August 2016: Mercedes-Benz USA

[William Maley]

Mercedes-Benz USA Records All-Time Best August With 28,404 Units Sold

ATLANTA, Sept. 1,2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported record August sales of 28,404 vehicles, increasing 0.1% from the 28,373 vehicles sold during the same month last year. Mercedes-Benz Vans also reported best-ever August sales with 3,152 units, up 39.5% and smart reported 353 units, bringing MBUSA grand total to 31,909 vehicles for the month, up 2.1% from last year. On a year-to-date basis, Mercedes-Benz retails totaled 219,704. Adding year-to-date-sales of 22,186 for Vans and 3,439 for smart, MBUSA posted a grand total of 245,329 units in August, increasing 0.7% from the previous year.

"We are on track for a strong finish to the third quarter, fueled by a best-ever result for August," said Dietmar Exler, president and CEO of MBUSA. "Demand remains high for our SUVs and dream cars such as the new SL and S-Class Cabriolet, and we expect to build upon this momentum in the coming months."

Mercedes-Benz volume leaders in August included the C-Class, E-Class (including the CLS) and GLC model lines. The C-Class took the lead at 6,125, followed by the E-Class at 5,069. The GLC, rounded out the top three with 4,715 units sold.

Mercedes-AMG high-performance models sold 1,621 units in August, up 17.5% from last year (1,380), with a total of 14,131 units sold year-to-date (up 69.1 %).

Separately, Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) models recorded sales of 11,773 vehicles in August, an increase of 20.1% from last year (9,804). On a year-to-date basis, MBCPO sold 82,636 vehicles, an increase of 5.5%.

MERCEDES-BENZ USA  Sales -- August 2016
Mercedes-Benz Passenger Vehicles	Aug-16	Aug-15	Monthly %	YTD 2016	YTD 2015	Yearly %
B-CLASS	57	172	-66.9%	417	1,540	-72.9%
CLA	1,811	2,622	-30.9%	17,706	21,164	-16.3%
C-CLASS	6,125	7,154	-14.4%	49,734	56,875	-12.6%
E-CLASS/CLS	5,069	4,284	18.3%	32,752	35,469	-7.7%
S-CLASS	1,698	2,045	-17.0%	11,974	14,092	-15.0%
SLC/SLK	346	394	-12.2%	2,321	2,798	-17.0%
SL	443	342	29.5%	2,520	2,873	-12.3%
AMG GT	112	87	-	847	783	-
*SLS AMG	0	0	-	1	27	-
GLA	1,058	2,169	-51.2%	15,375	16,522	-6.9%
GLC/GLK	4,715	2,168	117.5%	31,517	18,321	72.0%
GLE/M-CLASS	3,756	4,481	-16.2%	33,354	31,292	6.6%
GLS/GL	2,912	2,188	33.1%	18,462	16,881	9.4%
G-CLASS	302	267	13.1%	2,724	2,229	22.2%
TOTAL	28,404	28,373	0.1%	219,704	220,866	-0.5%
Vans1	3,152	2,260	39.5%	22,186	17,957	23.6%
smart	353	617	-42.8%	3,439	4,682	-26.5%
MBUSA Combined Total	Aug-16	Aug-15	Monthly %	YTD 2016	YTD 2015	Yearly %
GRAND TOTAL	31,909	31,250	2.1%	245,329	243,505	0.7%
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