Mercedes-Benz GL-Class Contributes to Best January Sales Ever.

Coming off its thirteenth year of consecutive sales increases, Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reportedsales of 17,069 new vehicles for January 2007, up 36.9 percent from lastJanuary making this the best January sales in the company's history.

In 2006, Mercedes-Benz significantly enhanced its competitive presence in the luxury light truck market with the launch of the full-sized luxurySUV: the GL-Class, which sold 1,815 units in January. The popularity of the M-Class model line continued to build with a 19.8 percent increase comparedto last January (2,351 vs. 1,962). As a group, sales for Mercedes-Benzvehicles in the luxury light truck segment continue to gain momentum with an 82.8 percent increase over January 2006.