Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported its highest June on record with sales of 20,802 new vehicles, an increase of 14 percent over last June. This brings MBUSA’s year-to-date total to 114,935 new vehicles sold for the best half- year sales in the company’s history.
Highlights for the month include an 81 percent increase for the flagship S-Class model line (2,407 v. 1,330 units). Roadsters also proved to be popular this month with a 23.4 percent increase over June 2005 for the SL-Class and SLK-Class combined (1,934 v. 1,567).
The Mercedes-Benz portfolio of luxury light trucks -- M-Class, R-Class, GL-Class and G-Class -- continue to demonstrate impressive gains with a significant 74.6 percent increase over June 2005 and a 97.9 percent increase over year-to-date 2005 (29,540 v. 14,926).
Separately, through the Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned program, MBUSA sold 4,237 vehicles in June, bringing annual sales for the year to a total of 22,893 units, an increase of 11.7 percent over June 2005.
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