Mercedes-Benz Reports 19,589 New Vehicle Sales for June

MBUSA Records Best First Half-Year Sales On Record

MONTVALE, N.J., July 3, 2007 -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported sales of 19,589 new vehicles for June 2007, bringing the total for the first half of the year to 118,240 units, a 2.9 percent increase over the first half of last year, marking the best first-half sales in the company's history.

Highlights for the month include a 12.4 percent increase (4,776 vs. 4,250 units) in sales for the company's volume-leading C-Class. The retail launch of the all-new 2008 C-Class is scheduled for early August. The high-end luxury CL-Class coupe also recorded impressive gains with a 322.2 percent (266 vs. 63 units) jump in sales compared to June of last year. Other highlights for the month include a 24.9 percent increase for the CLK-Class coupes and cabriolets (1,170 vs. 937 units).

Compared to the first-half of 2006, the same period this year marked increases across the Mercedes-Benz portfolio, from the gateway to the brand - the C-Class - which recorded a 20.9 percent gain (27,328 vs. 22,596 units), to the highly acclaimed E-Class which rose 7.4 percent (22,246 vs. 20,720 units). Mercedes-Benz's light truck offerings posted a year-to-date increase of 15.6 percent, from 29,540 SUVs sold in the first six months of 2006 to 34,154 SUVs sold in the same period 2007.

Separately, through the Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned program, MBUSA marked an 11 percent increase for June sales with 4,703 vehicles sold, bringing year-to-date sales to a total of 26,058 units, an increase of 13.8 percent over the same period in 2006.

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 2006, MBUSA achieved an all-time sales record of 248,080 new vehicles, setting the highest sales volume ever in its history and achieving 13 consecutive years of sales growth. More information on MBUSA and its products can be found on the Internet at www.mbusa.com.

  Model          June '07  June '06  Monthly %  YTD 2007  YTD 2006  Yearly %

  C-CLASS         4,776     4,250     12.4%      27,328    22,596    20.9%

  E-CLASS         3,686     4,213    -12.5%      22,246    20,720     7.4%

  S-CLASS         1,701     2,407    -29.3%      12,549    15,584   -19.5%

  CL-CLASS          266        63    322.2%       1,699       329   416.4%

  SL-CLASS          594       866    -31.4%       3,367     4,875   -30.9%

  CLK-CLASS       1,170       937     24.9%       8,208     9,854   -16.7%

  SLK-CLASS         968     1,068     -9.4%       4,614     5,939   -22.3%

  CLS-CLASS         582       715    -18.6%       4,075     5,498   -25.9%

  R-CLASS         1,305     1,445     -9.7%       6,835     9,672   -29.3%

  M-CLASS         2,551     2,601     -1.9%      14,935    14,326     4.3%

  GL-CLASS        1,920     2,201    -12.8%      11,789     5,245   124.8%

  G-CLASS            70        36     94.4%         595       297   100.3%

  GRAND TOTAL    19,589    20,802     -5.8%     118,240   114,935     2.9%