Mercedes-Benz reports new sales increase in October

Mercedes-Benz USA is preparing to close the year en fanfare. The company sold 28,955 units acorss America, marking a 1.0% increase from the same period last year. There were 2,446 vans and 140 smart cars going to lucky customers.

On a year-to-date basis, Mercedes-Benz reports a total of 271,205 vehicles sold in the United States.

“We are on track for a solid close to 2017 as we continue into the fourth quarter,” says Dietmar Exler, president and CEO of MBUSA. “Momentum is growing with our newly launched S-Class Sedan, AMG models and the strong demand for our SUV lineup.”

The mid-size sedan C-Class is the volume leader, with 5,996 units sold. The GLE SUV, at 4,817 units sold, and the E-Class business sedan (CLS included), with 4,681, are keeping it company at the top of the ranking.

The Americans are crazy about high-performance as well, since Mercedes-AMG sold 3,256 units in October, hitting 26,822 cars in 2017, up by 52.9%.

Mercedes-Benz Passenger Vehicles	Oct-17	Oct-16	Monthly %	YTD 2017	YTD 2016	Yearly %

B-CLASS	59	58	1.7%	602	526	14.4%

CLA	1,814	2,295	-21.0%	16,506	21,846	-24.4%

C-CLASS	5,996	6,227	-3.7%	64,946	62,561	3.8%

E-CLASS/CLS	4,681	3,827	22.3%	41,192	41,403	-0.5%

S-CLASS	1,228	2,420	-49.3%	11,901	15,834	-24.8%

SLC	192	238	-19.3%	2,380	2,797	-14.9%

SL	331	299	10.7%	2,406	3,145	-23.5%

AMG GT	245	81	202.5%	1,144	1,040	10.0%

GLA	2,219	2,560	-13.3%	19,236	19,967	-3.7%

GLC	4,245	3,588	18.3%	37,134	39,978	-7.1%

GLE	4,817	4,042	19.2%	43,858	41,523	5.6%

GLS	2,920	2,828	3.3%	26,381	24,072	9.6%

G-CLASS	208	196	6.1%	3,519	3,171	11.0%

TOTAL	28,955	28,659	1.0%	271,205	277,863	-2.4%

Vans¹	2,446	2,724	-10.2%	27,673	27,880	-0.7%

smart	140	418	-66.5%	2,775	4,462	-37.8%