Mercedes-Benz Reports 19,576 New Vehicle Sales for June 2008
MBUSA Records Best First Half-Year Sales on Record
MONTVALE, N.J., July 1 -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported sales of 19,576 new vehicles for June 2008, bringing the year-to-date total to 119,279 units, marking the best sales for the first half of any year company's history.
Highlights for the month include a 25.1 percent increase (5,977 vs. 4,776 units) in sales for the company's volume-leading C-Class. The E-Class also recorded gains with an 18.3 percent increase over last June's sales (4,360 vs. 3,686 units). Sales of the legendary and newly redesigned SL-Class roadster also jumped by 12.3 percent from 594 units in June 2007 to 667 units in June 2008. In the SUV category, the popularity of the ML-Class was evidenced by an increase by 2 percent (2,601 vs. 2,551 units) for the month.
Year-to-date sales of 119,279 units broke last year's record of 118,240, a 0.9 percent increase. Compared to the same period last year, highlights include a 36.7 percent increase in C-Class sales and a 1 percent increase in SL-Class sales. Contrary to current market conditions, the ML-Class SUV marked a 16.5 percent increase in sales for the first half of the year (17,396 vs. 14,935).
Separately, through the Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned program, MBUSA marked a 2.3 percent increase for June sales (4,809 vs. 4,703 certified pre-owned vehicles sold), bringing year-to-date sales to a total of 31,358 units, an increase of 20.3 percent over the same period in 2007.
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.
MERCEDES-BENZ USA Sales -- June 2008 Model June '08 June '07 Monthly % YTD 2008 YTD 2007 Yearly % C-CLASS 5,977 4,776 25.1% 37,362 27,328 36.7% E-CLASS 4,360 3,686 18.3% 20,163 22,246 -9.4% S-CLASS 1,384 1,701 -18.6% 9,639 12,549 -23.2% CL-CLASS 180 266 -32.3% 1,503 1,699 -11.5% SL-CLASS 667 594 12.3% 3,401 3,367 1.0% CLK-CLASS 726 1,170 -37.9% 6,293 8,208 -23.3% SLK-CLASS 576 968 -40.5% 3,069 4,614 -33.5% CLS-CLASS 552 582 -5.2% 3,729 4,075 -8.5% R-CLASS 576 1,305 -55.9% 4,784 6,835 -30.0% ML-CLASS 2,601 2,551 2.0% 17,396 14,935 16.5% GL-CLASS 1,913 1,920 -0.4% 11,450 11,789 -2.9% G-CLASS 64 70 -8.6% 490 595 -17.6% GRAND TOTAL 19,576 19,589 -0.1% 119,279 118,240 0.9%