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

[Little John]

Daimler AG Reports a Total of 17,646 Cars Sold for the Mercedes-Benz Cars Division in the U.S. for July 2009

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Daimler AG Reports a Total of 17,646 Cars Sold for the Mercedes-Benz Cars Division in the U.S. for July 2009

BERLIN GERMANY

- Mercedes-Benz USA Records July Sales of 16,228

- smart USA Records 1,418 Sales in July

NEW YORK, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Daimler AG (NYSE: DAI) today reported sales for the Mercedes-Benz Cars division in the U.S. (Mercedes-Benz and smart combined) of 17,646 units, a decline of 24 percent compared to July 2008. All sales figures in this release are on an unadjusted basis unless otherwise noted.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080409/NYW017LOGO )

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported July sales of 16,228 vehicles. While July volume was off by 21.7 percent versus July 2008, the July sales were MBUSA's strongest so far this year and marked the third month of increasing sales momentum. The volume leaders for the month were the E, C, and GLK-Class with sales of 5,556, 4,450, and 1,809 respectively. The all-new 9(th) generation 2010 E-Class made a strong debut in its first full month on the market, topping July 2008 by 12.5%. On a year-to-date basis, the company sold 101,316 new vehicles, a decrease of 27.6 percent over the comparable period last year.

smart USA recorded 1,418 sales in July 2009, an increase of 27% versus June 2009, and its best month since March of this year. Since its introduction in the United States, there are now over 34,000 smart fortwos traveling the highways throughout America. The smart fortwo offers the right balance of power, outstanding fuel efficiency, innovative safety features, environmental friendliness and excellent value.

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 July 2009
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Month Sales % Sales CYTD %
Curr Yr Pr Yr Change Curr Yr Pr Yr Change
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Mercedes-Benz USA 16,228 20,733 -21.7% 101,316 140,012 -27.6%
smart USA 1,418 2,559 -44.6% 9,985 13,958 -28.5%
Mercedes-Benz USA /
smart USA combined 17,646 23,292 -24.2% 111,301 153,970 27.7%


Further information on Daimler is available on the internet at Daimler Global Media Site > Newsroom (Home)

SOURCE Daimler Communications

[jwight]

Thanks! Added to post #1.

JPaul beat me to it.

[PassionforPassionCT]

Hopefully the reload of the Cash for Clunkers money will allow for more sales in August!

[BobDiaz]

Originally Posted by JPaul

smart sales (registrations) in the USA so far:

3.476 cars through March 08
2.683 cars in April
2,695 cars in May
...

I was wondering if anyone had the breakdown of the numbers for

Jan 2008
Feb 2008
Mar 2008

I was trying to do an analysis by month and it would help to have the first 3 months broken down by month.


Thanks,

Bob Diaz

[jwight]

You might try somebody at smart USA - don't think we've ever seen the numbers for those first three months (and not sure why.)

[JPaul]

Originally Posted by jwight

You might try somebody at smart USA - don't think we've ever seen the numbers for those first three months (and not sure why.)

Since it was the earliest arrivals, the reception process at port was not yet fully operational and I suspect that no tally was published. If you can trace the bills of lading you may get an answer...

[Neonspinnazz]

Look at those numbers! I bet not even the most popular American made car sells that much in a month!

[BobDiaz]

Thanks, I did a lot of searching and found what may be the correct number:

Jan:
1,400 made (smart's estimation)
641 sold (Daimler's announcement)

Feb:
1,500 made (smart's estimation)
1,101 sold (Daimler's announcement)

Mar:
2,000 made (smart's estimation)
1,734 sold (Daimler's announcement)

smart sales figures

Even if the numbers are off by a little, it shouldn't alter the results of my calculations by any major amount.

http://www.smartcarofamerica.com/for...04/#post262525



Bob Diaz

[Suze]

Thanks, Bob!

Being an early adopter this is interesting info. My smart was manufactured in Nov 07, imported to US in Jan 08 and delivered to me Feb 4 08. It's somehow nice to know that exactly 1,100 other smarts were delivered the same month.

[Neonspinnazz]

They were blazing in March, good month for them. Maybe energy drink enhanced coffee in the break room?