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Mercedes Benz Sales Crater 16.4% In September
Daimler AG today reported sales for the Mercedes-Benz Cars division (Mercedes-Benz and smart combined) of 20,557 units in the U.S. for September 2008. All sales figures in this release are on an unadjusted basis unless otherwise noted.

    Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) reported September sales of 18,779 vehicles, bringing the company's year-to-date volume to 177,298, a 1.6 percent decrease over its year-to-date record set last year. For the month, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class and M-Class model lines recorded gains of 11.9 percent and 1.1 percent respectively.

    Sales for the smart fortwo remain strong with deliveries totaling 1,778 for the month of September. This brings the year-to-date total to an incredible 18,156 units in just over eight months of being offered in the U.S. market. smart USA expects to deliver its 20,000th smart fortwo in the month of October. The vehicle is attracting an overwhelming number of buyers who want a solution to high gas prices, a reduced environmental footprint and increased urban mobility on congested city streets -- all in a package that's fun to drive. The fortwo offers a powerful combination of outstanding fuel efficiency, innovative safety, environmental friendliness and low cost of ownership. There are currently 73 smart centers open in 35 states.

    Detailed vehicle sales information for MBUSA will be announced later today in a separate press release issued by Mercedes-Benz USA.

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Mercedes Benz Sales Crater 16.4% In September



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w209w114w209w114 - 10/1/2008 3:54:37 PMView My AgentSpace
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A loss is a loss however you cut it, But at 16 1/2% its looking better than Lexus 33 1/2% and BMWs 29 1/2%. Audi is the only one doing better due to their all of their newly redesigned lineup.

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w209w114w209w114 - 10/1/2008 3:56:20 PMView My AgentSpace
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That GL is a hot seller. I was surprised to see that

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pchera01pchera01 - 10/1/2008 4:58:39 PM
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there is good reason for it.
I want a Luxury SUV with 7-8 passangers
what is out there
Caddy and Lincoln are junk
Lexus LX570 3rd row is not really a seat
BMW X5, there is few problems with it(IMO) GPS is still read it from CD, its slow, didn't like it
Infiniti QX56 not really great all, too many problems and I got Armada

GL450 is not great looking vehicle, but they have better equiped than any in the market


Htay7500Htay7500 - 10/1/2008 8:29:03 PM
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Theres also that diesel version that the GL has.


pchera01pchera01 - 10/1/2008 4:41:39 PM
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last month i get my 2009GL450 trade in my 2008G35

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AMGZING_fanboyAMGZING_fanboy - 10/1/2008 4:43:17 PM
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those are a lot of S class sold!!

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TurboSpyderTurboSpyder - 10/2/2008 1:23:25 PMView My AgentSpace
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These are the luxury car sales figures I found for September. Mercedes sold the most cars in the entry-level, mid-level and flagship categories.

Entry CUV
1. X3 - 1,400
2. EX - 1,279
3. RDX - 908

Pre-Entry-Level
1. TSX - 2,144
2. C30/S40/V50 - 806
3. 1-Series - 663
4. A3 - 287

Entry-Level
1. C - 6,772
2. 3 - 6,303
3. CTS - 4,360
4. A4/5 - 4,214
5. ES - 4,042
6. G35/37 - 3,797
7. IS - 3,044
8. TL - 3,017
9. MKZ - 1,578
10. 9-3 - 1,281
11. S60 - 470

Mid-Level
1. E - 2,968
2. 5 - 2,423
3. MKS - 1,814
4. A6/S6 - 1,090
5. M - 1,077
6. GS - 977
7. STS - 856
8. S80 - 578
9. RL - 259
10. 9-5 - 176

Flagship
1. S-Class - 1,591
2. LS - 1,238
3. 7-Series - 534
4. A8/S8 - 261

Hyundai Genesis - 1,029



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S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 10/3/2008 1:03:50 AMView My AgentSpace
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I am very surprised that the A4/A5 outsold the G35/G37.

I also can't believe how low Volvo has fallen.
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