Mercedes-Benz aims to sell a record high of over 60,000 units in South Korea this year, posting double-digit sales growth for a second consecutive year, the head of the company's local unit has said.

In the first quarter of the year, Mercedes-Benz Korea sold a total of 19,119 units, raising hopes that it could far exceed last year's annual sales.

In 2016, sales of Mercedes Benz Korea came to 56,343 cars, spiking 19.9 percent from a year earlier, while annual sales of all imported vehicles dropped 7.6 percent on-year.
 
The 2016 tally also marked more than 25 percent of all imported cars sold here the same year.

Dimitris Psillakis, CEO of Mercedes-Benz Korea, told Yonhap News recently that his company will focus on boosting the quality of its after-sales services down the road.