The flagship S-Class, bringing the ultimate in luxury to the Chinese consumer, ended the year with total sales of 31,050 units, aided by best-ever monthly sales of 3,700 units in December.
The locally produced E-Class and C-Class in December both set their best month sales in 2011.
With growth of 85% for 2011, the SUV family provides a new lifestyle that was appreciated by 54,335 new customers for the year. The GLK compact SUV and M-Class model proved particularly popular, almost doubling their sales over last year, with 2011 sales of 23,805 units and 15,860 units respectively.