Mercedes Squeaks Through August With A 0.1% Gain In Sales

Mercedes-Benz USA today reported record August sales of 28,404 vehicles, increasing 0.1% from the 28,373 vehicles sold during the same month last year. Mercedes-Benz Vans also reported best-ever August sales with 3,152 units, up 39.5% and smart reported 353 units, bringing MBUSA grand total to 31,909 vehicles for the month, up 2.1% from last year. On a year-to-date basis, Mercedes-Benz retails totaled 219,704. Adding year-to-date-sales of 22,186 for Vans and 3,439 for smart, MBUSA posted a grand total of 245,329 units in August, increasing 0.7% from the previous year.

"We are on track for a strong finish to the third quarter, fueled by a best-ever result for August," said Dietmar Exler, president and CEO of MBUSA. "Demand remains high for our SUVs and dream cars such as the new SL and S-Class Cabriolet, and we expect to build upon this momentum in the coming months."

Mercedes-Benz volume leaders in August included the C-Class, E-Class (including the CLS) and GLC model lines. The C-Class took the lead at 6,125, followed by the E-Class at 5,069. The GLC, rounded out the top three with 4,715 units sold.

Mercedes-AMG high-performance models sold 1,621 units in August, up 17.5% from last year (1,380), with a total of 14,131 units sold year-to-date (up 69.1 %).

Separately, Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) models recorded sales of 11,773 vehicles in August, an increase of 20.1% from last year (9,804). On a year-to-date basis, MBCPO sold 82,636 vehicles, an increase of 5.5%.

USNA1999 - 9/1/2016 5:27:32 PM

+4 Boost

MB better get rid of the GLA or come up with a better replacement vehicle, the NX and Q5 are killing it. -51%? Those are sad numbers!

cidflekken - 9/2/2016 12:48:01 AM

+3 Boost

First of all, the GLA competes with the Q3 - and the GLA is beating the Q3 YTD.

Secondly, the NX is a larger car than the GLA at essentially the same price point. Like the CLA, Mercedes didnt' set out to make a mainstream car with the GLA. Otherwise they would have given it more space inside. However, if they did that, they would jeopardize sales of the GLC, which is selling very well. That is the mistake that Lexus made with the NX, as you can see there isn't the huge growth in RX sales, because the NX appears to be stealing its sales. The NX is a nicely sized product, with similar styling, at a lower price. Don't get me wrong, the RX is selling tons, but there isn't the increase you'd expect from a brand new model. The same mistake Audi made with the A3 and A4. The A3 isn't much smaller inside than the A4 and it has affected the sales of the A4. Yes, the A4 is up YTD, but most of that growth occurred before the new A4 was introduced.

benzforlife - 9/3/2016 2:52:53 AM

+1 Boost

New C Class coupe and new E class and no crazy jump in sales numbers

Why ???

Bad design,
what's with Benz designers these days? They can't design a normal Benz-worthy ass ?

Fire those blind and blunt designers and those who can put some life in Benz tailight designs