Mercedes Benz Sales Crumble 38.2% In November

Mercedes-Benz USA reported November sales of 14,102 vehicles, bringing the company's year-to-date volume to 206,396, an 8.6 percent decrease over the year-to-date record set last year. Sales highlights for Mercedes-Benz USA include a 16.9 percent increase in C-Class sales and a 5.5 percent increase M-Class SUV sales for the year-to-date.

Separately, through the Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) program, MBUSA sold 5,312 vehicles in November, an increase of 46.7 percent over November 2007, bringing its certified pre-owned sales to 58,065 units year-to-date, a 24 percent jump over the same period last year (46,844 units).

 

kpaxx - 12/2/2008 2:57:43 PM

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I guess people are buying the gently used MB in these economic times!

VISO - 12/2/2008 3:01:26 PM

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People regardless of income are just plain nervous. No one, understandably, wants to make a big committment to buying or leasing a new car. This is going to continue for quite sometime.

Heyhuub - 12/2/2008 4:00:54 PM

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Funny thing is only the M and the G are relativly stable.