Mercedes-Benz sells six percent fewer vehicles

Mercedes-Benz Group sold 568,400 passenger cars and vans in the first quarter. This is six percent less than in the first three months of the previous year. Passenger car sales fell noticeably in Asia in particular. Mercedes cites model changes and restrictions in the supply chain as the main reasons for the 15 percent drop. Vans, on the other hand, increased to 104,500 units worldwide, driven by strong sales in China (plus 27 percent) and the USA (+15%). (aum)