November 2018: Mercedes-Benz USA

[William Maley]

Mercedes-Benz reports November sales of 31,022 units, up 0.6%

Dec 3, 2018 – ATLANTA: Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported November sales of 31,022 Mercedes-Benz models, an increase of 0.6% from November 2017. Mercedes-Benz Vans reported 1,857 units and smart reported 100 units, bringing MBUSA to a grand total of 32,979 vehicles for the month. On a year-to-date basis, sales of Mercedes-Benz vehicles totaled 283,943, with an additional 34,062 units for Vans and 1,154 vehicles for smart, bringing the total sales volume to 319,159.

"Demand for our SUV lineup including the GLA, GLC and new G-Class combined with increases for the E-Class and new CLS fueled results for the month," said Dietmar Exler, president and CEO of MBUSA. "We anticipate a solid close to the final weeks of 2018."

Mercedes-Benz volume leaders in November included the GLC, C-Class and E-Class model lines. The GLC took the lead at 6,199, followed by C-Class sales of 5,777. The E-Class rounded out the top three with 5,181 units sold.

November sales of Mercedes-AMG high-performance totaled 3,070 units, with 24,808 vehicles sold year-to-date.

Mercedes-Benz Passenger Vehicles	Nov-18	Nov-17	Monthly %	YTD 2018	YTD 2017	Yearly %
B-CLASS	0	31	_	134	633	-78.8%
CLA	1,832	1,884	-2.8%	20,848	18,390	13.4%
C-CLASS	5,777	6,001	-3.7%	53,610	70,947	-24.4%
E-CLASS/CLS	5,181	4,735	9.4%	41,380	45,927	-9.9%
S-CLASS	1,672	1,803	-7.3%	13,492	13,704	-1.5%
SLC	149	220	-32.3%	1,841	2,600	-29.2%
SL	181	257	-29.6%	1,968	2,663	-26.1%
AMG GT	103	281	-63.3%	1,389	1,425	-2.5%
GLA	2,411	2,288	5.4%	21,739	21,524	1.0%
GLC	6,199	5,357	15.7%	62,433	42,491	46.9%
GLE	3,988	4,914	-18.8%	42,276	48,772	-13.3%
GLS	2,761	2,869	-3.8%	19,308	29,250	-34.0%
G-CLASS	768	198	287.9%	3,525	3,717	-5.2%
TOTAL	31,022	30,838	0.6%	283,943	302,043	-6.0%
Vans1	1,857	3,274	-43.3%	34,062	30,947	10.1%
smart	100	130	-23.1%	1,154	2,905	-60.3%
MBUSA Combined Total	Nov-18	Nov-17	Monthly %	YTD 2018	YTD 2017	Yearly %
GRAND TOTAL	32,979	34,242	-3.7%	319,159	335,895	-5.0%
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.

[balthazar]

Ugh, 6th month in a row of declines month-over-month: core brand down 6%.
Looks like the future of the nameplate is at the CLA/GLC level; the only 2 nameplates to increase volume.

[smk4565]

They were up this month, down 6% for the year, but still the #1 selling luxury car.  E-class up 9% is a good sign, maybe some people do still want sedans.   Dated GLE/GLS that are probably out of production hurt there, the new GLE isn't at dealers yet.

Look at the G-wagen!!!  

[balthazar]

Right- Statistically flat month/month (+0.6%), so that breaks the decline streak. Sort of.
I'm surprised that mathmatically the Y-t-Y is only down 6%. The 2nd half of this year has felt oppressive dark.
MB will do their usual all-out sales push for Dec so I expect the number next month to be up slightly.