While MB reacts with short-time work and exemption of its poorly paid lenders to significant sales declines (except Smart and ev. A-Class), the innovative Audi managed by an Ing. increases by 0.4% (including A4). While the Mopf II SL was hardly available for sale well before the “crisis”, it has now caught almost the entire model range. If now still the service car privilege (depreciation) falls, MB 2009 stands next to Opel and then good night Marie……. mfg ortler