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Sales fall at Mercedes despite E-class success.(News)

Automotive News Europe, June, 2003 by Ostle, Dorothee

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Byline: Dorothee Ostle

Sales declines for the Mercedes-Benz A-class and C-class models are offsetting the success of the latest-generation E class.

Worldwide Mercedes sales fell 0.6 percent from January to May 2003 compared with the same period last year. But without the strong-selling E class - which rivals the BMW 5 series and Audi A6 in the medium-luxury segment - Mercedes' decline would have been more severe.

Global sales of the A class, Mercedes' smallest model, were down more than 10 percent in the first five months.

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Automotive Industry

Sales fall at Mercedes despite E-class success.(News)

Automotive News Europe, June, 2003 by Ostle, Dorothee

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