Mercedes Records Record Sales In January

Coming off its fourteenth year of consecutive sales growth, Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported sales of 18,275 new vehicles for January 2008, up 7.1 percent from last January, marking the best January sales in the company’s history.

Strong demand in both the Mercedes SUV and coupes and convertibles categories fueled the increase in sales volume for the month. As a group, sales of Mercedes-Benz SUVs rose 23.1 percent (6,167 vs. 5,011 units), boosted by an M-Class sales increase of 37.7 percent (3,237 vs. 2,351 units). The R-Class also contributed to the momentum with sales of 1,005 units, a 19.9 percent increase over last January. The popularity of Mercedes-Benz coupes and convertibles was demonstrated by a 21.2 percent sales increase for the SLK-Class (480 vs. 396 units), a 19.1 percent increase in the CLK-Class (1,223 vs. 1,027 units), and a 5.4 percent increase in SL-Class (389 vs. 369 units).

Other highlights include strong performance of the C-Class model line, which was the volume leader with sales of 4,647 units, an increase of 18.3 percent over last January’s 3,928 units.

Separately, the Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned vehicle program reported sales of 3,624 units, an increase of 0.4 percent compared to last January.

Model	January '08	January '07	Monthly %	YTD 2008	YTD 2007	Yearly %

C-CLASS	4,647	3,928	18.3%	4,647	3,928	18.3%

E-CLASS	2,980	3,375	-11.7%	2,980	3,375	-11.7%

S-CLASS	1,641	2,078	-21.0%	1,641	2,078	-21.0%

CL-CLASS	253	258	-1.9%	253	258	-1.9%

SL-CLASS	389	369	5.4%	389	369	5.4%

CLK-CLASS	1,223	1,027	19.1%	1,223	1,027	19.1%

SLK-CLASS	480	396	21.2%	480	396	21.2%

CLS-CLASS	495	627	-21.1%	495	627	-21.1%

R-CLASS	1,005	838	19.9%	1,005	838	19.9%

M-CLASS	3,237	2,351	37.7%	3,237	2,351	37.7%

GL-CLASS	1,815	1,815	0.0%	1,815	1,815	0.0%

G-CLASS	110	7	1471.4%	110	7	1471.4%

GRAND TOTAL	18,275	17,069	7.1%	18,275	17,069	7.1%

theoptimisticpessimist - 2/1/2008 2:46:28 PM

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Wow, whats with the G Class?

mmeecc - 2/1/2008 2:51:09 PM

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Surprised me also...

AMGZING_fanboy - 2/1/2008 3:25:45 PM

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me too........

ThierryHenry14 - 2/1/2008 5:18:01 PM

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WOW!!! The G-wagen really skyrocketed from 07. and the C-klasse is also selling great.

congrats MB USA.

autopro - 2/1/2008 5:27:12 PM

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Goes to show if it has the star,no matter where they reliability record is they still sell.

ThierryHenry14 - 2/1/2008 8:38:45 PM

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you finally realized?

SixxFive - 2/1/2008 11:56:42 PM

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Congratulations Mercedes.

S4cabriofoxone - 2/2/2008 12:56:21 AM

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The CLS is hardly "tanking." It didn't sell in the thousands last year, and it's not doing that this year either. It's a big percent difference, but not very different in real numbers.

S4cabriofoxone - 2/2/2008 12:55:26 AM

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Am I the only one who thinks it strange that the CLK and M are both up so much this month? The CLK is dangerously close to the end of its life, and the M is... well... kind of boring.

Anyway, C-Class sales are impressive, as are G-Wagen sales (LOL). The GL sold the exact same. Funny. I should've bought one, to change that.

XYZZ - 2/2/2008 4:21:59 AM

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something is simply NOT RIGHT with the chart.

aside from no raw figures, the % change by month and for the year are IDENTICAL.

statistically, VERY IMPROBABLE to downright IMPOSSIBLE.

i'm not saying there were not sales increases/decreases. but the chart simply CANNOT be right, with two columns of IDENTICAL figures.

ThierryHenry14 - 2/2/2008 9:23:53 AM

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its identical because the sales figures are based on the same change.

they are both based only on January of this year and last. once it gets to feb, then the second column will change, but until then, its only 1 month of comparison for both Jan 08/Jan 07 and YTD08/YTD07. Its not impossible, its just statistics.

investor27 - 2/4/2008 11:51:35 AM

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Does anybody know why the E-Class and S-Class is down 20%+?