Mercedes Sales Slide 28.1% In April

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported April sales of 14,565 vehicles, a decline of 28.1 percent over April 2008.

The volume leaders for the month were the C, GLK, and M-Class with sales of 4,274, 1,869, and 1,838 respectively.

On a year-to-date basis, the company sold 54,799 new vehicles, a decrease of 29.7 percent over the comparable period last year.

Separately, through the Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) program, MBUSA sold 6,797 vehicles in April; a 6.4 percent decrease compared to April 2008 sales of 7,261 vehicles. Year-to-date sales for the MBCPO program are 25,959, a 26.5 percent increase over 2008 year-to-date sales (20,513 vehicles) during the same timeframe.

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M53R - 5/2/2009 6:27:08 AM

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Mercedes is ahead of Lexus for the month.

david999 - 5/2/2009 7:11:12 AM

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Every manufacturer is hurting in this economy.

M53R - 5/2/2009 1:23:32 PM

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Listen to the facts? You need to grow up.

AlexTx - 5/2/2009 1:57:39 PM

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hey David...

Lexus does sell a Diesel... and it's a 4 cylinder.
And you know what?
It sucks.....
You do know that there is a world outside the U.S right?

Anthony - 5/3/2009 10:10:08 PM

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There really was no need for the posting of this "fact" other than to entice a troll. This makes you a troll as well.

BMW3forMe - 5/2/2009 11:17:38 AM

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You are the dope david999.. Lexus ain't nothing but a toyota in a cocktail dress!

kpaxx - 5/2/2009 6:21:19 PM

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Wow surprised to see that it is not the most expensive models that are the poor sellers!