Mercedes-Benz Reports Another Strong Month With April Sales of 18,228
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Sales up 25.1% for the Month and 25.5% Year-to-Date
MONTVALE, NJ - May 3, 2010: Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported April sales of 18,228 vehicles, an increase of 25.1%, beginning the second quarter with a 25.5% increase on a year-to-date basis.
Continued strong demand in both the Mercedes passenger car and light-truck categories fueled the sales volume for the month. In the sedan category, the popular C-Class - the gateway to the Mercedes-Benz brand for younger as well as first-time Mercedes-Benz buyers - maintained its lead as the volume leader with sales of 4,624. The 9th generation E-Class continued to exhibit strong momentum with sales of 4,528 (up 152.3%) and the versatile M-Class SUV followed suit with sales of 2,269.
On a year-to-date basis, the company sold 68,794 new vehicles, an increase of 25.5% over last year.
Separately, through the Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) program, MBUSA sold 7,755 vehicles in April; a 14.1 % increase compared to April 2009 sales of 6,797 vehicles. Year-to-date sales for the MBCPO program were 27,934 - a 7.6 % increase over 2009 year-to-date sales (25,959 vehicles) during the same timeframe.
Mercedes-Benz
Passenger April April
Vehicles '10 '09 Monthly % YTD 2010 YTD 2009 Yearly %
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C-CLASS 4,624 4,274 8.2% 18,903 16,304 15.9%
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E-CLASS 4,528 1,795 152.3% 17,437 7,645 128.1%
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S-CLASS 1,002 1,159 -13.5% 3,771 3,391 11.2%
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CL-CLASS 87 122 -28.7% 316 522 -39.5%
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SL-CLASS 232 502 -53.8% 823 1,405 -41.4%
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CLK-CLASS 2 999 -99.8% 575 3,801 -84.9%
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SLK-CLASS 182 305 -40.3% 578 1,082 -46.6%
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CLS-CLASS 476 255 86.7% 843 1,245 -32.3%
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R-CLASS 519 192 170.3% 964 1,094 -11.9%
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M-CLASS 2,269 1,838 23.4% 8,005 6,221 28.7%
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G-CLASS 68 50 36.0% 267 191 39.8%
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GL-CLASS 1,840 1,205 52.7% 6,314 4,213 49.9%
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GLK-CLASS 1,799 1,869 -3.7% 8,061 7685 4.9%
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TOTAL 17,628 14,565 21.0% 66,857 54,799 22.0%
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*SPRINTER 600 - - 1,937 - -
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MBUSA
Combined April April
Total '10 '09 Monthly % YTD 2010 YTD 2009 Yearly %
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GRAND TOTAL 18,228 14,565 25.1% 68,794 54,799 25.5%
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*Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner Sprinter Vans are sold and marketed
in the U.S. by Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler Vans USA,
respectively.