Mercedes-Benz USA Reports Best February on Record With 18,564 New Vehicle Sales

MONTVALE, N.J., March 3 /PRNewswire/ — Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today
reported its highest sales volume for any February in the company’s history
with sales of 18,564 new vehicles, an increase of 7.3 percent over last
February. This brings MBUSA’s year-to-date total to 36,839 new vehicles
sold, an increase of 7.2 percent over the same period in 2007.

Sales for Mercedes-Benz luxury light truck models continued strongly as
a group with a 12 percent increase over February 2007 (6,061 vs. 5,414
units) and a 17.3 percent increase for the year-to-date (12,228 vs. 10,425
units). Sales of M-Class models made an impressive leap by 26.7 percent for
the month (3,081 vs. 2,431 units) and 32.1 percent for the year-to-date
(6,318 vs. 4,782 units). R-Class sales rose by 6.1 percent for the month
and 12.8 percent for the year-to-date.

Boosted by significant increases in sales of C-Class and SLK-Class
models — 49.5 percent and 30.6 percent respectively — sales of
Mercedes-Benz passenger cars as a group increased by 5.2 percent for the
month. Other highlights for the month include strong performance by the
iconic SL roadster, up 2.5 percent, and the high-end CL coupe, up 7.4
percent over last February.

Separately, the Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned vehicle program
reported sales of 4,517 units, an increase of 15.5 percent compared to last
February, bringing the certified pre-owned year-to-date total to 8,141
units, an 8.3 percent increase over the same period in 2007.

Mercedes-Benz USA, headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey, is
responsible for the sales, marketing and service of all Mercedes-Benz
products in the United States. In 2007, MBUSA achieved an all-time sales
record of 253,433 new vehicles, setting the highest sales volume ever in
its history and achieving 14 consecutive years of sales growth. More
information on MBUSA and its products can be found on the Internet at
http://www.mbusa.com.

MERCEDES-BENZ USA
Sales — February 2008

February February Monthly YTD YTD Yearly
Model ‘08 ‘07 % 2008 2007 %

C-CLASS 5,781 3,868 49.5% 10,428 7,796 33.8%

E-CLASS 2,547 3,053 -16.6% 5,527 6,428 -14.0%

S-CLASS 1,533 2,128 -28.0% 3,174 4,206 -24.5%

CL-CLASS 248 231 7.4% 501 489 2.5%

SL-CLASS 365 356 2.5% 754 725 4.0%

CLK-CLASS 983 1,255 -21.7% 2,206 2,282 -3.3%

SLK-CLASS 504 386 30.6% 984 782 25.8%

CLS-CLASS 542 613 -11.6% 1,037 1,240 -16.4%

R-CLASS 928 875 6.1% 1,933 1,713 12.8%

M-CLASS 3,081 2,431 26.7% 6,318 4,782 32.1%

GL-CLASS 1,958 1,936 1.1% 3,773 3,751 0.6%

G-CLASS 94 172 -45.3% 204 179 14.0%

GRAND TOTAL 18,564 17,304 7.3% 36,839 34,373 7.2%

SOURCE Mercedes-Benz USA