It's October ladies and gentlemen, and as we usher in a new month, so too do we usher in the latest round of everyone's favorite - sales figures.  First up, as is always the case, come the numbers for our very own Mercedes-Benz USA, and as our title has already declared, 'twas a grand month.

In total, sales for Mercedes-Benz USA were up a substantial 13.2% to 19,873 new vehicles, bringing the company's year-to-date sales to 177,001 units - an increase of 13.3% over 2005's nine-month YTD sales.

The success, as has been the recurring over the past several months, can be largely attributed to the 2007 S-Class, with the luxury sedan noting a 126.4% sales increase over September 2005 with 2,357 units sold. Other September sales highlights came from the impeccably-styled CLS four-door coupe, which noted a 10% increase over 2005 with 943 units sold; as well as Mercedes' luxury light truck segment, with sales of the M-, R-, GL- and G-Class noting a 84.5% increase over last September.

For more info, keep reading for Mercedes-Benz USA's full press release which includes individual model sales statistics.


OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE


MERCEDES-BENZ USA REPORTS BEST SEPTEMBER SALES EVER
Mercedes-Benz Sales Up 13.3 Percent for the Year

MONTVALE, N.J. – Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported its highest September on record with sales of 19,873 new vehicles, an increase of 13.2 percent over last September. This brings MBUSA’s year-to-date sales to 177,001, a 13.3 percent increase over the same period in 2005.

Sales volume for the month was led by the C-Class with 4,238 units and the E-Class with 4,112 units. Highlights for the month include an increase in sales of the flagship S-Class which rose by 126.4 percent over September 2005 (2,357 v. 1,041 units) and a 10 percent jump in sales of the CLS-Class four-door coupe (943 v. 857 units). In addition, sales of Mercedes-Benz sedans posted year-to-date sales of 91,244, representing a seven percent increase over year-to-date sales in 2005 of 85,278.

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 84.5 percent increase over last September and an 86.6 percent increase over year-to-date 2005 (47,354 v. 25,372).

Separately, through the Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned program, MBUSA sold 4,305 vehicles in September, an increase of 30.7 percent over September 2005, bringing the year-to-date total to 35,787 units, a 5.5 percent increase over year-to-date 2005.

September Sales Chart

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