"We continue to be optimistic about the second quarter, during which we want to boost sales above last year's level," Mercedes-Benz Cars sales chief Joachim Schmidt said in a statemen.
Vehicle sales in China, including Hong Kong, jumped 47 percent to a record level of 16,536 units. In the United States, where the overall car market grew 18 percent in April, Mercedes-Benz sales edged up 2.3 percent.
Rival BMW earlier said it expected U.S. sales to continue growing while Chinese demand would slow this year. (Reuters)