Mercedes-Benz USA's Sales Drop Three Percent In April

Mercedes-Benz USA is reporting today that for the month of April, sales at the company dropped three percent to 20,271 new units (compared to 20,895 units in 2007). Despite the decrease, sales at the division remained positive for the first four months of the year, with MBUSA's YTD total up 1.4 percent over 2007 (77,918 vs. 76,880).

As for the models making headlines, the new C-Class was once again the company's volume leader, with sales of the sedan up 33.5 percent in April to 6,850 new units (compared to 5,131 units in April 2007). This figure brings YTD sales of the C up to 23,991 units, a 37.8 percent increase over 2007. Two members of Mercedes' SUV family also managed to stay in the black, with sales of the M-Class increasing 8.4 percent in April to 2,582 new units and sales of the GL jumping 3.9 percent to 1,938 units.

Looking for another bright spot in last month's sales figures? Separately, Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned managed to achieve an impressive 78.3 percent sales increase of certified pre-owned vehicles (7,261 units), boosting its year-to-date certified pre-owned sales to 20,512 units (a 22.3 percent increase over the 16,773 units sold in the same period last year.)

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