November 2016: Mercedes-Benz USA

[William Maley]

Mercedes-Benz Reports November Sales Of 30,363 Units, Up 1.1%

ATLANTA, Dec. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported November sales of 30,363 vehicles, increasing 1.1% from the 30,043 vehicles sold during the same month last year. Mercedes-Benz Vans also reported November sales with 2,564 units, and smart reported 563 units, bringing MBUSA grand total to 33,490 vehicles for the month. On a year-to-date basis, Mercedes-Benz retails totaled 308,226. Adding year-to-date-sales of 30,444 for Vans and 5,025 for smart, MBUSA posted a grand total of 343,695 units in November, increasing 0.6% from the previous year.

"As we begin the last month of 2016, November momentum positions us for a strong close to the year," said Dietmar Exler, president and CEO of MBUSA.

Mercedes-Benz volume leaders in November included the C-Class, GLE and E-Class (including the CLS) model lines. The C-Class took the lead at 7,261, followed by the GLE at 4,694. The E-Class, rounded out the top three with 4,642 units sold.

Mercedes-AMG high-performance models sold 2,590 units in November, with a total of 20,135  units sold year-to-date (up 37.4%).

Separately, Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) models recorded sales of 10,091 vehicles in November, an increase of 7.1% from last year (9,422). On a year-to-date basis, MBCPO sold 112,347 vehicles, an increase of 3.3%.

MERCEDES-BENZ USA  Sales -- November 2016
Mercedes-Benz Passenger Vehicles	Nov-16	Nov-15	Monthly %	YTD 2016	YTD 2015	Yearly %
B-CLASS	52	41	26.8%	578	1,809	-68.0%
CLA	2,070	2,611	-20.7%	23,916	27,731	-13.8%
C-CLASS	7,261	7,239	0.3%	69,822	79,057	-11.7%
E-CLASS/CLS	4,642	5,205	-10.8%	46,045	50,308	-8.5%
S-CLASS	1,475	1,856	-20.5%	17,309	19,825	-12.7%
SLC/SLK	270	239	13.0%	3,067	3,892	-21.2%
SL	273	296	-7.8%	3,418	3,680	-7.1%
AMG GT	89	118	-24.6%	1,128	1,115	1.2%
*SLS AMG	0	1	-	1	29	-
GLA	2,227	2,721	-18.2%	22,194	23,393	-5.1%
GLC/GLK	3,876	1,216	218.8%	43,854	23,536	86.3%
GLE/M-CLASS	4,694	5,250	-10.6%	46,217	46,577	-0.8%
GL/GLS	3,108	2,916	6.6%	27,180	24,858	9.3%
G-CLASS	326	334	-2.4%	3,497	3,075	13.7%
TOTAL	30,363	30,043	1.1%	308,226	308,885	-0.2%
Vans1	2,564	2,770	-7.4%	30,444	25,843	17.8%
smart	563	662	-15.0%	5,025	6,815	-26.3%
MBUSA Combined Total	Nov-16	Nov-15	Monthly %	YTD 2016	YTD 2015	Yearly %
GRAND TOTAL	33,490	33,475	0.0%	343,695	341,543	0.6%
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

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