Editorial Summary

In 1996, Mercedes-Benz Cars recorded 4,716 new-vehicle sales in Australia. Mercedes-Benz Cars C-Class was the leading model in this view, with 2,198 sales. The highest annual result in the loaded history was 37,068 sales in 2017. That was 27.6% higher than the previous full-year result.

Historical sales trend

Full-history view for this slice across 1991–2026 (1996 · Mercedes-Benz Cars).

Sales by year: 1996 · Mercedes-Benz Cars

Year-by-year totals for 1996 · Mercedes-Benz Cars.

Year	Total	vs prev
2026 YTD	14,151	−6.4%
2025	22,850	+14.3%
2024	19,989	−17.8%
2023	24,315	−9.3%
2022	26,801	−5.5%
2021	28,348	−3.8%
2020	29,455	−7.9%
2019	31,985	−0.7%
2018	32,201	−13.1%
2017	37,068	+686.0%
1996	4,716	+27.6%
1995	3,697	+5.1%
1994	3,517	+23.4%
1993	2,851	−16.1%
1992	3,400	+116.6%
1991	1,570	—

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Purchase data

Top models: 1996 · Mercedes-Benz Cars

Best-selling vehicles for 1996 · Mercedes-Benz Cars, with each model's share of Mercedes-Benz Cars sales.

#	Vehicle	Sales	Share
1	Mercedes-Benz Cars C-Class	2,198	46.6%
2	Mercedes-Benz Cars E-Class	2,018	42.8%
3	Mercedes-Benz Cars S-Class	195	4.1%
4	Mercedes-Benz Cars SL-Class	179	3.8%
5	Mercedes-Benz Cars E-Class Cpe/Conv	91	1.9%
6	Mercedes-Benz Cars S-Class Cpe/Conv	22	0.5%
7	Mercedes-Benz Cars SLK-Class	13	0.3%

Key notes: 1996 · Mercedes-Benz Cars

Extra context to keep the top cleaner.

Mercedes-Benz Cars total in 1996: 4,716

Top Mercedes-Benz Cars model: C-Class (2,198)

Historical year-end data from imported workbook sources.

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Data from 1991-2026. Please note data for 1991-1997 is partial or incomplete and may not include all makes. Latest data is from August 2026.

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