Mercedes-Benz S Class Favorites Consumers Indonesia

Mercedes-Benz Indonesia, during 2008 have been successfully controlled 67 percent premium sedan market in Indonesia. And, Mercedes S Class was still a terfavorit consumers on the board in the country, followed by C Class.

For Mercedes-Benz Indonesia, in 2008 are bright. Viewing the status of data from the 2256 sale of the unit until the end of November 2008, the sales figure is an increase of 12% compared with the year 2007 at 2,016 units.

Thus, the target for 2008 sales of 2,400 units more closely to achieve. The premium vehicle market in Indonesia also successfully mastered Mercedes-Benz with U.S. market share of 67%.

The ruler of the largest vehicles in the premium segment of the Mercedes-Benz occupied by Mercedes-Benz S-Class with a market share of 83% with big sales numbers 339 units, followed by Mercedes-Benz C-Class with a market share of 73% with large sales in 1229 units and Mercedes-Benz E-Class with a 65% market share and sales of 491 units.

With the support of the latest products, which will be launched in Indonesia in 2009 later Mercedes-Benz is optimistic that Indonesia's position as the leader of the premium market will continue to come in 2009,

End 2008, the start of the financial crisis, Mercedes-Benz U.S. company invited 120 leaders from all over Indonesia to jointly discuss how To crisis that is currently happening, and the projection of the Indonesian economy in 2009.

This event is packed through a panel discussion that forced Navigating Turbulence: Drivers of Growth with speakers coming from practitioners of governance, the economy and industry, among others, Mr. Anggito Abimanyu, Ph. D - Head of the Fiscal Policy Office, Ministry of Finance, Mr. Rudi Borgenheimer - President & CEO of PT Indonesia Mercedes-Benz, Mrs.. Sarah Jane Wagg - President Director of PT UBS Securities Indonesia and Patrick S. Walujo - Co-Founder, Northstar Pacific.

Results from the discussion that night is how the government can be expected to create liquidity for monetary actors in the industry and create a campaign for a positive image of Indonesia to attract foreign investors to Indonesia and improve the country foreign exchange.

It is expected that the results of these will reinforce the optimism of the industry actors in the situation in the country and the global economy in 2009. (OL-02)