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National Press Release

Mercedes-Benz Reports April Sales of 14,565

Published 2009-05-01 13:26
By Mercedes-Benz USA

MONTVALE, N.J., May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported April sales of 14,565 vehicles, a decline of 28.1 percent over April 2008.

The volume leaders for the month were the C, GLK, and M-Class with sales of 4,274, 1,869, and 1,838 respectively.

On a year-to-date basis, the company sold 54,799 new vehicles, a decrease of 29.7 percent over the comparable period last year.

Separately, through the Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) program, MBUSA sold 6,797 vehicles in April; a 6.4 percent decrease compared to April 2008 sales of 7,261 vehicles. Year-to-date sales for the MBCPO program are 25,959, a 26.5 percent increase over 2008 year-to-date sales (20,513 vehicles) during the same timeframe.

Mercedes-Benz USA, headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey, is responsible for the sales, marketing and service of all Mercedes-Benz and Maybach products in the United States. For more than forty years, MBUSA has taken pride in its commitment to the customer by providing superior quality luxury vehicles coupled with outstanding customer support. More information on MBUSA and its products can be found at www.mbusa.com and www.maybachusa.com.

    Model       April '09  April '08 Monthly %  YTD 2009 YTD 2008  Yearly %
    -----       ---------  --------- ---------  -------- --------  --------

    -------         -----      -----     -----    ------   ------     -----
    C-CLASS         4,274      6,850     -37.6%   16,304   23,991     -32.0%
    -------         -----      -----     -----    ------   ------     -----

    -------         -----      -----     -----     -----   ------     -----
    E-CLASS         1,795      3,208     -44.0%    7,645   11,774     -35.1%
    -------         -----      -----     -----     -----   ------     -----

    -------         -----      -----     -----     -----    -----     -----
    S-CLASS         1,159      1,775     -34.7%    3,391    6,571     -48.4%
    -------         -----      -----     -----     -----    -----     -----

    --------          ---        ---     -----       ---    -----     -----
    CL-CLASS          122        275     -55.6%      522    1,073     -51.4%
    --------          ---        ---     -----       ---    -----     -----

    --------          ---        ---      ----     -----    -----     -----
    SL-CLASS          502        518      -3.1%    1,405    1,651     -14.9%
    --------          ---        ---      ----     -----    -----     -----

    ---------         ---      -----     -----     -----    -----     -----
    CLK-CLASS         999      1,110     -10.0%    3,801    4,534     -16.2%
    ---------         ---      -----     -----     -----    -----     -----

    ---------         ---        ---     -----     -----    -----     -----
    SLK-CLASS         305        504     -39.5%    1,082    2,049     -47.2%
    ---------         ---        ---     -----     -----    -----     -----

    ---------         ---        ---     -----     -----    -----     -----
    CLS-CLASS         255        706     -63.9%    1,245    2,678     -53.5%
    ---------         ---        ---     -----     -----    -----     -----

    -------           ---        ---     -----     -----    -----     -----
    R-CLASS           192        735     -73.9%    1,094    3,542     -69.1%
    -------           ---        ---     -----     -----    -----     -----

    -------         -----      -----     -----     -----   ------     -----
    M-CLASS         1,838      2,582     -28.8%    6,221   12,089     -48.5%
    -------         -----      -----     -----     -----   ------     -----

    --------           --         --     -----       ---      ---     -----
    G-CLASS            50         70     -28.6%      191      347     -45.0%
    --------           --         --     -----       ---      ---     -----

    --------        -----      -----     -----     -----    -----     -----
    GL-CLASS        1,205      1,938     -37.8%    4,213    7,619     -44.7%
    --------        -----      -----     -----     -----    -----     -----

    ---------       -----         --                ----       --
    GLK-CLASS       1,869          -                7685        -
    ---------       -----         --                ----       --

    -----------    ------     ------     -----    ------   ------     -----
    GRAND TOTAL    14,565     20,271     -28.1%   54,799   77,918     -29.7%
    -----------    ------     ------     -----    ------   ------     -----

SOURCE Mercedes-Benz USA



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