Mercedes Benz February Sales Jump 7.2%
Agent009 submitted on 3/3/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 1:01:30 PM
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Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported its highest sales
volume for any February in the company's history with sales of 18,564 new
vehicles, an increase of 7.
3 percent over last February. This brings
MBUSA's year-to-date total to 36,839 new vehicles sold, an increase of 7.2
percent over the same period in 2007.
Sales for Mercedes-Benz luxury light truck models continued strongly as a
group with a 12 percent increase over February 2007 (6,061 vs. 5,414 units)
and a 17.3 percent increase for the year-to-date (12,228 vs. 10,425 units).
Sales of M-Class models made an impressive leap by 26.7 percent for the
month (3,081 vs. 2,431 units) and 32.1 percent for the year-to-date (6,318
vs. 4,782 units). R-Class sales rose by 6.1 percent for the month and 12.8
percent for the year-to-date.
Boosted by significant increases in sales of C-Class and SLK-Class models -
49.5 percent and 30.6 percent respectively - sales of Mercedes-Benz
passenger cars as a group increased by 5.2 percent for the month. Other
highlights for the month include strong performance by the iconic SL
roadster, up 2.5 percent, and the high-end CL coupe, up 7.4 percent over
last February.
Separately, the Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned vehicle program reported
sales of 4,517 units, an increase of 15.5 percent compared to last February,
bringing the certified pre-owned year-to-date total to 8,141 units, an 8.3
percent increase over the same period in 2007.