LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Mercedes-Benz USA reported its best September on record with sales of 22,459 new vehicles, an increase of 13 pct over last September.
This company said this brings its year-to-date sales to 180,265, a 1.8 pct increase over the same period in 2006.
During its first full month on the market, the company said sales of the new 2008 C- Class boosted the volume-leading model line by 42.8 pct.
Other highlights for the month included a 14 pct jump in car sales, which was achieved in part by increases by not only the C-Class, but also the E-Class, up 21.4 pct, the CLK coupes and convertibles, up 29.5 pct, and the CL-Class coupe, up by 575.6 pct. tf.TFN-Europe_newsdesk@thomson.com rw COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Financial News Limited 2007. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Thomson Financial News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Financial News.
This company said this brings its year-to-date sales to 180,265, a 1.8 pct increase over the same period in 2006.
During its first full month on the market, the company said sales of the new 2008 C- Class boosted the volume-leading model line by 42.8 pct.
Other highlights for the month included a 14 pct jump in car sales, which was achieved in part by increases by not only the C-Class, but also the E-Class, up 21.4 pct, the CLK coupes and convertibles, up 29.5 pct, and the CL-Class coupe, up by 575.6 pct. tf.TFN-Europe_newsdesk@thomson.com rw COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Financial News Limited 2007. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Thomson Financial News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Financial News.
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