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Mercedes-Benz USAs Sales Drop 34 Percent In October 2008 |
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I could tell that October was a difficult month for Mercedes-Benz USA, but
that, my friends, would be a gross understatement. It was an abysmal
month for the company, with MBUSAs new passenger car sales dropping a
horrendous 34.3 percent to 14,996 new units (compared to 22,820 new units
in October 2007). As a result, MBUSAs year-to-date sales are now down 5.3
percent to 192,294 new units – this compared to 203,085 new units through
the first ten months of 2007. Individually, there was one model that
didnt note a sales decline in October – the Mercedes M-Class. The luxury
SUV managed to gain 7.1 percent over last October with 3,150 new units
sold, compared to 2,942 new units the prior year. Every other model noted
substantial sales decrease, including the volume leading C-Class and E-
Class models. For the C-Class, sales dipped 39.9 percent to 4,594 new
units (October 2007: 7,646 new units), while the E-Class fared even
worse, dropping 49.8 percent to 2,098 new units sold (October 2007: 4,176
new units). Read more
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