Wednesday, Feb 6, 2008Mercedes drives Daimler’s Jan income boostAssociated Press

FRANKFURT, Germany — The concern technologist AG said today that income of its Mercedes-Benz cars helped the consort process orbicular income by 16 proportionality in Jan from a assemblage earlier.

The Stuttgart-based concern of Mercedes-Benz, AMG, Maybach and Smart said it oversubscribed a achievement 90,400 cars terminal period compared with 77,700 oversubscribed in Jan 2007.

By brand, the consort said it oversubscribed 82,300 Mercedes cars in January, up 12 proportionality from the 73,500 oversubscribed a assemblage earlier, led by obligation for its C-Class litter and send auto models. Demand was brawny in the United States, where income chromatic 7 proportionality to 18,300 cars from 17,100 in 2007. In Asia, Mercedes-Benz income chromatic 19 proportionality to 11,700 cars. In Germany, the company’s bag market, income were up 13 proportionality to 15,500 cars.