April 2019: Mercedes-Benz

[Drew Dowdell]

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported April sales of 22,949 Mercedes- Benz models. Mercedes-Benz Vans reported April sales of 2,682 units and smart reported 85, bringing MBUSA to a grand total of 25,716 vehicles for the month. On a year-to-date basis, MBUSA recorded sales of 94,120, adding 10,158 units for Vans and 316 vehicles for smart, bringing the year-to-date sales volume to 104,594.

"Sales in April were again impacted by model changes and availability constraints of our high-volume SUV and compact model lines," said Dietmar Exler, president and CEO of MBUSA. "We expect increased vehicle availability in the coming months."

Mercedes-Benz sales leaders in April included the GLC, C-Class and E-Class model lines. The GLC lead totals with 5,378 vehicles followed by C-Class sales of 4,054. The E-Class rounded out the top three with 3,372.

April sales of Mercedes-AMG high-performance models totaled 2,796 units (+3.3%) with 12,480 vehicles sold year-to-date (+20.9%).

Separately, Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) models recorded sales of 10,311 vehicles in April, an increase of 10.9% versus last year. On a year-to-date basis, MBCPO sold 40,676 vehicles, an increase of 4.2% from the previous year.

Mercedes-Benz Passenger Vehicles	Apr-19	Apr-18	Monthly %	YTD 2019	YTD 2018	Yearly %
A-CLASS	804	_	_	1,694	_	_
B-CLASS	1	7	-85.7%	4	129	-96.9%
CLA	986	1,910	-48.4%	6,196	7,365	-15.9%
C-CLASS	4,054	5,148	-21.3%	19,056	18,498	3.0%
E-CLASS/CLS	3,372	3,945	-14.5%	13,766	16,380	-16.0%
S-CLASS	958	1,535	-37.6%	4,109	6,100	-32.6%
SLC	303	197	53.8%	812	783	3.7%
SL	193	202	-4.5%	629	842	-25.3%
AMG GT	340	178	91.0%	984	559	76.0%
GLA	1,770	2,011	-12.0%	6,491	8,535	-23.9%
GLC	5,378	5,853	-8.1%	20,744	22,113	-6.2%
GLE	2,566	4,110	-37.6%	9,101	15,766	-42.3%
GLS	1,678	1,794	-6.5%	7,695	7,290	5.6%
G-CLASS	546	317	72.2%	2,839	1,321	114.9%
TOTAL	22,949	27,207	-15.7%	94,120	105,681	-10.9%
Vans	2,682	2,815	-4.7%	10,158	11,001	-7.7%
smart	85	93	-8.6%	316	414	-23.7%
MBUSA Combined Total	Apr-19	Apr-18	Monthly %	YTD 2019	YTD 2018	Yearly %
GRAND TOTAL	25,716	30,115	-14.6%	104,594	117,096	-10.7%
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.

[ccap41]

@smk4565 - Just letting you know where the big sales drops can be found. 

[Robert Hall]

That's a lot of CPO sales.  Then again, I don't recall seeing CPO sales listed along w/ the regular new vehicle sales.

Edited May 1, 2019 by Robert Hall

[smk4565]

AMG sales are up!!!  People have a pulse!

Sad to see sedans dying, a good bit of Mercedes drop is GLE model change over and they have shown a new GLS but it isn't in show rooms, so that old one is winding down.  BMW beat Mercedes last month, on the backs of their SUVs, so that is the weak spot at Mercedes right now.  Mercedes still outsold Lexus and the rest.

[ccap41]

AMG doesn't offer a manual transmission.. I'd hold off on the public having a pulse quite yet. 

Looking at those numbers... everything is a weak spot. The only vehicles that weren't down were vehicles that only sell hundreds a month anyway.