Mercedes-Benz USA: Down by 1%, but still better than anyone else

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28.659 Mercedes-Benz cars were delivered in the United States in October, down by 1.0% from 28.952  compared to October 2015. On a year-to-date basis, Mercedes-Benz USA hit the 277,863 figure. Adding the Vans and the smart division, the American-based subsidiary reached a total of 310,205 units.

“We’re on track for another great year as we continue into the fourth quarter,” said Dietmar Exler, president and CEO of MBUSA. “Overall MBUSA sales for the year are outperforming last year, which was our highest year on record.”

The Mercedes-Benz C-Class, the GLE and the E-Class (the CLS included) are the company’s best sellers. 6,227 C-Class models reached their happy customers, followed by the GLE SUV with 4,042 clients. The E-Class also went up on the podium, following the SUV closely, at 3,827 units.

There are plenty of power enthusiasts in the United States. The Mercedes-AMG high-performance cars sold 1,903 units this past October, reaching a total figure of 17,435 in 2016, up by an amazing 40.8%.

Mercedes-BenzUSA  is counting on a major increase as the discounts for Christmas are on the way.

MERCEDES-BENZ USA
Sales — October 2016

Mercedes-Benz

Passenger Vehicles

Oct-16

Oct-15

Monthly %

YTD 2016

YTD 2015

Yearly %

B-CLASS

58

81

-28.4%

526

1,768

-70.2%

CLA

2,295

1,867

22.9%

21,846

25,120

-13.0%

C-CLASS

6,227

7,283

-14.5%

62,561

71,818

-12.9%

E-CLASS/CLS

3,827

5,162

-25.9%

41,403

45,103

-8.2%

S-CLASS

2,420

1,921

26.0%

15,834

17,969

-11.9%

SLC/SLK

238

516

-53.9%

2,797

3,653

-23.4%

SL

299

252

18.7%

3,145

3,384

-7.1%

AMG GT

81

105

-22.9%

1,039

997

4.2%

*SLS AMG

0

1

1

28

GLA

2,560

2,025

26.4%

19,967

20,672

-3.4%

GLC/GLK

3,588

1,943

84.7%

39,978

22,320

79.1%

GLE/M-CLASS

4,042

4,880

-17.2%

41,523

41,327

0.5%

GL/GLS

2,828

2,613

8.2%

24,072

21,942

9.7%

G-CLASS 

196

303

-35.3%

3,171

2,741

15.7%

TOTAL

28,659

28,952

-1.0%

277,863

278,842

-0.4%

Vans1

2,724

2,799

-2.7%

27,880

23,073

20.8%

smart

418

721

-42.0%

4,462

6,153

-27.5%

MBUSA
Combined Total

Oct-16

Oct-15

Monthly %

YTD 2016

YTD 2015

Yearly %

GRAND TOTAL

31,801

32,472

-2.1%

310,205

308,068

0.7%