Today, eMercedesBenz has reported that Mercedes-Benz USA had June sales of 18,997 vehicles, an increase of 25.4%.  On a year-to-date basis, the company sold 106,967 new vehicles, an increase of 25.7% over last year.

“Impressive gains were made in both the Mercedes-Benz passenger car and light-truck categories. The strongest performer for the month was the popular C-Class – the gateway to the Mercedes-Benz brand for younger as well as first-time Mercedes-Benz buyers – with sales of 5,563. The 9th generation E-Class also continued to exhibit strong momentum with sales of 4,865 (up 74.9%) and the versatile M-Class SUV ranked third with sales of 2,124.

The company’s flagship sedan, the S-Class, boosted sales to 1,549 – a 106.5% increase. Also showing strong gains were the sporty SLK (up 153.8 %) and the commanding G-Class (up 124.3%). The company also sold 50 of its newly launched supercar, the SLS AMG, bringing its year-to-date sales to 218.”

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We’re excited that the Mercedes-Benz SLK Class and the CLK Class made the list for J.D. Powers and Associates 2010 Vehicle Dependability Study in the Compact Premium Sporty Car category.  Mercedes-Benz has started the year out right, with a number of awards, including Mercedes-Benz USA being named the best place to work in New Jersey.  It’s nice to see that Mercedes-Benz is continuing to be recognized as the incredible brand we believe it is.  To see who else made the 2010 Vehicle Dependability list, click here.

We happened upon these spy shots of the 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLK over on E Mercedes.  You’ll notice from the photos below, that the next-generation Mercedes SLK retains the same sizing and retractable hardtop as its previous version, but the new SLK bears a striking resemblance to the SLS AMG.  Rumor has it that the Mercedes SLK will debut at the Paris Motor Show in September, though some say we’ll have to wait as far as next year’s Geneva Motor Show.  Either way, check these pics out below and let us know what you think!

“SLK’s main competitor is the BMW Z4, which just got a huge make over. Now we have proof that Mercedes is not waiting to see how the new Z4 sells as it is working on the next generation SLK.

These first pictures reveal us that the next generation SLK will be getting LED daylights, also mirrors are moved to the side of the door(very likely a temporary move).

Front grille is bigger and similar to the one we have seen on the upcoming SLC Gullwing. Of course the car keeps the current retractable hard top. Design wise we expect new SLK to be more sportier than its predecessor.

New SLK will be introduced earliest in 2010 and in addition to the gasoline engines there will be a diesel option as well.”