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% |