E-Class Station Wagon Posts 14 Percent Sales Growth in First Half of 2007
Muamer Hodzic July 26, 2007
The E-Class station wagon, which received an extensive upgrade in mid-2006, is enjoying tremendous popularity with Mercedes-Benz customers. Deliveries of the upper-range station wagon have increased by 14 percent to 16,700 units since the beginning of this year. Approximately 185,000 customers have opted for the E-Class station wagon since the model’s market launch in March 2003. The primary selling points of the E-Class station wagon are its elegance, comfort, and cargo volume of up to 1,950 liters. Moreover, it offers innovative safety technologies such as PRE-SAFE® and the optional Intelligent Light System. Around three quarters of all E-Class station wagon customers drive one of the four diesel variants. The most popular engine version for the upper-range Mercedes-Benz station wagon is the E 220 CDI, which is chosen by approximately 30 percent of customers.
The Mercedes-Benz C-Class station wagon has also been well received by customers since its market debut in March 2001. The brand with the star has delivered some 365,000 units of the spacious C-Class station wagon to customers all over the world. The diesel variants are extremely popular for the C-Class station wagon as well, with more than two thirds of all customers worldwide choosing this option. Approximately 40 percent of customers have opted for the C 220 CDI engine.
Ever since the premiere of the first Mercedes-Benz station wagon in 1946, a total of 1.6 million Mercedes-Benz station wagons have been sold throughout the world. A total of 550,000 units of the current C- and E-Class station wagons have been delivered to customers since their market launch. In 2007, more than half of the C- and E-Class station wagons delivered by Mercedes-Benz went to customers in Germany. The second most important market for the Mercedes-Benz station wagons is the UK, followed by Japan.
In September 2007, Mercedes-Benz will present the successor model of the current C-Class station wagon at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt. At the end of the year the model will be available at car dealerships in western Europe.
