Mercedes-Benz Reports 11.6 Percent Increase for July 2008 Sales
MBUSA Records Best Year-to-Date Sales on Record
MONTVALE, N.J., Aug. 1 -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported sales of 20,733 new vehicles for July 2008, an 11.6 percent increase over last July. This brings the year-to-date total to 140,012 units, marking a 2.3 percent increase over the same period last year and setting the new record for MBUSA year-to-date sales.
Both the volume-leading C-Class and highly acclaimed E-Class model lines posted gains of 45.4 percent and 53 percent increases respectively. Other highlights for July sales include an 8.9 percent sales increase in CLK-Class coupes and cabriolets, and an impressive 28.1 percent increase for the full-sized GL-Class SUV. As a group, sales of Mercedes-Benz passenger cars rose 17.8 percent for the month (15,239 vs. 12,936 units).
Compared to the first seven months of 2007, the popularity of the C-Class was demonstrated through a 37.9 percent sales increase with 43,603 units sold. Overall as a group, year-to-date sales of Mercedes-Benz passenger cars rose by 3.5 percent (100,398 vs. 97,022 units). Year-to-date increases were also recorded in the Mercedes-Benz SUV segment with a 0.7 percent gain in full-sized GL-Class sales and an 11.9 percent gain in M-Class sales.
Separately, through the Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned program, MBUSA marked a 17.2 percent increase for July sales with 5,175 vehicles sold, bringing year-to-date sales to a total of 36,533 units, an increase of 19.9 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 -- July 2008 Model July '08 July '07 Monthly % YTD 2008 YTD 2007 Yearly % C-CLASS 6,241 4,291 45.4% 43,603 31,619 37.9% E-CLASS 4,938 3,227 53.0% 25,101 25,473 -1.5% S-CLASS 1,577 2,521 -37.4% 11,216 15,070 -25.6% CL-CLASS 220 344 -36.0% 1,723 2,043 -15.7% SL-CLASS 501 551 -9.1% 3,902 3,918 -0.4% CLK-CLASS 872 801 8.9% 7,165 9,009 -20.5% SLK-CLASS 439 531 -17.3% 3,508 5,145 -31.8% CLS-CLASS 451 670 -32.7% 4,180 4,745 -11.9% R-CLASS 750 1,031 -27.3% 5,534 7,866 -29.6% M-CLASS 2,691 3,015 -10.7% 20,087 17,950 11.9% GL-CLASS 1,989 1,553 28.1% 13,439 13,342 0.7% G-CLASS 64 51 25.5% 554 646 -14.2% GRAND TOTAL 20,733 18,586 11.6% 140,012 136,826 2.3%