A few days after the one millionth smart fortwo rolled off the production line, the Mercedes-Benz Cars division has provided information of a sales rise.
Sales of Mercedes-Benz, AMG, smart and Maybach brand vehicles increased by five per cent in 2008, compared with the same time frame in 2007.
Between January and August this year a total of 857,600 vehicles were delivered to customers, compared with 817,600 in the same period last year.
In August alone, 75,200 Mercedes-Benz vehicles were sold and 84,400 passenger vehicles from Daimler AG were snapped up by customers.
The UK market was doing especially well in Mercedes-Benz registrations, by bucking the wider market trend with a two per cent rise in sales to date this year.
The results come days after the smart brand announced it had reached its milestone at its Hambach plant.
Dr. Klaus Maier, executive vice president responsible for sales and marketing at Mercedes-Benz Cars, said: "The smart fortwo has become especially successful over the years. In fact, the fuel-efficient two-seater is now in greater demand than ever before, and we have delivered more than 90,000 smart fortwos this year."
Smart has recorded sensational figures for the year to date, scorching to a 144.4 per cent rise for the year to date compared with 2007.
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