Mercedes-Benz USA Reports Highest Ever May Sales Figures

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on June 1, 2006 at 12:15 PM CST

As a new month blossoms, so begins the magical flurry of press  
releases covering everyone's favorite - sales figures.  This month is  
no exception, and to kick things off we have the May sales figures  
for our very own Mercedes-Benz USA.

As the story's title has already indicated, MBUSA performed  
admirably, reporting its highest May on record with a total of 21,621  
new vehicles sold, an increase of 21.4% over May of 2005.  This  
figure brings MBUSA's year-to-date sales total up to 94,133 new  
vehicles, an increase of 17.1% over the first five months of 2005.

Individually, MBUSA's passenger car segment noted sales of 15,282  
units, an increase of 6.4% over May of 2005. Unsurprisingly, the  
strongest sales in the segment came courtesy of the newly-updated  
Mercedes S-Class, which increased sales 84.5% over last May with  
2,526 units sold. Other models making headlines include the SL and  
SLK-Class, which noted a combined sales increase of 37.1% over 2005  
with 2,283 units sold.

As for MBUSA's light truck segment, sales of the M-, R-, GL-, and G- 
Class continued to gain momentum, noting a combined monthly sales  
increase of 84.5% over May of 2005 and a YTD sales increase of 105.3%  
over 2005. In this group, sales of the recently-introduced GL-Class  
were particularly strong, with 2,545 units of the seven-passenger SUV  
being sold in its first full month on the market.

Separately, MBUSA noted sales of 4,150 vehicles in May through its  
Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned program, bringing annual sales for  
the unit up to 18,656 vehicles, an increase of 7.8% over May of 2005.

For more info as well as individual model statistics, keep reading  
for the full press release.


OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE


MERCEDES-BENZ USA REPORTS BEST MAY SALES EVER


MONTVALE, N.J.
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported its highest May on record  
with sales of 21,621 new vehicles, an increase of 21.4 percent over  
last May, bringing year-to-date sales to 94,133 new vehicles, a 17.1  
percent increase compared to the first five months of 2005.

Passenger car sales of 15,282 units showed an increase of 6.4 percent  
over May 2005. The strongest increase for the month (and for the year- 
to-date) was the flagship 2007 S-Class with sales of 2,526 units, an  
increase of 84.5 percent over last May. Other strong performers  
include the SL-Class and SLK-Class roadsters with combined sales of  
2,283, a 37.1 percent increase over May 2005 and E-Class sedan and  
wagon sales of 4,070, a 14 percent increase over May 2005.

Sales for Mercedes-Benz vehicles in the luxury light truck segment --  
M-Class, R-Class, GL-Class and G-Class -- continue to gain momentum  
as a group with an 84 percent increase over May 2005 and a 105.3  
percent increase over year-to-date 2005 (23,257 v. 11,328). In this  
group, the all-new 2007 GL-Class, the first European full-sized  
luxury SUV, recorded sales of 2,545 for its first full month on the  
market.

Separately, through the Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned program,  
MBUSA sold 4,150 vehicles in May, bringing annual sales for the year  
to a total of 18,656 units, an increase of 7.8 percent over May 2005.

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