Mercedes-Benz USA Closes Out Third Quarter With Record September

MBUSA posts 6.4% YTD increase, Mercedes-Benz up 6.2% for month

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Mercedes-Benz USA

Oct 01, 2015, 01:00 ET

ATLANTA, Oct. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported all-time record September sales at 32,087 units, an increase of 6.0% from the 30,271 vehicles sold during the same month last year. Sales of Mercedes-Benz passenger cars tallied 29,020 units sold, a 6.2% increase over September 2014. Sprinter delivered 2,317 sales for the month of September, up 14.0% YTD, while smart recorded 750 units in September. On a year-to-date basis, Mercedes-Benz retails totaled 249,890, up 7.2%. Adding year-to-date sales of 20,274 for Sprinter Vans and 5,432 for smart, MBUSA posted a grand total of 275,596 units through September, up 6.4%.

"Record September sales fueled the best-ever third-quarter results in our history," said Stephen Cannon, president and CEO of MBUSA. "The robust demand for SUVs continues with the strong performance of our new GLE and GLE-Coupe."

September sales for the Mercedes-Benz brand were led by the C-, E- and GLE model lines. The C-Class took the top spot with 7,660 units, up 21.9% from the same month last year. The E-Class followed with September sales of 4,137, while the newly-introduced GLE rounded out the top three at 3,492, with two-month sales of 5,294.

The brand's AMG high-performance models posted a 159.1% monthly sales increase to 1,858 units in September, while year-to-date sales climbed 28.7% to 10,217. Sales of Mercedes-Benz BlueTEC diesel models hit 572 for the month and 9,269 year-to-date.

Separately, Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) models delivered September sales of 11,397, an increase of 31.8% compared to the same time last year, which sold 8,648 units. On a year-to-date basis, MBCPO has sold 89,744 vehicles, an increase of 1.6% over the comparable period last year (88,352 vehicles).

About Mercedes-Benz USA

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA), headquartered in Atlanta, is responsible for the distribution, marketing and customer service for all Mercedes-Benz products in the United States.  MBUSA offers drivers the most diverse lineup in the luxury segment with 14 model lines ranging from the sporty CLA-Class four-door coupe to the flagship S-Class and the Mercedes-AMG GT S.

MBUSA is also responsible for Mercedes-Benz Vans and smart products in the U.S. More information on MBUSA and its products can be found at www.mbusa.com, www.mbsprinterusa.com and www.smartusa.com.

  

MERCEDES-BENZ USA
Sales -- September 2015

Mercedes-Benz

Passenger Vehicles

Sep-15

Sep-14

Monthly %

YTD 2015

YTD 2014

Yearly %







B-CLASS

147

65

126.2%

1,687

159

961.0%







CLA-CLASS

2,089

2,531

-17.5%

23,253

18,207

27.7%







C-CLASS

7,660

6,285

21.9%

64,535

50,170

28.6%







E-CLASS3

4,173

4,884

-14.6%

35,325

52,611

-32.9%







S-CLASS

1,956

1,909

2.5%

15,994

16,915

-5.4%







CL-CLASS

0

7

-100.0%

54

178

-69.7%







SL-CLASS

259

584

-55.7%

3,132

3,758

-16.7%







AMG GT

109

-

-

892

-

-







SLS AMG

0

8

-100.0%

27

212

-87.3%







SLK-CLASS

339

489

-30.7%

3,137

3,595

-12.7%







CLS-CLASS

299

1,100

-72.8%

4,616

6,149

-24.9%







R-CLASS2

0

0

-

4

7

-42.9%







M-CLASS

1,659

3,460

-52.1%

31,149

32,114

-3.0%







G-CLASS 

209

202

3.5%

2,438

2,188

11.4%







GL-CLASS

2,448

2,154

13.6%

19,329

17,728

9.0%







GLA-CLASS

2,125

991

114.4%

18,647

991

1781.6%







GLE-CLASS4

3,492

-

-

5,294

-

-







GLK-CLASS

2,056

2,646

-22.3%

20,377

28,229

-27.8%







TOTAL

29,020

27,315

6.2%

249,890

233,211

7.2%







SPRINTER1

2,317

2,208

4.9%

20,274

17,785

14.0%







smart

750

748

0.3%

5,432

8,080

-32.8%







MBUSA

Combined Total

Sep-15

Sep-14

Monthly %

YTD 2015

YTD 2014

Yearly %







GRAND TOTAL

32,087

30,271

6.0%

275,596

259,076

6.4%


1Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner Sprinter Vans are sold and marketed in the U.S. by Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler Vans USA, respectively.
2Model is out of production.
3Includes CY2014 CLK-Class sales.
4GLE-Class introduced in August 2015.                                                                                               

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SOURCE Mercedes-Benz USA

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