Mercedes-Benz USA Posts Best-Ever February Sales Volume with 24,760 Units
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ATLANTA - March 1, 2018: Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported best-ever February sales of 24,760 units, increasing 1.0% from the 24,522 vehicles sold during the same month last year. Mercedes-Benz Vans also reported best-ever February sales with 3,028 units (up 20.5%) and smart reported 106 units, bringing the MBUSA grand total to 27,894 vehicles for the month, up 1.9% from the same month last year. On a year-to-date basis, Mercedes-Benz recorded sales of 50,067, adding 5,219 units for Vans and 211 vehicles for smart, MBUSA’s year-to-date sales volume totaled 55,497 (up 0.4%).
“We’re off to a solid start to what will be another successful year,” said Dietmar Exler, president and CEO of MBUSA. “Growing demand for the S-Class and GLC model lines helped us set a new record for February, and we look forward to a strong close to the first quarter.”
Mercedes-Benz volume leaders in February included the GLC, E-Class (including the CLS) and C-Class model lines. The GLC took the lead at 5,403, followed by E-Class sales of 4,312. The C-Class rounded out the top three with 3,947 units sold.
Mercedes-AMG high-performance models sold 2,469 units in February, with a total of 4,923 units sold year-to-date.
Separately, Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) models recorded sales of 9,750 vehicles in February, compared to 10,075 vehicles sold during the same month last year.
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| Sales -- February 2018 | ||||||||||||
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Mercedes-Benz |
Feb-18 | Feb-17 | Monthly % | YTD 2018 | YTD 2017 | Yearly % | ||||||
| B-CLASS | 49 | 56 | -12.5% | 89 | 109 | -18.3% | ||||||
| CLA | 1,512 | 1,526 | -0.9% | 3,506 | 2,931 | 19.6% | ||||||
| C-CLASS | 3,947 | 6,145 | -35.8% | 8,366 | 12,598 | -33.6% | ||||||
| E-CLASS/CLS | 4,312 | 3,471 | 24.2% | 8,411 | 7,626 | 10.3% | ||||||
| S-CLASS | 1,369 | 1,002 | 36.6% | 2,938 | 2,214 | 32.7% | ||||||
| SLC | 195 | 268 | -27.2% | 362 | 504 | -28.2% | ||||||
| SL | 245 | 230 | 6.5% | 413 | 462 | -10.6% | ||||||
| AMG GT | 138 | 93 | 48.4% | 267 | 174 | 53.4% | ||||||
| GLA | 1,860 | 2,194 | -15.2% | 4,270 | 4,201 | 1.6% | ||||||
| GLC | 5,403 | 2,765 | 95.4% | 10,196 | 5,830 | 74.9% | ||||||
| GLE | 3,595 | 4,017 | -10.5% | 7,083 | 7,987 | -11.3% | ||||||
| GLS | 1,840 | 2,467 | -25.4% | 3,522 | 4,803 | -26.7% | ||||||
| G-CLASS | 295 | 288 | 2.4% | 644 | 610 | 5.6% | ||||||
| TOTAL | 24,760 | 24,522 | 1.0% | 50,067 | 50,049 | 0.0% | ||||||
| Vans1 | 3,028 | 2,513 | 20.5% | 5,219 | 4,562 | 14.4% | ||||||
| smart | 106 | 348 | -69.5% | 211 | 672 | -68.6% | ||||||
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MBUSA |
Feb-18 | Feb-17 | Monthly % | YTD 2018 | YTD 2017 | Yearly % | ||||||
| GRAND TOTAL | 27,894 | 27,383 | 1.9% | 55,497 | 55,283 | 0.4% | ||||||
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1 Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner Sprinter and Metris Vans are sold and marketed in the U.S. by Mercedes- Benz USA and Daimler Vans USA, respectively. |
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