Members of the media examine a 2001 Mercedes E320 stationwagon once owned by Bernard Madoff prior to an auction in East Brunswick, New Jersey October 22, 2009. Hundreds of potential bidders attended a public viewing of the vehicle and over 30 others seized by Federal Marshals in other criminal prosecutions. REUTERS/Jeff Zelevansky (UNITED STATES CRIME LAW)

U.S. Marshal Roland Ubaldo stands in front of a 2001 Mercedes E320 stationwagon once owned by Bernard Madoff where it is stored prior to an auction at a facility in East Brunswick, New Jersey October 22, 2009. Hundreds of potential bidders attended a public viewing of the vehicle and over 30 others seized by Federal Marshals in other criminal prosecutions. REUTERS/Jeff Zelevansky (UNITED STATES CRIME LAW POLITICS)

Japanese motor journalists crowd around the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class C200 Kompressor Sports Coupe Sportline in Tokyo June 26, 2001. DaimlerChrysler Japan Co launched this new model in Japan on Tuesday, priced at 4.5 million yen ($36,400). Mercedes-Benz sold 3,898 cars in Japan in May 2001, about 0.9 percent of the total 420,326 new vehicles sold in the country last month, according to Automative News magazine.

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Japanese motor journalists crowd around the new Mercedes-Benz C240 Stationwagon Sportline in Tokyo June 26, 2001. DaimlerChrysler Japan Co launched the new C-class model in Japan on Tuesday, priced at 5.9 million yen ($47,770). Mercedes-Benz sold 3,898 cars in Japan in May 2001, about 0.9 percent of the total 420,326 new vehicles sold in the country last month, according to Automative News magazine.

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