May 2018: Mercedes-Benz USA

[William Maley]

Mercedes-Benz USA reports May sales of 26,976 units

Jun 1, 2018 – ATLANTA: Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported May sales of 26,976 units, an increase of 0.3% from the 26,893 vehicles sold during the same time period last year. Mercedes- Benz Vans reported best-ever May sales of 3,101 units (up 1.1%) and smart reported 110 units, bringing MBUSA to a grand total of 30,187 vehicles for the month. On a year-to-date basis, Mercedes-Benz recorded sales of 132,657, adding 14,102 units for Vans and 524 vehicles for smart, MBUSA's year-to-date sales volume totaled 147,283.

"May sales indicate summer sales are off to a solid start," said Dietmar Exler, president and CEO of MBUSA. "With the arrival of more new models later this year, we're ideally positioned to take advantage of the strengthening market."

Mercedes-Benz volume leaders in May included the GLC, C-Class and GLE model lines. The GLC took the lead at 6,424, followed by C-Class sales of 5,419. The GLE rounded out the top three with 3,657 units sold.

Mercedes-AMG high-performance models sold 2,628 units in May, with a total of 12,954 units sold year-to-date.

Mercedes-Benz Passenger Vehicles	May-18	May-17	Monthly %	YTD 2018	YTD 2017	Yearly %
B-CLASS	3	46	-93.5%	132	271	-51.3%
CLA	2,257	1,310	72.3%	9,622	6,387	50.6%
C-CLASS	5,419	6,996	-22.5%	23,917	35,436	-32.5%
E-CLASS/CLS	3,625	4,068	-10.9%	20,005	20,443	-2.1%
S-CLASS	1,169	1,275	-8.3%	7,269	6,414	13.3%
SLC	263	224	17.4%	1,046	1,415	-26.1%
SL	206	235	-12.3%	1,048	1,229	-14.7%
AMG GT	201	59	240.7%	760	423	79.7%
GLA	1,905	1,025	85.9%	10,440	8,279	26.1%
GLC	6,424	3,737	71.9%	28,537	15,998	78.4%
GLE	3,657	4,631	-21.0%	19,423	22,005	-11.7%
GLS	1,553	2,864	-45.8%	8,843	12,870	-31.3%
G-CLASS	294	423	-30.5%	1,615	1,796	-10.1%
TOTAL	26,976	26,893	0.3%	132,657	132,966	-0.2%
Vans1	3,101	3,066	1.1%	14,102	12,692	11.1%
smart	110	331	-66.8%	524	1,757	-70.2%
MBUSA Combined Total	May-18	May-17	Monthly %	YTD 2018	YTD 2017	Yearly %
GRAND TOTAL	30,187	30,290	-0.3%	147,283	147,415	-0.1%
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.