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Mercedes-Benz USA Reports Best September Sales Ever
              Mercedes-Benz Sales Up 13.3 Percent for the Year

    MONTVALE, N.J., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- 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.
    In 2005, MBUSA achieved its twelfth consecutive year of sales growth by
setting the highest sales volume in its history with 224,421 new vehicle
sales. Headquartered in Montvale, N.J., MBUSA is responsible for the sales,
marketing and service of all Mercedes-Benz products in the United States.
More information on MBUSA and its products can be found on the Internet at
http://www.mbusa.com.
    Model        Sept '06  Sept '05  Monthly %  YTD 2006  YTD 2005  Yearly %

    C-CLASS         4,238   5,050    -16.1%     36,771     41,369   -11.1%

    E-CLASS         4,112   4,544     -9.5%     33,266     35,495    -6.3%

    S-CLASS         2,357   1,041    126.4%     22,601     11,321    99.6%

    CL-CLASS           41      87    -52.9%        476        919   -48.2%

    SL-CLASS          557     755    -26.2%      6,913      7,449    -7.2%

    CLK-CLASS         963   1,121    -14.1%     12,841    14,158     -9.3%

    SLK-CLASS         702     867    -19.0%      8,623      8,514     1.3%

    CLS-CLASS         943     857     10.0%      8,156     11,647   -30.0%

    R-CLASS         1,276     386    230.6%     14,131        386  3560.9%

    M-CLASS         2,706   2,727     -0.8%     21,790     23,998    -9.2%

    GL-CLASS        1,937     n/a      n/a      10,939        n/a     n/a

    G-CLASS            41     117    -65.0%        494        988   -50.0%

    GRAND TOTAL    19,873    17,552   13.2%    177,001    156,244     13.3%
SOURCE Mercedes-Benz USA
http://www.mbusa.com
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