Mercedes-Benz USA Reports 20,895 April New Vehicle Sales, Delivering Best-Ever Year-to-Date Sales of 76,880
MONTVALE, N.J., May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today
reported April sales of 20,895 new vehicles; the second best April ever
(after April 2006 with sales of 21,270). This represents the best-ever
year-to-date sales volume, bringing the total to 76,880 new vehicles for
2007 - a six percent increase over sales during the same period in 2006.
The C-Class was once again the volume leader for the month with sales
of 5,131 new vehicles (up 27.1% over April 2006), closely trailed by the
E-Class with sales of 4,011 (6.2% increase vs. April 2006). The M-Class,
ranked third with sales of 2,382, followed closely by the top-of-the line
sedan, the S- Class, with 2,067 sales for April.
The CL-Class, the Mercedes-Benz new flagship coupe, also continued to
exhibit high demand with sales of 330 units for the month, an increase of
416%. In the luxury light truck segment, the GL-Class continued to show
strong momentum with sales of 1,866, while the iconic G-Class more than
doubled its volume to 101.
Separately, through the Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned program,
MBUSA sold 4,073 vehicles in April, bringing year-to-date sales to 16,773,
a 15.6 percent increase over the same period last year.
Mercedes-Benz USA, headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey, is responsible
for the sales, marketing and service of all Mercedes-Benz and Maybach products
in the United States. In 2006, MBUSA achieved an all-time sales record of
248,080 new vehicles, setting the highest sales volume ever in its history and
achieving 13 consecutive years of sales growth. More information on MBUSA and
its products can be found on the Internet at http://www.mbusa.com and
http://www.maybachusa.com.
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