MONTVALE, N.J., March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today
reported its February sales of 17,304 new vehicles, a marginal decrease
from February 2006 (MBUSA's highest February on record). This brings
MBUSA's year-to-date total to 34,373 new vehicles, an increase of 15.2
percent over the same period in 2006.
Passenger car sales totaled 11,890 units
, with the company's volume model lines C- and E-Class leading the pack for a combined 30.9 percent
increase over February 2006 (6,921 v. 5,286). Highlights for the month also
included a 12.8 percent increase in volume for the M-Class family of luxury
light trucks (2,431 v. 2,155) and a 212.7 percent increase in sales of the
unique luxury SUV G-Class (172 v. 55).
Sales for Mercedes vehicles in the luxury light truck segment continue
to exhibit a strong performance as a group with a 15.7 percent increase
over February 2006.
Separately, the Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned vehicle program
reported sales of 3,910 units, an increase of 13 percent compared to last
February, bringing the year-to-date total to 7,519 units, a 15.2 percent
increase over the same period in 2006.
MERCEDES-BENZ
Sales -- February 2007
Model February '07 February '06 Monthly % YTD 2007 YTD 2006 Yearly %
C-CLASS 3,868 2,976 30.0% 7,796 6,074 28.4%
E-CLASS 3,053 2,310 32.2% 6,428 4,775 34.6%
S-CLASS 2,128 3,360 -36.7% 4,206 4,283 -1.8%
CL-CLASS 231 45 413.3% 489 113 332.7%
SL-CLASS 356 542 -34.3% 725 1,070 -32.2%
CLK-CLASS 1,255 1,911 -34.3% 2,282 3,037 -24.9%
SLK-CLASS 386 701 -44.9% 782 1,320 -40.8%
CLS-CLASS 613 832 -26.3% 1,240 1,733 -28.4%
R-CLASS 875 2,469 -64.6% 1,713 3,155 -45.7%
M-CLASS 2,431 2,155 12.8% 4,782 4,117 16.2%
GL-CLASS 1,936 n/a n/a 3,751 n/a n/a
G-CLASS 172 55 212.7% 179 148 20.9%
GRAND TOTAL 17,304 17,356 -0.3% 34,373 29,825 15.2%
SOURCE Mercedes-Benz USA