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March Sales 2010 – RBM North

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March was another great month for RBM North, delivering 94 new and pre-owned cars.  I am looking forward to April as Spring time has arrived.  Let me know how I can assist your new and pre-owned vehicle needs.

The breakdown by the numbers:

  • New Cars: 36
  • Certified Pre-Owned: 41
  • Total Pre-Owned: 57
  • Sprinter: 1

A special thanks to my clients the Wilkinsons, Khans, Spandorfers, Bedgoods, Alonsos, Maranto, Edgertons, Bowmans, and the Seitzs.  I look forward to your future business.    

March 2010 Month End Numbers – MBUSA

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MERCEDES-BENZ REPORTS ANOTHER STRONG MONTH WITH MARCH SALES OF 20,023
Sales Up 28.3 % for the Month and 25.7% Year-to-Date

MONTVALE, N.J. – Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported March sales of  20,023 vehicles, up 28.3%, propelling the company to a 25.7% increase for the first quarter.  Healthy demand in both the Mercedes passenger car and light-truck categories fueled the increase in sales volume for the month. In the sedan category, the popular C-Class – the gateway to the Mercedes-Benz brand for younger as well as first-time Mercedes-Benz buyers – maintained its lead as the volume leader with sales of 6,006. The new 9th generation E-Class continued to exhibit strong momentum with sales of 5,042 (up 154.9%) and the sporty GLK followed suit with sales of 2,333.

On a year-to-date basis, the company sold 50,566 new vehicles, an increase of 25.7% over last year.

Separately, through the Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) program, MBUSA sold 7,797 vehicles in March; a 17.9 % increase compared to March 2009 sales of 6,614 vehicles.  Year-to-date sales for the MBCPO program are 20,179 – a 5.3 % increase over 2009 year-to-date sales (19,161 vehicles) during the same timeframe.

Mercedes Heritage April 2010

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125 years ago – 3 April 1885: Gottlieb Daimler applied for a patent for his internal combustion engine with vertical cylinder, the so-called “grandfather clock” engine. This compact design was a key invention en route to the automobile.
110 years ago – 2 April 1900: Emil Jellinek and Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft agreed a contract on the sale of Daimler automobiles and engines. That same month, Jellinek ordered 36 vehicles at a total cost of 550,000 Goldmarks.
75 years ago – April 1935: In the 1935 season Mercedes-Benz formula racing cars from the W 25 series notched up many triumphs. The list included: Grand Prix of Monaco, 1st place (22 April); Grand Prix of Tripoli, 1st and 3rd places (12 May); International Avus Race, 1st place (26 May); International Eifel Race, 1st place
(16 June); French Grand Prix, 1st and 2nd places (23 June); Grand Prix of Barcelona, 1st and 2nd places (30 June); Belgian Grand Prix, 1st and 2nd places (14 July); Swiss Grand Prix, 1st and 2nd places (25 August); Spanish Grand Prix, 1st, 2nd and 3rd places (22 September).
more about the history of the Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrows
35 years ago – 7 April 1975: Daimler-Benz presented an experimental bus for combined battery / trolley operation in Esslingen. The Duo bus, based on the
Mercedes-Benz OE 302, went into regular service trials the same day.
more about the history of alternative drive systems in commercial vehicles of Daimler AG