Mercedes-Benz China sales to moderate in remainder of 2016 - country head

Reuters

Published Apr 25, 2016 06:27

Mercedes-Benz China sales to moderate in remainder of 2016 - country head

BEIJING (Reuters) - Sales of Mercedes-Benz vehicles in China will moderate over the remainder of 2016, compared with a 39 percent year-on-year growth in the first quarter, the brand's China head said on Monday.

Mercedes-Benz's sales in China rose three times as fast as BMW's (DE:BMWG) in the first quarter, to make the brand the biggest seller of luxury cars globally, monthly registration figures showed earlier this month.