MERCEDES-BENZ TO SHOW CONECTO G AT ISTANBUL BUSWORLD
Daimler Buses, which among others produces and sells the Mercedes-Benz buses, will be showing the articulated Conecto G bus during the coming Istanbul Busworld exhibition. The vehicle is particularly intended for the East-European market.
Worldwide sales by Daimler Buses in 2007 totalled 39,000 units from the Mercedes-Benz, Setra, and Orion brands, which corresponds to an eight-percent increase from the high sales figure recorded in the prior year. Bus chassis increased its sales by 9.5% to 26,600 (2006: 24,300) units, while complete buses business achieved a sales increase of 4% to 12,400 (2006: 11,900) units.
In Western Europe, where the overall market for buses remained stable, Daimler Buses increased sales by around six percent to 6,950 units (2006: 6,540), boosting its market share from 25 percent to 26 percent. The unit also further consolidated its leading position on the in total weaker German bus market, by increasing its market share from 52 percent in 2006 to 55 percent last year, with sales in Germany rising nearly eight percent to 2,800 units (2006: 2,600).
