With the Vito and V-Class, Mercedes-Benz Vans has turned its mid-size segment offering into a strong second pillar of its product portfolio in addition to the large van Sprinter.

In the first half of 2016, Vito and V-Class continued to be the strongest sales drivers. Mercedes-Benz Vans delivered approximately 46,000 Vito models to customers (plus 40 percent) and 23,300 V-Class models (plus 66 percent). Total sales of Mercedes-Benz Vans increased by 21 percent to approximately 176,200 vehicles - a new record.

China was the strongest growth market for Mercedes-Benz Vans with an increase in sales of 104 percent to approximately 5,700 units. In the second quarter of 2016, Mercedes-Benz Vans achieved its best ever quarterly EBIT of 401 million Euros (previous year: 234 million Euros, plus 71 percent) and its best ever quarterly RoS of 11.7 percent (previous year: 8.3 percent, plus 41 percent).

It also achieved second quarter record sales of 99,600 units (previous year: 81,600, plus 22 percent) and revenues of 3,441 million Euros (previous year 2,829 million Euros, plus 22 percent).

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