Mercedes-Benz Sales Up 13 Percent for September

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported its best September on record with sales of 22,459 new vehicles, an increase of 13 percent over last September. This brings MBUSA's year-to-date sales to 180,265, a 1.8 percent increase over the same period in 2006.

During its first full month on the market, sales of the all-new 2008 C- Class boosted the volume-leading model line by 42.8 percent (6,052 vs. 4,238 units). Highlights for the month include a 14 percent jump in car sales (15,867 vs. 13,913) which was achieved in part by significant increases by not only the C-Class, but also the highly acclaimed E-Class (up 21.4 percent), the fun-to-drive CLK coupes and convertibles (up 29.5 percent), and the top-of- the-line CL-Class coupe (up 575.6 percent).

Sales for Mercedes-Benz vehicles in the luxury light truck segment -- M- Class, R-Class, GL-Class and G-Class -- continue to demonstrate impressive gains with a combined 10.6 percent increase over last September and a 12.3 percent increase over the first nine months of last year (53,178 v. 47,354 units).

Separately, through the Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned program, MBUSA sold 4,390 vehicles in September, an increase of 2 percent over September 2006, bringing the year-to-date total to 39,253 units, a 9.7 percent increase over year-to-date 2006.

pchera01 - 10/2/2007 4:36:49 PM

-4 Boost

S-calss already going down??
that is not good at all
and Ls is doing good too

S4cabriofoxone - 10/2/2007 5:25:12 PM

+1 Boost

Yes, but all the ones they NEED (bread and butter) have gone up substantially: C, E, M, GL.

c36amg - 10/2/2007 8:12:29 PM

+1 Boost

they already have enough volume to go for... s-class sales are driven by its name & Mercedes knows that.

Agent63 - 10/3/2007 7:42:31 AM

+1 Boost

the name comes with some great engineering, comfort, and overall luxury amenities. It's one of the top names and cars in it's class. The next best thing in luxury cars are the RR's, Bentley's, and Maybach's.

The BMW 7, A8, XJ all have expected European luxury which is also good. Like I posted on the other threads styling is subjective.

-- Like S4 said, all they need is the true MASS sellers and the C/E/M are it.

xj13 - 10/3/2007 11:55:11 PM

+2 Boost

only 13% it should be 50%