Mercedes Benz Sales Flatten In June - Down 0.1%

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported sales of 19,576 new vehicles for June 2008, bringing the year-to-date total to 119,279 units, marking the best sales for the first half of any year in the company’s history.

Highlights for the month include a 25.1 percent increase (5,977 vs. 4,776 units) in sales for the company’s volume-leading C-Class.  The E-Class also recorded gains with an 18.3 percent increase over last June’s sales (4,360 vs. 3,686 units).   Sales of the legendary and newly redesigned SL-Class roadster also jumped by 12.3 percent from 594 units in June 2007 to 667 units in June 2008.  In the SUV category, the popularity of the ML-Class was evidenced by an increase of 2 percent (2,601 vs. 2,551 units) for the month.

Year-to-date sales of 119,279 units broke last year’s record of 118,240, a 0.9 percent increase.  Compared to the same period last year, highlights include a 36.7 percent increase in C-Class sales and a 1 percent increase in SL-Class sales. Contrary to current market conditions, the ML-Class SUV marked a 16.5 percent increase in sales for the first half of the year (17,396 vs. 14,935).

Separately, through the Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned program, MBUSA marked a 2.3 percent increase for June sales (4,809 vs. 4,703 certified pre-owned vehicles sold), bringing year-to-date sales to a total of 31,358 units, an increase of 20.3 percent over the same period in 2007.

Star - 7/1/2008 2:20:09 PM

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Mercedes-true luxury brand. In spite of the gas prices being up their sales go as strong as before. Bravo Mercedes!
Keep offering us engineering marvels.

Gennissen - 7/2/2008 6:35:04 AM

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given, they make nice cars that are proving to be more and more reliant. but its the diesel cars that are keeping mercedes sales up. seems that diesel bluetech investment is paying off. vw is big on diesel as well.

M35MT - 7/1/2008 2:43:25 PM

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Breakdown by model?

silver1 - 7/1/2008 3:53:55 PM

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Mercedes-Benz Sets Another Record With Best May Sales

MONTVALE, N.J. -- Mercedes-Benz USA today reported its highest May on record with sales of 21,785 new vehicles, a 0.1 percent increase over last May.

Sales for the month brought MBUSA's year-to-date volume to 99,703 new vehicles, a 1.1 percent increase compared to the first five months of 2007.

Passenger car sales of 16,416 vehicles showed an increase of 4.6 percent over last May. Sales of the legendary SL roadster, one of MBUSA's first 2009 models to hit dealer showrooms, increased by 60.4 percent (1,083 vs. 675 units). The volume leading C-Class also demonstrated impressive growth with an increase of 43.9 percent for the month (7,394 vs 5,139 units). In the light truck category, the award-winning M-Class SUV increased 4 percent (2,706 vs. 2,601 units), while sales of the G-Class rose 11.3 percent (79 vs. 71 units).

Year-to-date highlights include an overall increase in the C-Class model line of 39.2 percent (31,385 vs. 22,552) and in the M-Class with a 19.5 percent (14,795 vs. 12,384) increase.

Separately, through the Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned program, MBUSA marked a 31.8 percent increase for May sales with 6,037 vehicles sold, bringing year-to-date sales to a total of 26,549 units, an increase of 24.3 percent over the same period in 2007.

Source: Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA)

silver1 - 7/1/2008 3:59:16 PM

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The Numbers
Model May ‘08 May ‘07 Monthly % YTD 2008 YTD 2007 Yearly %
C-CLASS 7,394 5,139 43.9% 31,385 22,552 39.2%
E-CLASS 4,029 4,102 -1.8%15,803 18,560-14.9%
S-CLASS 1,684 2,135 -21.1% 8,255 10,848-23.9%
CL-CLASS 250 319 -21.6% 1,323 1,433 -7.7%
SL-CLASS 1,083 675 60.4% 2,734 2,773 -1.4%
CLK-CLASS 1,033 1,548 -33.3% 5,567 7,038-20.9%
SLK-CLASS 444 1,100 -59.6% 2,493 3,646-31.6%
CLS-CLASS 499 671 -25.6% 3,177 3,493 -9.0%
R-CLASS 666 1,379 -51.7% 4,208 5,530-23.9%
M-CLASS 2,706 2,601 4.0% 14,795 12,384 19.5%
GL-CLASS 1,918 2,031 -5.6% 9,537 9,869 -3.4%
G-CLASS 79 71 11.3% 426 525-18.9%

GRAND TOTAL 21,785 21,771 0.1% 99,70 398,651 1.1%

thetruth01 - 7/1/2008 7:01:47 PM

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http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2008/07/01/091628.html

MercedesBenz00Z - 7/1/2008 11:10:17 PM

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you people english bad