Mercedes September 2003 U.S. Sales Down

FRANKFURT, Oct 1, 2003; Reuters reported that German carmaker DaimlerChrysler said on Wednesday sales of its luxury Mercedes brand fell 1.4 percent to 17,234 units in the United States last month.

The September data brings Mercedes U.S. sales in the first three quarters of the year to 159,447 vehicles, up 3.7 percent from the same period a year earlier.