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Chris - who has written 13 posts on BenzInsider.com - A Mercedes-Benz Fan Blog.
Mercedes-Benz crushes Canadian competitors
Mercedes-Benz Canada continues to defy the recession and outperform its competitors. Sales for March were up 26% compared to last year, and sales for the first quarter of 2009 were up by nearly 20% compared to 2008. This is a remarkable performance for a luxury brand in these uncertain times. Reasons for [...]
Continue reading...GLK boosts Mercedes-Benz sales in Canada
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Whoever thought that the economic fortunes of the U.S. and Canada were linked would be puzzled by the fortunes of Mercedes-Benz north and south of the 49th parallel. While January sales plummeted by an horrific 42.9% compared to January 2008 in the U.S., sales for the same period in Canada grew by 10.3%. The importance of all [...]
Continue reading...Mercedes-Benz shatters annual Canadian sales record
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Amid the doom and gloom affecting Mercedes sales in the United States, it isn’t all bad news in North America. Sales in Canada for 2008 were simply superb - an increase of 30% for Mercedes-Benz, smart, AMG, SLR and Maybach combined. Although the economy here has not tanked as badly as in the [...]
Continue reading...Benz sales in Canada have already surpassed 2007
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Mercedes-Benz sales for 2008 in Canada have already beaten the sales total for the whole of 2007 - and there is still a whole quarter to go. We have already heard that sales south of the border in the U.S. have slipped slightly, but in the Great White North the record run has continued. Diesel [...]
Continue reading...Diesel driving another record month in Canada
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Diesel SUV sales are driving Mercedes-Benz sales in Canada. Gasoline powered sedans are also flying off the forecourts, but it is the diesel SUVs that are helping Benz to capture sales from European and Japanese rivals such as BMW and Lexus. Neither of these competitors offer any diesel models, and gas-guzzling SUVs are [...]
Continue reading...More evidence of Benz quality improvements
Monday, June 30, 2008
The return of Mercedes-Benz to its reputation for quality appears to be gathering pace. After the recent successes in the JD Power ratings, a poll for ‘Which?’ magazine in the UK produced great results for the E-Class and C-Class. ‘Which?’ magazine is the UK equivalent of US magazine, ‘Consumer Reports’. Unfortunately the actual report [...]
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Sunday, April 5, 2009
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