Mercedes-Benz USA Reports April 2008 Sales of 20,271

Year-To-Date Sales Up 1.4 Percent

MONTVALE, N.J., May 1 -- While experiencing a marginal three percent decrease in its April sales (20,271 vs. 20,895), Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) maintained a 1.4 percent increase for the first four months of the year (77,918 vs. 76,880), bringing year-to-date sales to the highest level in the company's history.

Highlights for the month include growth in the sales volume-leading C-Class model line which posted a significant 33.5 percent gain (6,850 vs. 5,131 units) for the month and a 37.8 percent jump (23,991 vs. 17,413 units) for the year-to-date. Increases were also achieved in two of the Mercedes-Benz SUV model lines. Sales of the popular M-Class rose 38.4 percent (2,582 vs. 1,866 units) for the month and 54.2 percent (12,089 vs. 7,838 units) for the year-to-date. The seven-passenger full-sized GL-Class gained 59.8 percent for the month with 1,938 units sold, and 83.5 percent for the year-to-date with 7,619 units sold.

Separately, Mercedes-Benz achieved an impressive 78.3 percent (7,261 vs. 4,073 units) jump in sales of its certified pre-owned vehicles through the Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned program for April, boosting its year-to-date certified pre-owned sales to 20,512 units, a 22.3 percent increase over the 16,773 units sold in the same period last year.

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 2007, MBUSA achieved an all-time sales record of 253,433 new vehicles, setting the highest sales volume ever in its history and achieving 14 consecutive years of sales growth. More information on MBUSA and its products can be found on the Internet at www.mbusa.com.

                              April   April  Monthly    YTD     YTD   Yearly
  Model                        '08     '07      %      2008    2007     %

  C-CLASS                     6,850   5,131   33.5%  23,991  17,413   37.8%

  E-CLASS                     3,208   4,011  -20.0%  11,774  14,458  -18.6%

  S-CLASS                     1,775   2,067  -14.1%   6,571   8,713  -24.6%

  CL-CLASS                      275     330  -16.7%   1,073   1,114   -3.7%

  SL-CLASS                      518     703  -26.3%   1,651   2,098  -21.3%

  CLK-CLASS                   1,110   1,456  -23.8%   4,534   5,490  -17.4%

  SLK-CLASS                     504     856  -41.1%   2,049   2,546  -19.5%

  CLS-CLASS                     706     779   -9.4%   2,678   2,822   -5.1%

  GL-CLASS                    1,938   1,213   59.8%   7,619   4,151   83.5%

  R-CLASS                       735   2,382  -69.1%   3,542   9,783  -63.8%

  M-CLASS                     2,582   1,866   38.4%  12,089   7,838   54.2%

  G-CLASS                        70     101  -30.7%     347     454  -23.6%

  GRAND TOTAL                20,271  20,895   -3.0%  77,918  76,880    1.4%

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