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Mercedes races to new annual sales record in 2012

Luxury German carmaker Mercedes-Benz said on Friday it had achieved record sales in 2012, driven by accelerating growth in China and the United States.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Daimler AG CEO Dieter Zetsche stand next to a Mercedes fuel cell hybrid car in Frankfurt, Germany, on September 15, 2011. Luxury German carmaker Mercedes-Benz achieves record sales in 2012, driven by accelerating growth in China and the United States.

About 1.3 million Mercedes-Benz cars were purchased in 2012, the firm said in its annual sales release, a gain of 4.7 percent on the previous year.

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