Mercedes-Benz USA Records Best October 2007 Sales

Mercedes-Benz Sales Up 11 Percent for the Month

MONTVALE, N.J., Nov. 1 -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported its strongest month of the year and its best October on record with sales of 22,820 new vehicles, an increase of 10.8 percent over last October (20,598). This brings MBUSA's year-to-date sales to 203,085, a 2.8 percent increase over the same period in 2006 (197,599), setting an all-time record for the company.

Sales for the month of October were boosted by high consumer demand for the all-new 2008 C-Class which recorded a 102 percent increase over October 2006 (7,646 vs. 3,784). Behind the C-Class, the popular E-Class sedans and wagons recorded sales of 4,176. Strongest gains were made by the flagship CL-Class coupes which increased 224.5 percent (318 vs. 98). On a year-to-date basis, volume leaders among the car lines were the C-Class at 49,882, the E-Class at 38,360 and the S-Class at 21, 601

Within its luxury light truck lines -- M-Class, R-Class, GL-Class and G-Class -- Mercedes-Benz posted a combined 0.2 percent increase over last October (6,255 vs. 6,241) and a 10.9 percent increase over year-to-date 2006 (59,433 vs. 53,595).

Separately, through the Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned program, MBUSA sold 3,971 vehicles in October, an increase of 3.5 over October 2006, bringing the year-to-date total to 43,224 units, a 9.1 percent increase over year-to- date 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.

                            MERCEDES-BENZ USA
                          Sales -- October 2007

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

  C-CLASS       7,646       3,784     102.1%      49,882   40,555      23.0%

  E-CLASS       4,176       4,895     -14.7%      38,360   38,161       0.5%

  S-CLASS       2,100       2,518     -16.6%      21,601   25,119     -14.0%

  CL-CLASS        318          98     224.5%       2,990      574     420.9%

  SL-CLASS        319         554     -42.4%       5,106    7,467     -31.6%

  CLK-CLASS     1,133       1,058       7.1%      12,761   13,899      -8.2%

  SLK-CLASS       322         587     -45.1%       6,389    9,210     -30.6%

  CLS-CLASS       551         863     -36.2%       6,563    9,019     -27.2%

  R-CLASS         688       1,216     -43.4%      10,605   15,347     -30.9%

  M-CLASS       2,942       2,770       6.2%      26,902   24,560       9.5%

  GL-CLASS      2,523       2,215      13.9%      21,021   13,154      59.8%

  G-CLASS         102          40     155.0%         905      534      69.5%

  GRAND TOTAL  22,820      20,598      10.8%     203,085  197,599       2.8%