysia in the first nine months have achieved the highest record in the same period.
In the North American Free Trade Zone, Mercedes-Benz delivered a total of 31,273 new cars to customers last month, down 9.9% from the same period last year. From January to September this year, Mercedes-Benz's cumulative sales in the region fell 6% year-on-year to 271,944. Among them, Mercedes-Benz The US market sold 26,169 units in September (down 9.8% year-on-year), with cumulative sales of 225,384 units in the first nine months (down 7% year-on-year). In the Mexican market, thanks to continued strong growth, Mercedes last month and the top nine Monthly sales were all new highs.
In terms of models, Mercedes-Benz SUV sales reached a record high in the first nine months. GLA, GLC, GLC Coupé, GLE, GLE Coupé, GLS and G-class vehicles delivered 612,186 vehicles worldwide, a year-on-year increase of 3.4%. In the strong growth rate, the Mercedes-Benz mid-size SUV GLC sales rose 9.1% year-on-year, and the sales growth rate in the first nine months of this year was 24.5%. In the past 10 months, Mercedes-Benz has sold worldwide. More than 1.6 million medium-sized SUVs.
Since the beginning of the year, the global cumulative sales of Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan has surged 24% year-on-year to 58,000 units. Mercedes-Smybach S-Class sedan continues to be popular with consumers, with sales of new highs in the previous month and the first nine months. China, every month since the beginning of the year, the car sold about 500 cars.
In addition, from January to September this year, Mercedes-Benz A-Class, B-Class, CLA, CLA Shooting Brake and GLA sold 442,660 units, down 4.6% year-on-year. In May 2018, the new A-Class was the next-generation compact. The pioneer of the sedan was launched; last month, Mercedes-Benz A-class sales reached a new record, achieving a 1.7% increase.
In the first nine months of this year, the global sales volume of the Mercedes-Benz Smart brand exceeded 96,000 units, down slightly by 4.2% year-on-year. Last month, the brand delivered a total of 10,850 new cars to customers, a decrease of 15% compared with the same period last year. Smart brand to pure electric The transformation of the car brand is still going smoothly, and the sales of the electric version of Smart in September and the first nine months have reached record highs.