Mercedes EV Sales Jump 28% as Overall Sales Drop

Mercedes-Benz sold 97,100 battery-electric vehicles in the first half of the year, a 28 percent increase, while overall Mercedes-Benz Cars sales fell 7 percent to 837,200 units. China sales dropped 28 percent to 210,200, but Europe and North America grew. The electric CLA, GLC, and GLB drove EV growth.