March 2018: Mercedes-Benz USA

[William Maley]

Mercedes-Benz USA reports March sales of 28,407 units

Apr 3, 2018 – ATLANTA: Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported March sales of 28,407 units. Mercedes-Benz Vans reported March sales of 2,967 units (up 3.3%) and smart reported 110 units, bringing the MBUSA grand total to 31,484 vehicles for the month. On a year-to-date basis, Mercedes-Benz recorded sales of 78,474, adding 8,186 units for Vans and 321 vehicles for smart. MBUSA's year-to-date sales volume totaled 86,981 compared with 87,635 for the same period in 2017.

"While winter storms in our Northeast region certainly impacted our totals, we continue to see strong gains for our GLC, GLA and S-Class model lines," said Dietmar Exler, president and CEO of MBUSA. "We expect strong SUV demand, combined with our diverse product line up, to help propel additional growth in the second quarter."

Mercedes-Benz volume leaders in March included the GLC, C-Class and GLE model lines. The GLC took the lead at 6,064, followed by C-Class sales of 4,984. The GLE rounded out the top three with 4,573 units sold.

Mercedes-AMG high-performance models sold 2,696 units in March, with a total of 7,619 units sold year-to-date.

Mercedes-Benz Passenger Vehicles	Mar-18	Mar-17	Monthly %	YTD 2018	YTD 2017	Yearly %
B-CLASS	33	50	-34.0%	122	159	-23.3%
CLA	1,949	1,079	80.6%	5,455	4,010	36.0%
C-CLASS	4,984	8,021	-37.9%	13,350	20,619	-35.3%
E-CLASS/CLS	4,024	4,690	-14.2%	12,435	12,316	1.0%
S-CLASS	1,627	1,434	13.5%	4,565	3,648	25.1%
SLC	224	361	-38.0%	586	865	-32.3%
SL	227	262	-13.4%	640	724	-11.6%
AMG GT	114	103	10.7%	381	277	37.5%
GLA	2,254	1,714	31.5%	6,524	5,915	10.3%
GLC	6,064	3,126	94.0%	16,260	8,956	81.6%
GLE	4,573	4,919	-7.0%	11,656	12,906	-9.7%
GLS	1,974	2,938	-32.8%	5,496	7,741	-29.0%
G-CLASS	360	395	-8.9%	1,004	1,005	-0.1%
TOTAL	28,407	29,092	-2.4%	78,474	79,141	-0.8%
Vans1	2,967	2,871	3.3%	8,186	7,433	10.1%
smart	110	389	-71.7%	321	1,061	-69.7%
MBUSA Combined Total	Mar-18	Mar-17	Monthly %	YTD 2018	YTD 2017	Yearly %
GRAND TOTAL	31,484	32,352	-2.7%	86,981	87,635	-0.7%
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.

[A Horse With No Name]

OMG....AMG GT only sold 114 copies....time for 3 threads of argument....

[ccap41]

I'll take one of those 114. That car is beautiful. 

[oldshurst442]

 

I see the appeal it has on people. 

I just dont see the sex of it. (sex-appeal)  Yes. I do not like it. I acknowledge its sexiness, it just does not do anything for me. 

I acknowledge its performance credentials. I respect those. I just wouldnt buy one. Even if I had money. If I was married into wealth and my father-n-law gave ME a dowry, Id tell him thanks! But Id trade-it in for a used 1996 Dodge Viper GTS  when he wasnt lookin'. 

 

YEAH!

Even with that shoddy build quality. Look at those headlights. OUCH! Out of line they are!  But there is a reason why I mention the Viper of the 1990s. Something about a merger of equals. And yes! I DO prefer a 1996 Viper GTS over a 2018 M-B AMG GT. 

Any day, every day!

 

 

[oldshurst442]

2 hours ago, ccap41 said:

I'll take one of those 114. That car is beautiful. 

The bolded part reminded me of a Superbowl commercial of a long time ago.