Mercedes-Benz USA Records Best September Sales

Mercedes-Benz Sales Up 13 Percent for the Month

MONTVALE, N.J., Oct. 2 -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported its best September on record with sales of 22,459 new vehicles, an increase of 13 percent over last September. This brings MBUSA's year-to-date sales to 180,265, a 1.8 percent increase over the same period in 2006.

During its first full month on the market, sales of the all-new 2008 C- Class boosted the volume-leading model line by 42.8 percent (6,052 vs. 4,238 units). Highlights for the month include a 14 percent jump in car sales (15,867 vs. 13,913) which was achieved in part by significant increases by not only the C-Class, but also the highly acclaimed E-Class (up 21.4 percent), the fun-to-drive CLK coupes and convertibles (up 29.5 percent), and the top-of- the-line CL-Class coupe (up 575.6 percent).

Sales for Mercedes-Benz vehicles in the luxury light truck segment -- M- Class, R-Class, GL-Class and G-Class -- continue to demonstrate impressive gains with a combined 10.6 percent increase over last September and a 12.3 percent increase over the first nine months of last year (53,178 v. 47,354 units).

Separately, through the Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned program, MBUSA sold 4,390 vehicles in September, an increase of 2 percent over September 2006, bringing the year-to-date total to 39,253 units, a 9.7 percent increase over year-to-date 2006.

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 2006, MBUSA achieved an all-time sales record of 248,080 new vehicles, setting the highest sales volume ever in its history and achieving 13 consecutive years of sales growth. More information on MBUSA and its products can be found on the Internet at www.mbusa.com.

  Model        Sept '07  Sept '06  Monthly %   YTD 2007  YTD 2006  Yearly %

  C-CLASS       6,052      4,238     42.8%       42,236   36,771   14.9%

  E-CLASS       4,993      4,112     21.4%       34,184   33,266    2.8%

  S-CLASS       1,964      2,357    -16.7%       19,501   22,601  -13.7%

  CL-CLASS        277         41    575.6%        2,672      476  461.3%

  SL-CLASS        384        557    -31.1%        4,787    6,913  -30.8%

  CLK-CLASS     1,247        963     29.5%       11,628   12,841   -9.4%

  SLK-CLASS       396        702    -43.6%        6,067    8,623  -29.6%

  CLS-CLASS       554        943    -41.3%        6,012    8,156  -26.3%

  R-CLASS       1,018      1,276    -20.2%        9,917   14,131  -29.8%

  M-CLASS       2,948      2,706      8.9%       23,960   21,790   10.0%

  GL-CLASS      2,541      1,937     31.2%       18,498   10,939   69.1%

  G-CLASS          85         41    107.3%          803      494   62.6%

  GRAND TOTAL  22,459     19,873     13.0%      180,265  177,001    1.8%