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.