Editorial Summary

In 1997, Mercedes-Benz recorded 5,629 new-vehicle sales in Australia. Mercedes-Benz C-Class was the leading model in this view, with 1,997 sales. The highest annual result in the loaded history was 41,226 sales in 2016.

Historical sales trend

Full-history view for this slice across 1991–2026 (1997 · Mercedes-Benz).

Sales by year: 1997 · Mercedes-Benz

Year-by-year totals for 1997 · Mercedes-Benz.

Year	Total	vs prev
2016	41,226	+13.3%
2015	36,374	+14.0%
2014	31,895	+15.8%
2013	27,547	+23.0%
2012	22,397	+5.7%
2011	21,180	−5.1%
2010	22,329	+17.5%
2009	19,000	+2.5%
2008	18,540	−8.4%
2007	20,230	+11.7%
2006	18,104	+2.5%
2005	17,661	+1.0%
2004	17,489	−7.9%
2003	18,988	+5.0%
2002	18,077	+10.8%
2001	16,312	+21.6%
2000	13,411	+22.5%
1999	10,949	+22.0%
1998	8,978	+59.5%
1997	5,629	—

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Purchase data

Top models: 1997 · Mercedes-Benz

Best-selling vehicles for 1997 · Mercedes-Benz, with each model's share of Mercedes-Benz sales.

#	Vehicle	Sales	Share
1	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	1,997	35.5%
2	Mercedes-Benz E-Class	1,790	31.8%
3	Mercedes-Benz C180	1,112	19.8%
4	Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class	340	6.0%
5	Mercedes-Benz S-Class	162	2.9%
6	Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class	131	2.3%
7	Mercedes-Benz SL-Class	79	1.4%
8	Mercedes-Benz CL-Class	18	0.3%

Key notes: 1997 · Mercedes-Benz

Extra context to keep the top cleaner.

Mercedes-Benz total in 1997: 5,629

Top Mercedes-Benz model: C-Class (1,997)

Historical year-end data from imported workbook sources.

Clean URL: /1997/mercedes-benz

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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