March 2016: Mercedes-Benz USA

[William Maley]

Mercedes-Benz USA Reports March Sales Of 28,164 Units

 

ATLANTA, April 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported March sales of 28,164, which closes the first-quarter at 75,769, down 3% from last year. Smart contributed 479 units, and Vans reported a best-ever March with 3,072, up 29.1% from the same time last year. MBUSA total sales were 31,715 for March.

 

"We had a strong first-quarter, laying the foundation for a minimum of nine new model launches in the months ahead," said Dietmar Exler, president and CEO of MBUSA. "We are expecting yet another record year on the strength of our product portfolio."

 

Mercedes-Benz volume leaders in March included the C-Class, GLC and GLE model lines. The C-Class took the lead at 6,658, followed by the new GLC sales of 4,871. The new GLE rounded out the top three with 4,730 units sold.

 

Mercedes-AMG high-performance models sold 1,857 units in March, up 60.2% from last year (1,159), while the brand's BlueTEC diesel lineup finished the month at 310.

 

Separately, Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) models recorded sales of 9,380, up 2.4% from the 9,163 units sold the same month last year. On a year-to-date basis, MBCPO sold 29,303 vehicles, an increase of 3%.

 

MERCEDES-BENZ USA  Sales -- March 2016
Mercedes-Benz Passenger Vehicles	Mar-16	Mar-15	Monthly %	YTD 2016	YTD 2015	Yearly %
B-CLASS	66	145	-54.5%	161	494	-67.4%
CLA	2,242	3,129	-28.3%	6,884	8,226	-16.3%
C-CLASS	6,658	7,635	-12.8%	17,839	20,943	-14.8%
E-CLASS/CLS	4,095	5,036	-18.7%	9,585	12,530	-23.5%
S-CLASS	1,332	2,098	-36.5%	4,167	5,096	-18.2%
SLK	314	343	-8.5%	850	817	4.0%
SL	304	403	-24.6%	887	1,044	-15.0%
AMG GT	140	-	-	360	-	-
*SLS AMG	-	8	-	1	16	-
GLA	2,205	1,918	15.0%	6,843	5,669	20.7%
GLC/GLK	4,871	2,478	96.6%	10,998	5,657	94.4%
GLE/M-CLASS	4,730	4,023	17.6%	12,341	10,483	17.7%
GL	858	2,365	-63.7%	3,880	6,335	-38.8%
G-CLASS	349	340	2.6%	973	846	15.0%
TOTAL	28,164	29,921	-5.9%	75,769	78,156	-3.1%
Vans1	3,072	2,379	29.1%	7,240	5,559	30.2%
smart	479	583	-17.8%	1,300	1,533	-15.2%
MBUSA  Combined Total	Mar-16	Mar-15	Monthly %	YTD 2016	YTD 2015	Yearly %
GRAND TOTAL	31,715	32,883	-3.6%	84,309	85,248	-1.1%
1Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner Sprinter and Metris Vans are sold and marketed in the U.S. by Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler Vans USA, respectively. *out of production