Mercedes-Benz Closes Out Record First Quarter With 29,921 Units In March, Up 9.2%

2015 Mercedes-Benz C Class--Head of the Class in Sales

MBUSA posts 7.3% year-to-date gain at 85,248

MONTVALE, NJ -- April 1, 2015: Mercedes-Benz today reported best-ever March sales of 29,921, increasing 9.2% from the same month last year. Retail volumes for Sprinter Vans climbed 24.2% to 2,379, combining with 583 units at smart for a March total of 32,883 for Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA). Year-to-date, Mercedes-Benz delivered 78,156 vehicles, up 7.6%. Adding 5,559 units for Sprinter and 1,533 units for smart, MBUSA achieved a record first-quarter close of 85,248 units.

As a whole, Mercedes-Benz passenger cars posted a 2% quarterly gain with sales of 49,166 through March. On the light trucks side, volumes increased 18.6% to 28,990.

March volume leaders for Mercedes-Benz included the C-, E- and M-Class model lines. The C-Class held the lead with 7,635 units, increasing 34.9% from the 5,660 units sold in March 2014. The E-Class followed with sales of 4,489, while the M-Class, to be succeeded by the GLE this summer, rounded out the top three at 4,023. At the high end, G-Class sales increased 13.7%.

Mercedes-Benz AMG high performance models delivered 1,159 units in March, up 14.9%, with year-to-date volumes totaling 2,707. Mercedes-Benz BlueTEC diesel models sold 1,540 vehicles in March and 3,240 units in the first quarter.

Separately, Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) models recorded March sales of 9,163, with year-to-date volumes reaching 28,439.

MERCEDES-BENZ USA Sales -- March 2015
Mercedes-Benz Passenger Vehicles	Mar-15	Mar-14	Monthly %	YTD 2015	YTD 2014	Yearly %

B-CLASS	145	-	-	494	-	-

CLA-CLASS	3,129	1,725	81.4%	8,226	6,129	34.2%

C-CLASS	7,635	5,660	34.9%	20,943	17,029	23.0%

E-CLASS³	4,489	6,336	-29.2%	11,234	15,874	-29.2%

S-CLASS	2,065	2,299	-10.2%	5,044	5,369	-6.1%

CL-CLASS	33	28	17.9%	52	76	-31.6%

SL-CLASS	403	453	-11.0%	1,044	1,145	-8.8%

SLS AMG	8	22	-63.6%	16	79	-79.7%

SLK-CLASS	343	445	-22.9%	817	995	-17.9%

CLS-CLASS	547	604	-9.4%	1,296	1,483	-12.6%

R-CLASS²	0	0	-	0	4	-100.0%

M-CLASS	4,023	4,052	-0.7%	10,483	10,134	3.4%

G-CLASS	340	299	13.7%	846	608	39.1%

GL-CLASS	2,365	2,133	10.9%	6,335	5,418	16.9%

GLA-CLASS	1,918	-	-	5,669	-	-

GLK-CLASS	2,478	3,345	-25.9%	5,657	8,271	-31.6%

TOTAL	29,921	27,401	9.2%	78,156	72,614	7.6%

SPRINTER¹	2,379	1,915	24.2%	5,559	4,624	20.2%

smart	583	775	-24.8%	1,533	2,237	-31.5%

MBUSA Combined Total	Mar-15	Mar-14	Monthly %	YTD 2015	YTD 2014	Yearly %

GRAND TOTAL	32,883	30,091	9.3%	85,248	79,475	7.3%
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.