Mercedes-Benz October sales up by 21%

    October YTD sales of 11,877 Mercedes-Benz units surpass 2005 full year
   sales of 11,710 units

   TORONTO, Nov. 1 /CNW/ - With 11,877 Mercedes-Benz units accumulated by
the end of the first ten months of this year, Mercedes-Benz Canada announces
with great excitement that it has already bettered its full 2005 year-end
results of 11,710 deliveries by 167 units.

   On a combined brand basis, Mercedes-Benz Canada reported a strong October
with sales of 1,403 units, a gain of 43 units or 3.2% for both the
Mercedes-Benz and smart divisions. A total of 1,197 Mercedes-Benz units were
delivered for the month, an increase of 208 units or 21% compared to October
2005 deliveries. A total of 206 smart fortwos were sold.

   On a year-to-date basis, it brings the total Mercedes-Benz and smart
sales to 14,750 units, up by 1,871 units or 14.5%. The Mercedes-Benz division
reported 11,877 units sold, an increase of 2,377 units at the end of October,
and an impressive gain of 25%. The smart sales maintained their vigorous sales
pace with total year-to-date sales of 2,873 units.

   Strong B-Class, C-Class and E-Class sales contributed to the month's
success. Total Mercedes-Benz passenger car sales were up by 12.9% for the
month and ahead by 1,397 units or 19.2% on a year-to-date basis, amounting to
8,680 units for the first ten months.

   On the luxury light truck side, the M-Class, R-Class, GL-Class continued
to show exciting gains with a combined 39% increase over last October and a
44.2% increase against year-to-date 2006.

   At the same time, the company also reported 547 pre-owned Mercedes-Benz
units for the month. This performance represented a gain of 37.1% over the
previous year and amounted to record year-to-date pre-owned retail deliveries
of 5,141 units, ahead 23.9% versus 2005 results.

   Marcus Breitschwerdt, President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Canada said,
"While we launched in October the much-awaited E320 BLUETEC and the ML 320 CDI
and R 320 CDI diesel models as well as the exhilarating high performance
models such as the CLK 63, CLS 63, ML 63, R 63 and S 65 AMG coupes, sedans and
SUV's, only a small part of the production arrived in time to count for this
month's sales results. I'm happy to report that the initial consumer reaction
and high level of interest bode very well for the next months ahead. Overall,
our October results were gratifying. I'm pleased to see sustained momentum
across the board."