Mercedes sales rise 18% in August on China surge

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September 04, 2015 05:00 AM

FRANKFURT -- Mercedes-Benz's global brand sales increased 18 percent in August to 139,802 cars, boosted by demand in China, where the automaker's volume rose 53 percent to 32,763 vehicles.

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