Mercedes-Benz USA Closes Out Third Quarter With Record September
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MBUSA posts 6.4% YTD increase, Mercedes-Benz up 6.2% for month
ATLANTA -- Oct. 1, 2015: Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported all-time record September sales at 32,087 units, an increase of 6.0% from the 30,271 vehicles sold during the same month last year. Sales of Mercedes-Benz passenger cars tallied 29,020 units sold, a 6.2% increase over September 2014. Sprinter delivered 2,317 sales for the month of September, up 14.0% YTD, while smart recorded 750 units in September. On a year-to-date basis, Mercedes-Benz retails totaled 249,890, up 7.2%. Adding year-to-date sales of 20,274 for Sprinter Vans and 5,432 for smart, MBUSA posted a grand total of 275,596 units through September, up 6.4%.
"Record September sales fueled the best-ever third-quarter results in our history," said Stephen Cannon, president and CEO of MBUSA. "The robust demand for SUVs continues with the strong performance of our new GLE and GLE-Coupe."
September sales for the Mercedes-Benz brand were led by the C-, E- and GLE model lines. The C-Class took the top spot with 7,660 units, up 21.9% from the same month last year. The E-Class followed with September sales of 4,137, while the newly-introduced GLE rounded out the top three at 3,492, with two-month sales of 5,294.
The brand's AMG high-performance models posted a 159.1% monthly sales increase to 1,858 units in September, while year-to-date sales climbed 28.7% to 10,217. Sales of Mercedes-Benz BlueTEC diesel models hit 572 for the month and 9,269 year-to-date.
Separately, Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) models delivered September sales of 11,397, an increase of 31.8% compared to the same time last year, which sold 8,648 units. On a year-to-date basis, MBCPO has sold 89,744 vehicles, an increase of 1.6% over the comparable period last year (88,352 vehicles).
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Mercedes-Benz Passenger Vehicles | Sep-15 | Sep-14 | Monthly % | YTD 2015 | YTD 2014 | Yearly % |
B-CLASS | 147 | 65 | 126.2% | 1,687 | 159 | 961.0% |
CLA-CLASS | 2,089 |
2,531 | -17.5% | 23,253 | 18,207 | 27.7% |
C-CLASS |
7,660 | 6,285 | 21.9% | 64,535 | 50,170 | 28.6% |
E-CLASS3 | 4,173 | 4,884 | -14.6% | 35,325 | 52,611 | -32.9% |
S-CLASS |
1,956 | 1,909 | 2.5% | 15,994 | 16,915 | -5.4% |
CL-CLASS |
0 | 7 | -100.0% | 54 | 178 | -69.7% |
SL-CLASS |
259 | 584 | -55.7% | 3,132 | 3,758 | -16.7% |
AMG GT |
109 | - | - | 892 | - | - |
SLS AMG |
0 | 8 | -100.0% | 27 | 212 | -87.3% |
SLK-CLASS | 339 |
489 | -30.7% | 3,137 | 3,595 | -12.7% |
CLS-CLASS | 299 |
1,100 | -72.8% | 4,616 | 6,149 | -24.9% |
R-CLASS2 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 7 | -42.9% |
M-CLASS |
1,659 | 3,460 | -52.1% | 31,149 | 32,114 | -3.0% |
G-CLASS |
209 | 202 | 3.5% | 2,438 | 2,188 | 11.4% |
GL-CLASS |
2,448 | 2,154 | 13.6% | 19,329 | 17,728 | 9.0% |
GLA-CLASS | 2,125 |
991 | 114.4% | 18,647 | 991 | 1781.6% |
GLE-CLASS4 |
3,492 | - | - | 5,294 | - | - |
GLK-CLASS | 2,056 |
2,646 | -22.3% | 20,377 | 28,229 | -27.8% |
TOTAL |
29,020 | 27,315 | 6.2% | 249,890 | 233,211 | 7.2% |
SPRINTER1 | 2,317 | 2,208 | 4.9% | 20,274 | 17,785 | 14.0% |
smart |
750 | 748 | 0.3% | 5,432 | 8,080 | -32.8% |
MBUSA Combined Total | Sep-15 | Sep-14 |
Monthly % |
YTD 2015 | YTD 2014 |
Yearly % |
GRAND TOTAL | 32,087 | 30,271 | 6.0% |
275,596 | 259,076 | 6.4% |
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