OREANDA-NEWS. Russian dealers of Mercedes-Benz at the end of 2015 sold 41614 cars and SUVs (-15%), which allowed the Stuttgart brand to retain its leadership in the premium segment in the Russian market.

"We are not only the undisputed leader of the Russian market for premium cars, but we also managed to increase the share of the overall market, which now stands at a record 2.8%, and our share of the big German trio for the year was 44%," - said General Director of "Mercedes- Benz Rus", Jan Madeo.

Mercedes-Benz received the palm of premium car market as a whole, so in segments C, E- and S-Class, as well as in the class of large SUVs. High results was demonstrated by the brand Mercedes-AMG: in 2015 cars of AMG sports versions were sold in Russia in the amount of 2432 units (21%), which was a new record of AMG on the Russian market. This was facilitated by the expansion of the model range and launch of sports brand into new segments, informed the press service of "Mercedes-Benz Rus".