November 10, 201015 yr Mercedes-Benz Reports October 2010 Sales of 19,076 - Up 20% YTD MONTVALE, NJ - November 2, 2010: Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported October sales of 19,076 vehicles, an increase of 4.9% for the month and up 20.1% on a year-to-date basis. Impressive gains continued in both the Mercedes-Benz passenger car and light-truck categories. The strongest performer for the month was the 9th generation E-Class with sales of 5,568, bringing the year-to-date total to 50,298 (up 53.3%). The popular and sporty C-Class followed with sales of 3,771 and the versatile M-Class SUV rounded out the top three volume performers with sales of 2,826 for the month. Sales at the high end continued strong with sales of the flagship S-Class up 60.4%. Also showing strong gains for the month were the CLS coupe up 47.5% and the spacious R-Class crossover up 52%. The company also sold 59 of the newly launched supercar - the SLS AMG - bringing its year-to-date sales to 415. On a year-to-date basis, the company sold 184,431 new vehicles, an increase of 20.1 % over last year. Separately, through the Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) program, MBUSA sold 7,120 vehicles in October, up 31.05 % compared to October 2009 sales of 5,433 vehicles. Year-to-date sales for the MBCPO program were 68,088 -- a 9.5 % increase over 2009 year-to-date sales (62,161 vehicles) during the same timeframe. MERCEDES-BENZ USA Sales -- October 2010 Mercedes-Benz Passenger Vehicles Oct-10 Oct-09 Monthly % YTD 2010 YTD 2009 Yearly % C-CLASS 3,771 4,122 -8.5% 49,931 43,556 14.6% E-CLASS 5,568 6,071 -8.3% 50,298 32,811 53.3% S-CLASS 1,787 1,114 60.4% 11,512 8,920 29.1% CL-CLASS 84 66 27.3% 769 1,118 -31.2% SL-CLASS 207 409 -49.4% 2,044 3,516 -41.9% SLS AMG 59 - - 415 - - CLK-CLASS 1 232 -99.6% 585 6,674 -91.2% SLK-CLASS 134 116 15.5% 1,756 2,319 -24.3% CLS-CLASS 261 177 47.5% 1,645 2,336 -29.6% R-CLASS 260 171 52.0% 2,466 2,509 -1.7% M-CLASS 2,826 2,370 19.2% 22,445 19,777 13.5% G-CLASS 112 86 30.2% 721 521 38.4% GL-CLASS 1,887 1,426 32.3% 15,821 11,701 35.2% GLK-CLASS 1,394 1,833 -23.9% 17,672 17,848 -1.0% TOTAL 18,351 18,193 0.9% 178,080 153,606 15.9% *SPRINTER 725 - - 6,351 - - MBUSA Combined Total Oct-10 Oct-09 Monthly % YTD 2010 YTD 2009 Yearly % GRAND TOTAL 19,076 18,193 4.9% 184,431 153,606 20.1% *Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner Sprinter Vans are sold and marketed in the U.S. by Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler Vans USA, respectively.
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