MERCEDES-BENZ REPORTED Q3 CAR SALES FELL BY 8% YEAR-OVER-YEAR TO 407,200 UNITS. HOWEVER, SALES OF BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLES ROSE BY 52% YEAR-OVER-YEAR TO 78,100 UNITS. IN EUROPE, CAR SALES INCREASED BY 5% YEAR-OVER-YEAR, WHILE SALES IN CHINA DROPPED BY 31% YEAR-OVER-YEAR; THE U.S. SAW A 6% RISE. OVERALL Q3 GROUP SALES FELL BY 6% YEAR-OVER-YEAR TO 491,700 UNITS.
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