The Mercedes-Benz Group sold 2.43 million vehicles in 2021
- The Daimler group was split in 2021 into two separate entities, one dedicated to passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (Mercedes-Benz) and the other to heavy goods vehicles and buses (Daimler Trucks), which allows in particular to It is now easier to compare the sales and production volumes of the three major German premium manufacturers BMW, Mercedes and Audi, since BMW and Audi do not produce any trucks.
- The year 2021 is therefore counted according to the new situation created by the separation of Mercedes-Benz and Daimler Trucks.
- Mercedes-Benz sold 2.43 million vehicles in 2021, compared to 2.46 million in 2019, representing a two-year decline of 1.2%, as 2020 was an unrepresentative year due to the economic crisis. coronavirus which has affected all manufacturers.
- The Mercedes brand sold 2,054,962 cars last year, to which must be added 334,210 light commercial vehicles (Sprinter, Vito, Citan) which saw their sales increase by 2.6% compared to 2020. Smart did not only sold 38,512 cars (all electric), i.e. as many as the previous year. The group total reaches 2,427,684 units.
- Among the Premium manufacturers, the Mercedes group is therefore in second position in 2021, behind the BMW group (2.52 million sales) and ahead of Audi (1.68 million sales). Regarding alternative engines, Mercedes registered a total of 227,458 electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in 2021 (volume up 69.3% compared to 2020), including 48,936 100% electric cars (BEV) and 178,522 plug-in hybrids ( PHEV). These models account for 9.5% of Mercedes sales.
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