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Mercedes-Benz Canada Breaks July Sales Record

TORONTO, Aug. 3, 2016 /CNW/ - Mercedes-Benz Canada and its national dealer network announced today that they retailed a record-breaking total of 3,934 units in July. These exceptional sales results represented a month-over-month increase of 11.5% or 405 additional units, resulting in Mercedes-Benz Canada's best July ever. Year-to-date sales are ahead 8.6% with a total of 28,021 vehicles delivered so far in 2016.

Mercedes-Benz passenger cars and luxury light trucks sales amounted to 3,413 units this month. This was ahead of last July's results by 11.1% and helped push overall sales to 23,962 vehicles this year.

Mercedes-Benz passenger cars sales saw gains across the board reaching a new milestone of 1,964 units for July, up 19.6% compared to last year. This was fueled by brisk demand for the B-Class, CLA, C-Class and S-Class. The new generation E-Class Sedan continued to yield impressive results in July.

On the luxury light trucks side, sales maintained their cadence for the month with a total of 1,449 units sold. Strong GLE Coupe and SUV model sales, up 365% and 23.8% respectively, helped contribute to July's overall record-breaking success.

Year-to-date smart sales are currently up 46.1% over last year. A total of 53 units were retailed in July.

Mercedes-Benz Vans sales continued to grow in July with 468 units delivered, representing an impressive increase of 22.8% over 2015. These results helped propel year-to-date growth to 21.4% or 600 additional units.   

In July, the Mercedes-Benz Pre-Owned division retailed 1,222 units, of which 931 were Certified Pre-Owned. The division recorded a total of 9,398 units sold year-to-date, for an increase of 3.6%. Year-to-date Certified Pre-Owned sales totaled 7,608 units, which accounted for 81% of the total volume of pre-owned sales.

"Mercedes-Benz Canada certainly kicked off the second half of the year with promising double digit growth for its passenger car sales and vans," said Brian D. Fulton, President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Canada. "In addition to the best product portfolio we have ever had on ground at the same time, the new generation E-Class Sedan's recent arrival in showrooms is creating quite a stir. Recognized as the most intelligent sedan in the world at the moment, the E-Class shows us what the future looks like with its numerous technical innovations that enhance comfort, enable a new level of safe driving, and add a new dimension in driver assistance. In addition, our dealerships and Mercedes-Benz Financial Services are offering terrific programs; there has never been a better time to buy, finance or lease a new or pre-owned Mercedes-Benz model."   

JULY 2016

MTD

YTD

2016

2015

%

2016

2015

%

Mercedes-Benz Vehicles

3,413

3,071

11.1

23,962

22,541

6.3

smart

53

77

-31.2

653

447

46.1

Mercedes-Benz Vans

468

381

22.8

3,406

2,806

21.4

TOTAL

3,934

3,529

11.5

28,021

25,794

8.6

 

About Mercedes-Benz Canada
Mercedes-Benz Canada is responsible for the sales, marketing and service of the Mercedes-Benz and AMG passenger vehicles, Mercedes-Benz Vans and smart. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc. employs approximately 1,500 people in 21 locations across Canada. Through a nationwide network of 11 Mercedes-Benz owned retail operations and 46 authorized dealerships, Mercedes-Benz Canada sold 44,526 vehicles in 2015. This represents the best year ever for the company and has positioned Mercedes-Benz as the top luxury manufacturer in Canada for the second consecutive year.

Further information from Mercedes-Benz is available on the internet at: www.media.mercedes-benz.ca

SOURCE Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc.

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CONTACT: JoAnne Caza, 416-847-7550, joanne.caza@mercedes-benz.ca; Nathalie Gravel, 416-847-7509, nathalie.gravel@mercedes-benz.ca

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