Latest monthly and total US sales numbers (check post #1)

[JPaul]

Thanks 'Little John', post #1 changed accordingly.

[jwight]

Fewer than 1,800 cars for the month; wonder why the drop?

[JPaul]

One week vacation at Hambach?

[Little John]

AP
Daimler's Mercedes sales fall 24.5 pct in October
Monday November 3, 12:48 pm ET
Mercedes sales plunge, sending Daimler's US October sales down 24.5 percent


NEW YORK (AP) -- German carmaker Daimler AG said Monday October U.S. sales in its Mercedes-Benz Cars division fell 24.5 percent, as the introduction of the Smart car could not offset a sharp drop in Mercedes-brand vehicles.
Total sales at Daimler's U.S. operation fell to 17,232 in the month from 22,820 a year ago.

Sales of Mercedes cars slid 34.3 percent to 14,996, while the company sold 2,236 of the Smart models. Smart was introduced to the North American market earlier this year.

Mercedes-Benz USA said its best-selling model family, the C-Class, had a 40 percent drop-off in sales, and E-Class sales fell by half. The M-Class sports utility vehicle was the only model family to have higher sales.

For the year to date, total Mercedes-Benz sales in the U.S. have fallen 4.7 percent to 212,686 including 20,392 Smart cars.

[jwight]

Thanks for the new number - first post updated.

[Little John]

NEW YORK, Dec 02, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Daimler AG (stock exchange abbreviation DAI) today reported sales for the Mercedes-Benz Cars division (Mercedes-Benz and smart combined) of 15,991 units in the U.S. for November 2008. All sales figures in this release are on an unadjusted basis unless otherwise noted.
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) reported November sales of 14,102 vehicles, bringing the company's year-to-date volume to 206,396, an 8.6 percent decrease over the year-to-date record set last year. Sales highlights for Mercedes-Benz USA include a 16.9 percent increase in C-Class sales and a 5.5 percent increase M-Class SUV sales for the year-to-date.
Sales for the smart fortwo remain strong with deliveries totaling 1,889 for the month of November. This brings the year-to-date total to an incredible 22,281 units in less than a year of being offered in the U.S. market. The smart fortwo continues to be an attractive vehicle solution for American consumers in our value-oriented, environmentally responsible society. The smart fortwo offers a powerful combination of outstanding fuel efficiency, innovative safety, environmental friendliness and low cost of ownership. Last month smart USA announced the smart fortwo BRABUS will go on sale in the United States in January. There are currently 73 smart centers open in 35 states.
Detailed vehicle sales information for MBUSA will be announced later today in a separate press release issued by Mercedes-Benz USA.
Mercedes-Benz Cars Division in the U.S. Sales Summary Through November 2008
Month Sales % Sales CYTD %
Curr Yr Pr Yr Change Curr Yr Pr Yr Change

Mercedes-Benz USA 14,102 22,819 -38.2 206,396 225,904 -8.6

smart USA 1,889 n/a* n/a* 22,281 n/a* n/a*

Mercedes-Benz USA /
smart USA combined 15,991 22,819* -29.9* 228,677 225,904* 1.2*

* smart sales in the U.S. started in mid January 2008

[jwight]

Thanks very much; Post #1 updated.

[jwight]

Daimler AG said Monday its December U.S. vehicle sales fell nearly 24 percent.

Germany-based Daimler sold a total of 20,848 vehicles in December, down 23.5 percent from 27,269 in the same month in 2007.

Sales of Mercedes-Benz vehicles fell 32.1 percent to 18,507 from 27,269, while the company sold 2,341 of its Smart models, which hit the U.S. market midway through January 2008.

For the full year 2008, Daimler sales dropped 1.5 percent to 225,128 units from 253,433. That included an 11.2 percent drop in Mercedes-Benz sales to 225,128 vehicles from 253,433. Smart sales totaled 24,622 units.

From businessweek.com

[Little John]

The good

Ford estimates that it managed to gain market share for the fourth consecutive month - but, as you’ll see if you keep reading - the picture wasn’t entirely pretty. The automaker estimates that it attained 12.7 percent of the new car market in the U.S. - up 0.3 percent.

Smart’s sales were up 177.6 percent over last year’s figures - but before you assume that the automaker must be stuffing gold bullions in ForTwo gloveboxes, know that Smarts first arrived in the U.S. in the middle of January last year.

Volkswagen’s sales weren’t down as far as expected - in fact, the automaker’s new CC sedan posted its best-ever month.

The bad
Despite gaining share, Ford still saw a hefty drop in overall sales - but that only illustrates just how weak the market is on the whole.

Mercedes-Benz has reported a nearly 43 precent drop in January sales, barely cresting the 10,000 unit mark.

The ugly
The following manufacturers have reported January 2009 sales figures:

Ford, down 39.5 percent to 79,322
Lincoln, down 23.7 percent to 6,091
Mercedes-Benz, down 42.9 percent to 10,433
Mercury, down 44.2 percent to 5,183
Smart, up 177.1 percent to 1,776
Volkswagen, down 11.6 percent to 12,744

Automakers begin reporting January 2009 sales

[jwight]

Thanks for the update!