June 2018: Mercedes-Benz USA

[William Maley]

Mercedes-Benz USA reports June sales of 29,125 units

Jul 3, 2018 – ATLANTA: Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported June sales of 26,191 Mercedes-Benz models, a decrease of 9.7% from the best-ever June sales reported during the same time period last year at 28,994 vehicles sold. Mercedes-Benz Vans reported June sales of 2,808 units and smart reported 126 units, bringing MBUSA to a grand total of 29,125 vehicles for the month. On a year- to-date basis, Mercedes-Benz recorded sales of 158,848, adding 16,910 units for Vans and 650 vehicles for smart, MBUSA's year-to-date sales volume totaled 176,408, a decrease of 1.9% from last year.

"June sales were mainly impacted by limited availability of our larger SUVs, the GLE and GLS, whose production was affected by a fire at a supplier facility in May," said Dietmar Exler, president and CEO of MBUSA.

Mercedes-Benz volume leaders in June included the GLC, C-Class and E-Class model lines. The GLC continues to build sales momentum month-over-month coming in at 6,608, followed by C-Class sales of 5,742. The E-Class rounded out the top three with 3,435 units sold.

Mercedes-AMG high-performance models sold 2,366 units in June, with a total of 15,320 units sold year-to-date.

Mercedes-Benz Passenger Vehicles	Jun-18	Jun-17	Monthly %	YTD 2018	YTD 2017	Yearly %
B-CLASS	0	46	-100.0%	132	317	-58.4%
CLA	2,094	2,118	-1.1%	11,716	8,505	37.8%
C-CLASS	5,742	7,116	-19.3%	29,659	42,552	-30.3%
E-CLASS/CLS	3,435	4,316	-20.4%	23,440	24,759	-5.3%
S-CLASS	1,156	1,169	-1.1%	8,425	7,583	11.1%
SLC	135	201	-32.8%	1,181	1,616	-26.9%
SL	208	221	-5.9%	1,256	1,450	-13.4%
AMG GT	154	118	30.5%	914	541	68.9%
GLA	1,722	2,081	-17.3%	12,162	10,360	17.4%
GLC	6,608	3,729	77.2%	35,145	19,727	78.2%
GLE	3,318	4,824	-31.2%	22,741	26,825	-15.2%
GLS	1,356	2,656	-48.9%	10,199	15,530	-34.3%
G-CLASS	263	399	-34.1%	1,878	2,195	-14.4%
TOTAL	26,191	28,994	-9.7%	158,848	161,960	-1.9%
Vans1	2,808	3,108	-9.7%	16,910	15,800	7.0%
smart	126	226	-44.2%	650	1,983	-67.2%
MBUSA Combined Total	Jun-18	Jun-17	Monthly %	YTD 2018	YTD 2017	Yearly %
GRAND TOTAL	29,125	32,328	-9.9%	176,408	179,743	-1.9%
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.