National Press Release

MONTVALE, N.J., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported sales of 19,576 new vehicles for June 2008, bringing the year-to-date total to 119,279 units, marking the best sales for the first half of any year company's history.

Highlights for the month include a 25.1 percent increase (5,977 vs. 4,776 units) in sales for the company's volume-leading C-Class. The E-Class also recorded gains with an 18.3 percent increase over last June's sales (4,360 vs. 3,686 units). Sales of the legendary and newly redesigned SL-Class roadster also jumped by 12.3 percent from 594 units in June 2007 to 667 units in June 2008. In the SUV category, the popularity of the ML-Class was evidenced by an increase by 2 percent (2,601 vs. 2,551 units) for the month.

Year-to-date sales of 119,279 units broke last year's record of 118,240, a 0.9 percent increase. Compared to the same period last year, highlights include a 36.7 percent increase in C-Class sales and a 1 percent increase in SL-Class sales. Contrary to current market conditions, the ML-Class SUV marked a 16.5 percent increase in sales for the first half of the year (17,396 vs. 14,935).

Separately, through the Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned program, MBUSA marked a 2.3 percent increase for June sales (4,809 vs. 4,703 certified pre-owned vehicles sold), bringing year-to-date sales to a total of 31,358 units, an increase of 20.3 percent over the same period in 2007.

Mercedes-Benz USA, headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey, is responsible for the sales, marketing and service of all Mercedes-Benz products in the United States. In 2007, MBUSA achieved an all-time sales record of 253,433 new vehicles, setting the highest sales volume ever in its history and achieving 14 consecutive years of sales growth.

                              MERCEDES-BENZ USA
                              Sales -- June 2008

    Model           June '08 June '07  Monthly %  YTD 2008 YTD 2007 Yearly %

    C-CLASS           5,977   4,776     25.1%      37,362   27,328   36.7%

    E-CLASS           4,360   3,686     18.3%      20,163   22,246   -9.4%

    S-CLASS           1,384   1,701    -18.6%       9,639   12,549  -23.2%

    CL-CLASS            180     266    -32.3%       1,503    1,699  -11.5%

    SL-CLASS            667     594     12.3%       3,401    3,367    1.0%

    CLK-CLASS           726   1,170    -37.9%       6,293    8,208  -23.3%

    SLK-CLASS           576     968    -40.5%       3,069    4,614  -33.5%

    CLS-CLASS           552     582     -5.2%       3,729    4,075   -8.5%

    R-CLASS             576   1,305    -55.9%       4,784    6,835  -30.0%

    ML-CLASS          2,601   2,551      2.0%      17,396   14,935   16.5%

    GL-CLASS          1,913   1,920     -0.4%      11,450   11,789   -2.9%

    G-CLASS              64      70     -8.6%         490      595  -17.6%

    GRAND TOTAL      19,576  19,589     -0.1%     119,279  118,240    0.9%

SOURCE Mercedes-Benz USA