Mercedes-Benz Cars, Middle East and Levant registered a 18.4 percent growth in November sales compared to the same period last year.

The company sold 1,511 units this November, compared to 1,277 during November 2007.

This brings year-to-date deliveries to 15,245, a 5.7 percent increase over the same period last year, which keeps Mercedes-Benz on track to hit another annual sales record, said a spokesman.

Sales of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class rose 97 percent for the month, and 44 percent compared to last year's year-to-date results (3,652 vs 2,752).

Other highlights for the month include gains for the award-winning GL-Class full-size luxury SUV which posted a 92 percent increase over the same month last year, while the region’s favourite luxury sedan, the S-Class, continued to prove popular with deliveries up more than seven percent over the same month in 2006.

November deliveries of the popular E-Class sedan were up over two percent while the icon of the SUV range the G-Class saw deliveries rise more than 66 percent.

“The C-Class has proved the hit of the year with our customers who love the choice of a traditional or sporty face,” said Johannes Fritz, director, sales and marketing, Mercedes-Benz Cars, Middle East and Levant.

“The award-winning full-size GL-Class, the flagship of our SUV range, is also proving a big success, while we expect the mid-range E-Class to continue to sell strongly for a further 12 months before the new generation model arrives,” he said. – TradeArabia News Service