Mercedes-Benz Holds Even With A Sales Increase Of Only 0.2% In April

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported best-ever April sales with 29,236 vehicles sold, up 0.2% for the month. Vans reported 2,589 units, and smart reported 466 units for the month, bringing MBUSA grand total to 32,291 vehicles for the month and 116,600 sold year-to-date.

"We are heading into a strong second-quarter with a minimum of nine new model launches in the months ahead," said Dietmar Exler, president and CEO of MBUSA. "We expect to see strong sales momentum as we move into the summer months."

Mercedes-Benz volume leaders in April included the C-Class, E-Class and GLC model lines. The C-Class took the lead at 5,645, followed by the E-Class (includes CLS) at 4,882. The GLC rounded out the top three with 4,439 units sold.

Mercedes-AMG high-performance models sold 1,967 units in April, up 75.8% from last year (1,119).

Separately, Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) models recorded sales of 10,054, up 7.3% from the 9,367 units sold the same month last year. On a year-to-date basis, MBCPO sold 39,357 vehicles, an increase of 4.1%.

ilovecar2015 - 5/3/2016 2:09:09 PM

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An increase in E Class, what gives? Clearance on '16 MY?

GLC is definitely a star! I think it's a better buy than GLE right now (until the redesign GLE).

cidflekken - 5/3/2016 2:50:46 PM

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Once the new E and C-Coupes become available, it will be no contest. BMW and Lexus will be an afterthought. And I'm starting to see GLC's everywhere so they are gaining in popularity.

USNA1999 - 5/3/2016 5:47:09 PM

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I guess we will see in the upcoming months how the "same sausage different size" strategy works for MB.

MDarringer - 5/3/2016 10:21:32 PM

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It really wouldn't surprise me if the new E Class takes an even bigger chunk of the sales of its segment.