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    By the end of September, Mercedes-Benz had already sold more vehicles in China than in all of last year. Says Schmidt: "Mercedes-Benz Cars will continue to grow at a dynamic rate in China, and we expect the increase for 2009 as a whole to amount to more than 50 percent." In October Mercedes-Benz once again set a sales record in China, with sales rising by 78 percent to 6,600 units (October 2008: 3,700). Full Article at Taume
    Mercedes-Benz Cars will continue to grow at a dynamic rate in China, and we expect the increase for 2009 as a whole to amount to more than 50 percent.
    SOURCE: Taume 3 weeks ago
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Mercedes-Benz Boosts Sales by Seven Percent
  1. We will continue this positive trend in the coming months, and we expect sales in the fourth quarter to be above the level of the same period of last year
    SOURCE: Taume 3 weeks ago
  2. We expect Mercedes-Benz Cars to increase its sales in China by more than 50 percent in full-year 2009.
    SOURCE: Taume 3 weeks ago
  3. We will continue this positive trend, and we expect sales in the fourth quarter to be above last year’s level.
    SOURCE: Taume 3 weeks ago

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