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Mercedes-Benz S-Class sold 2013



Launched a month, Mercedes-Benz S-Class has picked up 12,000 more orders from around the world. "We are very impressed with this achievement," said CEO of Daimler AG, Dieter Zetsche, Thursday (13/6).

Since the sale in 1972, the S-Class has been the top-selling models in its class. Currently, Mercedes-Benz S-Class made ​​for rival BMW and Audi to profit by the end of 2020.

Last month, Mercedes-Benz global sales of 121,360 units, up 7.3 percent compared to May 2012. According to Zetsche, the achievement of a new record for sales of one month. While sales from January to May 2013 has reached 562,824 units, up 5.9 percent compared to the same period last year.

However, profits fell 56 percent to 917 million euros (USD 12-trillion). Target profit, about 2 billion euros (Rp 26.3 trillion) by the end of 2014. Meluncrkan plans 13 new models in the next eight years is a long term project in order to compete with fellow German competitor.

Unit S-Class that has been ordered mlai sent on July 20. Mercedes-Benz also launched specifically for this model factory in Sindelfingen, Germany, yesterday.