Mercedes-Benz Q3 car sales fall 8% as China demand weakness persists, EV sales rise 52%

Oct 7 (Reuters) German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz said on Wednesday sales in ​its core car ‌business continued to fall in the third quarter, declining 8% year-on-year due to challenging ‌market ​conditions in China. • ⁠Car deliveries fell ⁠to 407,200 units in the July-September period, the company said in a ​statement. • In China, the drop was 31% ⁠to 86,800 units, ⁠compared with the ​same period last year. • Quarterly ​sales in Top-End segment dropped ‌21% to 53,900 units, affected by the weaker market environment in ⁠China and ongoing model changeovers. • However, car sales rose by 6% ⁠in ‌the U.S. and ⁠5% in Europe. • ​Group ‌sales of battery-electric vehicles, ​which include ⁠cars and vans, rose by 52% to 78,100 units. (Reporting by Rachel More and Amir OrusovEditing by ​Linda Pasquini)