"We have the broadest luxury product range on offer and are delighted to report that our compact cars including our recently introduced A-Class facelift, has significantly added to these sales," said Florian Seidler, Co-CEO Mercedes-Benz South Africa & Executive Director Mercedes-Benz Cars.

2015 was the "Year of the SUV" for Mercedes-Benz who saw its new GLC outshine competitors in the mid-luxury SUV segment.

Mercedes-Benz has declared 2016  the "Year of Open Top Driving" and anticipate further enhancements with the SL and SLC roadsters and the all new introduction of our super-sexy S-Class Cabriolet.

Seidler concludes: "Our product renewal continues with the C-Class Coupé and the new E-Class - the most Intelligent Business Class sedan. These models will attract new customers to the brand and further enhance our loyal customers' driving experience."

The Stutgart-based company sold a total of 150,814 vehicles in January, an increase of 19,9 percent compared with the same month of last year. Unit sales were extremely high in China where more than 40,000 three-pointed star vehicles were handed over to customers.