Mercedes-Benz Reports August 2010 Sales of 19,674
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Sales up 15% for the Month and 22% Year-to-Date
MONTVALE, NJ - September 1, 2010: Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported August sales of 19,674 vehicles, an increase of 15% for the month, with a 22.2% increase on a year-to-date basis.
Impressive gains continued in both the Mercedes-Benz passenger car and light-truck categories. The strongest performer for the month was the popular and sporty C-Class, with sales of 6,100 (up 43.4%). The 9th generation E-Class followed suit with sales of 5,882 for the month (up 25.9%) - bringing the year-to-date total to 39,122 (up 70.6%). The versatile M-Class SUV rounded out the top three volume performers with sales of 2,473 for the month.
Also showing strong gains in August is the spacious R-Class crossover (up 389.7%) and the commanding G-Class SUV (up 62.2%). The company also sold 56 of its newly launched supercar, the SLS AMG, bringing its year-to-date sales to 321.
On a year-to-date basis, the company sold 144,689 new vehicles, an increase of 22.2 % over last year.
Separately, through the Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) program, MBUSA sold 6,488 vehicles in August, up 2.7% compared to August 2009 sales of 6,315 vehicles. Year-to-date sales for the MBCPO program were 54,720 - a 6 % increase over 2009 year-to-date sales (51,410 vehicles) during the same timeframe.
MERCEDES-BENZ USA
Sales -- August 2010
Mercedes-Benz
Passenger
Vehicles Aug-10 Aug-09 Monthly % YTD 2010 YTD 2009 Yearly %
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C-CLASS 6,100 4,253 43.4% 40,964 34,432 19.0%
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E-CLASS 5,882 4,671 25.9% 39,122 22,928 70.6%
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S-CLASS 832 1,031 -19.3% 8,016 6,705 19.6%
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CL-CLASS 83 140 -40.7% 635 947 -32.9%
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SL-CLASS 233 258 -9.7% 1,640 2,751 -40.4%
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SLS AMG 56 - - 321 - -
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CLK-CLASS - 351 -100.0% 585 5,918 -90.1%
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SLK-CLASS 57 190 -70.0% 1,494 2,075 -28.0%
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CLS-CLASS 84 125 -32.8% 1,242 1,932 -35.7%
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R-CLASS 191 39 389.7% 1,914 2,067 -7.4%
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M-CLASS 2,473 2,577 -4.0% 16,839 14,855 13.4%
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G-CLASS 60 37 62.2% 557 389 43.2%
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GL-CLASS 1,349 1,775 -24.0% 11,945 8,972 33.1%
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GLK-CLASS 1,426 1,665 -14.4% 14,593 14,457 0.9%
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TOTAL 18,826 17,112 10.0% 139,867 118,428 18.1%
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*SPRINTER 848 - - 4,822 - -
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MBUSA Aug-10 Aug-09 Monthly % YTD 2010 YTD 2009 Yearly %
Combined Total ------ ------ --------- -------- -------- --------
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GRAND TOTAL 19,674 17,112 15.0% 144,689 118,428 22.2%
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*Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner Sprinter Vans are sold and marketed
in the U.S. by Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler Vans USA,
respectively.
