Mercedes-Benz USA Sales Rise Slightly In October

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on November 1, 2005 at 2:45 PM CST

As we told you earlier, Mercedes-Benz USA reported today sales of  
18,349 vehicles for the month of October, up slightly from October of  
2004.

The increase in sales can be largely attributed to strong performance  
from the M-Class, which rose 13.9% with 2,641 units being sold.  An  
additional push came from the newly-introduced CLS and R-Class  
models, with 1,007 and 930 units being sold, respectively.

The volume leaders in sales for Mercedes-Benz USA were once again the  
C-Class and E-Class models, with 4,625 and 4,670 units being sold;  
however, sales for both models were down from 2004.

Last year, Mercedes-Benz USA noted its eleventh consecutive year of  
sales growth.  Despite trailing 2004 YTD sales by 1,289 vehicles,  
MBUSA believes that the sales momentum will continue, and that 2005  
will mark yet another record-setting year.

For more information on MBUSA's October sales, check out the full  
press release below or at http://emercedesbenz.com/ 
Nov05/1MercedesSalesRiseInOctober.html


OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE


MERCEDES-BENZ USA RECORDS 18,349 NEW VEHICLE SALES IN OCTOBER

Montvale, NJ – Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported sales of  
18,349 new vehicles in October, up slightly from October 2004,  
bringing the year-to-date total sales to 174,593.

The E-Class and C-Class model lines were closely matched as volume  
leaders for the month with 4,670 units and 4,625 units respectively.  
In the luxury light truck segment, the R-Class Grand Sports Tourer  
recorded sales of 930 units in October, its first full month on the  
market since launching in mid-September. The 2006 M-Class continues  
to demonstrate strong sales momentum with sales of 2,641 new  
vehicles, a 13.9 percent increase over October 2004.
As rising fuel costs continued to be an issue for consumers in  
October, sales of the E320 CDI diesel have continued to increase over  
the past several months with 3,486 units sold year-to-date. To meet  
this strong demand Mercedes-Benz will expand its diesel offering with  
the introduction of the ML320 CDI diesel in 2006, followed by a new  
V6 E320 CDI.

Separately, the Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned vehicle program  
reported October sales of 3,391 units, bringing the year-to-date  
total to 37,325.

In 2004, MBUSA achieved its eleventh consecutive year of sales growth  
by setting the highest sales volume in its history with 221,610 new  
vehicle sales and expects to continue the momentum with another  
record year of sales in 2005. Headquartered in Montvale, N.J., MBUSA  
is responsible for the sales, marketing and service of all Mercedes- 
Benz products in the United States. More information on MBUSA and its  
products can be found on the Internet at www.mbusa.com.

Model
Oct '05
Oct '04
Monthly %
C-Class
4,625
4,748
-2.6%
E-Class
4,670
5,011
-6.8%
S-Class
1,403
1,733
-19.0%
CL-Class
105
232
-54.7%
SL-Class
733
1,175
-37.6%
CLK-Class
1,176
1,950
-39.7%
SLK-Class
959
1,005
-4.6%
CLS-Class
1,007
n/a
n/a
R-Class
930
n/a
n/a
M-Class
2,641
2,319
13.9%
G-Class
100
150
-33.3%
Grand Total
18,349
18,323
0.1%




Model
YTD '05
YTD '04
Yearly %
C-Class
45,994
54,084
-15.0%
E-Class
40,165
48,453
-13.5%
S-Class
12,724
16,349
-22.2%
CL-Class
1,024
2,190
-53.2%
SL-Class
8,182
11,010
-25.7%
CLK-Class
15,334
18,823
-18.5%
SLK-Class
9,473
4,366
117.0%
CLS-Class
12,654
n/a
n/a
R-Class
1,316
n/a
n/a
M-Class
26,639
21,419
24.4%
G-Class
1,088
1,188
-8.4%
Grand Total
174,593
175,882
-0.7%

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