W124 sales in the USA
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Are you looking for their CPO program (Starmark), or specific model sales volumes (# of cars sold)?
They keep the latter on the above site as well. Includes model info, specs, options, etc.
For example:
1996 MY -- US sales (they've dropped the data on the older cars
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C220: 13,072 cars
C280: 10,806 cars
C36: 338 cars
E300D: 2592 cars
E320: 16,230 cars
etc...
They keep the latter on the above site as well. Includes model info, specs, options, etc.
For example:
1996 MY -- US sales (they've dropped the data on the older cars
)C220: 13,072 cars
C280: 10,806 cars
C36: 338 cars
E300D: 2592 cars
E320: 16,230 cars
etc...
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WHAT?
No more old car sales???
I don't understand why 2 to 3,000 E class conv sold compared to just 374 94 E500s.
Come on!
An E500 or an E320 conv? Gee, what a tough choice!
They costed around 75-90 grand when new.
One was handbuilt. The other one was NOT.
I don't understand why 2 to 3,000 E class conv sold compared to just 374 94 E500s.
Come on!
An E500 or an E320 conv? Gee, what a tough choice!
They costed around 75-90 grand when new.
One was handbuilt. The other one was NOT.
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Re: WHAT?
Originally posted by westsidewagon
No more old car sales???
I don't understand why 2 to 3,000 E class conv sold compared to just 374 94 E500s.
No more old car sales???
I don't understand why 2 to 3,000 E class conv sold compared to just 374 94 E500s.
. Maybe they have these archived somewhere.The older E500 was a hand-built limited-production line (including some design collaboration from Porsche, if I recall)... the E coupe and convertible shared a number of parts, and thus some economies of scale.
In the end I would assume that market demand drove the decision, more than any "cost to build" considerations, although I would not be surprised if production capacity was a constraining factor with the E500. I would also infer that the prevailing US buyer profile tended to favor the coupe/convertible (sporty-looking) over the high-perf sports sedan.
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The transition from W124 to W210 was also a wake-up call for Mercedes, as Lexus and other marques were proving that it WAS possible to build a quality luxury-cachet product at lower cost using improved manufacturing/production processes.
Last edited by Manuel 320CE; Dec 5, 2003 at 12:32 PM.
