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Mercedes posts best June sales ever

MERCEDES-BENZ Canada
reports excellent results for
the month of June.

This fast month's sales have
increased by TS] units or 35%, against
1997 June results.

A coral af O98 units were delivered
in June 1998 compared to 517 units
in June Jat y

On + year-to-date basis, the overall
result represents an additional 1,065
units or a 34% increase over the sane
period last year.

At the end of June 1998, a total of

beyianing of the year which has now
culminated in our best: fare perior-
mance ever recorded,” said Mercedes
Bens Canada president Ernst H. Lieb.

He added: “While the M-Class
continues to do exceptionally well, our
pesenger car sales are also tracking
according 10 our capectations.”

Models like the ST. and the SEK are
showing continued strong results due
in part to the natural seasonality bur
mostly due to the uniqueness of their
desiga and features.

“We are looking forward to equally
positive results for the

econd half of

sauisfactiogn.”

performance, saying
that sales are up 26% for the first haif
of 1998 over the same period |

Sales for June show an i
23% compared with June cf last year
_ making total sales for the month
123 vehicles.

Leading the way tor the month and
the first half of the year is a strong
demand for V8-powercd X} Series

sedans. Compared to a fF ago, vear-
to-date sales of Vanden Plas, AJR, XJ8
rose more than 55%, for a combined
total of 18) units compared with last

1998,” said Lieb, “Despite this on-
going, increase in’ volume, the
Mercedes-Benz = Canada — dealer
network is totally committed to pro-
viding the best level of custeiner

4,194 deliveries were reported versus

Coxporatioa of British Columbia’s rental vehi- ; eport
the 3,129 sales for che first six months

cle coverage before they leave home.

s- Benz Canada has shows

s for optional fia-
a remarkable sales trend since the

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According to the public insurer, the rat
bility and vehicle damage insurance offere
agencies are much higher than rental vehicle cov
able through ICBC.

For example, in the United States, rates for loss damage
waivers (coverage for vehicle damage), range from USS9 to
USS17 per dav. On top of that, injury or personal accident
insurance could be purchased for another USS+4 to USS9 per
day.

Optional insurance rates for damage and injury insurance
offered by Canadian car rental agencies can also be expensive
— in the range of $10 to $20 per dav.

But B.C. residents can avoid those higher charges bv pur-
chasing ICBC’s Rental Vehicle Policy. T
per day and provides more comprehensive damage and injury
insurance coverage than those offered by tlic car rental com-

-—~panics.
Rental vehicle coverage is aiso available as part of ICBC’s
RoadStar package — a group of optional insurance coverages
available only to RoadStars for as little as $15 or $30 a year.

RoadStars are motorists who have kept their 40%
Autoplan discount for more than five years in a row without
an at fault claim.

Whether it’s through the RoadStar package or purchased
separately, ICBC’s rental vehicle coverage offers the follow- Power windows & locks
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@ S! nillion Third-Party Legal Liability; Power heated mors
® Accident Benefits; .
® Underinsured Motorist Protection;

B® Collision wish $206 deductibic;

@ Comprehensive with $100 deductible;

® Loss of Use to $25 per day, to a total limit of $250.

a Payment for claims made by rental companies for loss of
rental income.

Few rental companies offer all of these coverages in one
policy and if they do, they usually charge a much higher pre-
mium.

The ICBC rental vehicle coverage may be purchased by
B.C. residents or any B.C. registered company.

‘as The policy applies throughout Canada and the United
States, including Alaska and Hawaii, but not Mexico or any
other country.

For more information about buying coverage for rental
vehicles, contact your Autoplan broker or call ICBC
Customer Contact at (604) 661-2800 or 1-800 663-1466.

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