China demand drives surge in Mercedes sales

Daimler AG says its core Mercedes-Benz brand delivered a record number of cars in 2011 – a performance powered in part by strong sales increases in China and the United States.

The company said that 1.26 million Mercedes vehicles were delivered worldwide in 2011 – an 8% increase. Sales in China were up 30.6% to 193,339 and US deliveries climbed 13.3% to 245,231.