February 2019: Mercedes-Benz USA

[Drew Dowdell]

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported February sales of 21,660 Mercedes-Benz models. Mercedes-Benz Vans reported February sales with 2,729 units and smart reported 58 units, bringing MBUSA to a grand total of 24,447 vehicles for the month. On a year-to-date basis, Mercedes-Benz recorded sales of 44,167, adding 3,943 units for Vans and 141 vehicles for smart, MBUSA’s year-to-date sales volume totaled 48,251.

"On the heels of a very challenging month, we are optimistic that our all-new volume models, the A-Class and GLE, will put us on track for a strong year," said Dietmar Exler, president and CEO of MBUSA.

Mercedes-Benz volume leaders in February included the C-Class, GLC and E-Class model lines. The C-Class took the lead at 4,812, followed by GLC sales of 4,176. The E-Class rounded out the top three with 3,424 units sold.

February sales of Mercedes-AMG high-performance models totaled 3,368 units (+36.4%) and 6,250 vehicles sold year-to-date (+27.0%).

Separately, Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) models recorded sales of 9,662 vehicles in February, a decrease of 0.9% when compared to the same month last year (9,750). On a year-to-date basis, MBCPO sold 19,805 vehicles, an increase of 3.2% from the previous year (19,187).

[smk4565]

The A-class and new GLE better sell, because those numbers suck.  I expect the A-class and GLE will sell well though, and they have a refresh GLC and new CLA coming later in the year.

[Drew Dowdell]

17 hours ago, smk4565 said:

The A-class and new GLE better sell, because those numbers suck.  I expect the A-class and GLE will sell well though, and they have a refresh GLC and new CLA coming later in the year.

The GLC refresh didn't do anything visually. It's the same car with a different grill, very slightly more horsepower, and MBUX.  Nothing that will move the needle. 

 

[balthazar]

It could be 10 years old.

[G. David Felt]

Link to January 2019 sales numbers since we do not seem to have them posted here.

https://media.mbusa.com/releases/mercedes-benz-usa-january-2019-sales-chart?firstResultIndex=0&sortOrder=PublishedDescending