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6 June 2011 - 12:06 AMT

Mercedes-Benz Cars sales rose 7.4 percent in May

Daimler AG (DAI)’s Mercedes-Benz Cars sales rose 7.4 percent in May to 118,931 vehicles, led by growth in Brazil, Russia, India and China, the company said in an e-mailed statement on June 6, Bloomberg reported.

The carmaker wants to sell more than 1.3 million Mercedes-Benz cars and smart fortwo in 2011, Joachim Schmidt, executive vice president of sales and marketing, said.

In China, brand sales increased 43% to 16,401 cars in May. U.S. brand sales rose 1.8% to 18,886 whereas German sales declined by 0.2% to 24.647.

Avangard Motors LLC is the general distributor for Daimler AG in Armenia. The official opening of Mercedes-Benz showroom and service center took place in May 2000. Avangard Motors Company offers: Sales of Mercedes-Benz passenger cars and commercial vehicles; Service of Mercedes-Benz passenger cars; Sales of Mercedes-Benz spare parts, accessories & collection items.