Mercedes-Benz USA Records All-Time Best August With 31,250 Units Sold

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MBUSA posts 6.4% YTD increase, Sprinter up 20.2% for month

ATLANTA -- Sept. 1, 2015: Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported all-time record August sales at 31,250 units, increasing 3.2% from the 30,294 vehicles sold during the same month last year. The Mercedes-Benz brand tallied 28,373 units sold, a 4.8% increase over August 2014. Sprinter delivered 2,260 sales for the month of August, up 15.3% for the year, while smart recorded 617 units in August. On a year-to-date basis, Mercedes-Benz retails totaled 220,870, up 7.3%. Adding year-to-date sales of 17,957 for Sprinter Vans and 4,682 for smart, MBUSA posted a grand total of 243,509 units through August.

"We're on our way to a record year with more all-new products still waiting in the wings," said Stephen Cannon, president and CEO of MBUSA. "The new GLE and GLE-Coupe that debuted this month is part of our product offensive that will continue through the rest of the year."

August sales for the Mercedes-Benz brand were led by the C-, E- and M-Class model lines. The C-Class took the top spot with 7,154 units, up 38.9% from the same month last year. The E-Class followed with August sales of 4,006, while the M-Class rounded out the top three at 2,679.

The brand's AMG high-performance models posted an 87.5% monthly sales increase to 1,380 units in August, while year-to-date sales climbed 15.7% to 8,359. Sales of Mercedes-Benz BlueTEC diesel models hit 632 for the month and 8,697 year-to-date.

Separately, Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) models delivered August sales of 9,804, with a year-to-date total of 78,347.

Mercedes-Benz Passenger Vehicles	Aug-15	Aug-14	Monthly %	YTD 2015	YTD 2014	Yearly %

B-CLASS	172	53	224.5%	1,540	94	1538.3%

CLA-CLASS	2,622	2,722	-3.7%	21,164	15,676	35.0%

C-CLASS	7,154	5,151	38.9%	56,875	43,885	29.6%

E-CLASS³	4,006	6,481	-38.2%	31,152	47,727	-34.7%

S-CLASS	2,044	1,855	10.2%	14,038	15,006	-6.5%

CL-CLASS	1	17	-94.1%	54	171	-68.4%

SL-CLASS	342	314	8.9%	2,873	3,174	-9.5%

AMG GT	87	-	-	783	-	-

SLS AMG	0	26	-100.0%	27	204	-86.8%

SLK-CLASS	394	341	15.5%	2,798	3,106	-9.9%

CLS-CLASS	278	1,150	-75.8%	4,317	5,049	-14.5%

R-CLASS²	0	1	-	4	7	-42.9%

M-CLASS	2,679	3,438	-22.1%	29,490	28,654	2.9%

G-CLASS	267	248	7.7%	2,229	1,986	12.2%

GL-CLASS	2,188	2,208	-0.9%	16,881	15,574	8.4%

GLA-CLASS	2,169	-	-	16,522	-	-

GLE-CLASS⁴	1,802	-	-	1,802	-	-

GLK-CLASS	2,168	3,075	-29.5%	18,321	25,583	-28.4%

TOTAL	28,373	27,080	4.8%	220,870	205,896	7.3%

SPRINTER¹	2,260	1,880	20.2%	17,957	15,577	15.3%

smart	617	1,334	-53.7%	4,682	7,332	-36.1%

MBUSA Combined Total	Aug-15	Aug-14	Monthly %	YTD 2015	YTD 2014	Yearly %

GRAND TOTAL	31,250	30,294	3.2%	243,509	228,805	6.4%
¹Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner Sprinter Vans are sold and marketed in the U.S. by Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler Vans USA, respectively. ²Model is out of production. ³Includes CY2014 CLK-Class sales. ^4+A92GLE-Class introduced in August 2015.