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Mercedes Car Group Posts Record Sales of 116,000 Passenger Vehicles in May |
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Sales of Mercedes Car Group passenger vehicles rose three percent in May
2007 to a record 116,000 units (May 2006: 112,700 units). During the first
five months of the year as a whole, sales of Mercedes-Benz, Maybach and
smart brand vehicles amounted to 500,500 units (January-May 2006: 508,500
units). At 103,400 units, May’s result marks a new all-time high for sales
of Mercedes-Benz brand vehicles (May 2006: 101,800 units). Since the
beginning of the year, deliveries of Mercedes-Benz passenger vehicles have
risen to the record level of 468,400 units (January-May 2006: 459,100
units). With the new generation of the E-Class, Mercedes-Benz gained
market shares in all triad markets. As a result, worldwide deliveries in
the upper-range segment have increased by twelve percent since the
beginning of the year, to 99,500 units. Read more
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