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Mercedes Benz February Sales Jump 7.2%
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.