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Due primarily to the market success of new products from the Mercedes Car Group and the Chrysler Group and a significant increase in unit sales by the Commercial Vehicles Division, compared with the third quarter of last year DaimlerChrysler increased its worldwide unit sales by 9% to 1.2 million vehicles.
The development of unit sales at the Mercedes Car Group was very positive in the third quarter, with an increase of 6% to 310,900 vehicles.
Profitability
Group operating profit significantly higher than in Q32004; confirmation of positive earnings trend at the Mercedes Car Group
DaimlerChrysler recorded an operating profit of €1,838 million in the third quarter of 2005, compared with €1,332 million in the same period of last year. All of the automotive divisions contributed to this positive development.
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The Mercedes Car Group increased its operating profit in the third quarter, thus continuing its positive earnings trend. This was primarily due to the division’s efficiency-improving measures and higher unit sales."
http://www.daimlerchrysler.com/dccom/1,,0-5-7173-1-554587-1-0-0-0-0-0-9507-7164-0-0-0-0-0-0-0,00.html
"Sales of Mercedes Car Group passenger cars rise to record level of 1.22 million units
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Mercedes Car Group increased worldwide deliveries of Mercedes Benz, Maybach, and smart brand cars by 1.7 percent to 1,220,600 units (2004: 1,200,500). “Both the Chrysler Group and the Mercedes Car Group recorded sales growth around the world in 2005, despite the difficult market environment in the automotive industry,” said Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of DaimlerChrysler and Head of Mercedes Car Group.
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Mercedes-Benz posts record sales in the U.S. and Asia
With record sales in December (116,100 units; up ten percent) worldwide deliveries of Mercedes-Benz passenger cars increased in 2005 by 1.6 percent to 1,077,600 units (2004: 060,900 units). In the U.S., the brand with the star sold 224,400 passenger cars and recorded its twelfth consecutive annual sales increase in that market. In the Asia-Pacific region, DaimlerChrysler delivered 97,200 Mercedes-Benz passenger cars, ten percent more than in 2004. The biggest increases in Asia were achieved in the Chinese growth market including Hong Kong (15,800 units, up 38 percent) and in Japan (43,000 units, up 11 percent). With 661,500 units, sales in Western Europe almost reached last years result (2004: 666,900 units). In the European core markets UK, Italy, France and Spain Mercedes-Benz outperformed the market as a whole. In Germany, Mercedes Benz delivered 319,900 passenger cars to customers (2004: 338,100), thus maintaining its position as the leading premium brand in that country."
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The new S-Class recaptured its position as the best-selling luxury sedan in the world immediately after its market launch in September. Sales of S-Class sedans reached the record level of 9,000 units in December.
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Mercedes-Benz also remained the international market leader in the upper-range E-Class segment, with sales of 261,900 units worldwide (2004: 287,100 units)."
http://www.daimlerchrysler.com/dccom/0,,0-5-7171-1-576409-1-0-0-0-0-0-70-7164-0-0-0-0-0-0-0,00.html
