10/06/2008 16:05. SINCE its much-anticipated launch last year, 300000 Mercedes-Benz C- Class units have been sold worldwide – with East London contributing more than 10 percent.

Sales of the luxury model have been stable – despite the car’s March 2007 launch coinciding with the US subprime crisis and the country’s potential economic recession.

And there was a 44% jump in US sales last month.

Performance in the US market is an important indicator for the East London plant, which manufactures the C- Class exclusively for North America and South Africa.

“Demand in the US is very high … and exports to the US are moving according to planned production … with various markets requesting additional production. We expect the C- Class sales for 2008 to be above 2007,” said Eckart... // Dispatch Online