Carmaker gets big boost from nation

Strong demand from the Chinese market helped boost sales of German carmaker Mercedes-Benz to a record in the first seven months of 2018, a statement from the Stuttgartbased company showed on Monday. A total of 392,780 vehicles were delivered to Chinese customers from January to July 2018, representing a year-on-year increase of 15.1 percent. In July alone, Mercedes-Benz sold 52,616 cars in China, up by 8.3 compared to the same month in 2017.