Smart en Mercedes krijgen klappen in de VS
Mercedes en Smart verkochten dit jaar 33% minder wagens dan vorig jaar in de Verenigde Staten.

Mercedes verkocht 30% minder wagens, wat te begrijpen is aangezien het crisis is, en dan vooral in Amerika. Wat er weliswaar merkwaardig is, is dat Smart 56% minder verkocht wordt. Blijkbaar lopen de Amerikanen dus nog steeds niet warm voor kleine, milieuvriendelijke wagentjes.

Mercedes-Benz Cars Division Sold a Total of 16,303 Units in the U.S.
Mercedes-Benz USA Records May Sales of 15,134
smart USA Records 1,169 Sales in May

Daimler AG (stock exchange abbreviation DAI) today reported sales for the Mercedes-Benz Cars division (Mercedes-Benz and smart combined) of 16,303 units in the U.S. for May 2009. All sales figures in this release are on an unadjusted basis unless otherwise noted.
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported May sales of 15,134 vehicles, a decline of 30.5 percent compared to May 2008. The volume leaders for the month were the C, E, and M-Class with sales of 4,842, 2,275, and 2,021 respectively. On a year-to-date basis, the company sold 69,933 new vehicles, a decrease of 29.9 percent over the comparable period last year.
smart USA recorded 1,169 sales in May 2009. Year to date sales now total 7,451 units. Since its introduction in the United States, there are over 32,000 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. There are currently 77 smart centers in 36 states. Recenly smart USA opened smart centers in New Orleans, Louisiana and Nashville, Tennessee.
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 May 2009
Month Sales
%
Sales CYTD
%
Curr Yr
Pr Yr
Change
Curr Yr
Pr Yr
Change
Mercedes-Benz USA
15,134
21,785
-30.5%
69,933
99,703
-29.9%
smart USA
1,169
2,695
-56.6%
7,451
8,854*
-15.8%*
Mercedes-Benz USA / smart USA combined
16,303
24,480
-33.4%
77,384
108,557*
-28.7%