Mercedes Posts Best June EVER With A 1.8% Increase

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported best-ever June sales of 28,994 units, an increase of 1.8%, closing out the second-quarter at 161,960 year-to-date. Mercedes-Benz Vans also reported best-ever June sales with 3,108 units and smart reported 226 units, bringing the MBUSA grand total to 32,328 vehicles for the month, up 1.1% from last year.

“June was a great month for both passenger cars and Vans,” said Dietmar Exler, president and CEO of MBUSA. “We are in a good position for a strong second half of the year, particularly with exciting products that will fill the pipeline like the E-Class Coupe, E-Class Cabriolet, S-Class Sedan and new AMG models.”

Mercedes-Benz volume leaders in June included the C-Class, GLE and E-Class (including the CLS) model lines. The C-Class took the lead at 7,116, followed by GLE sales of 4,824. The E-Class rounded out the top three with 4,316 units sold.

Mercedes-AMG high-performance models sold 2,711 units in June, with a total 17,030 sold year-to-date (up 55.6%).

Separately, Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) models recorded sales of 8,954 vehicles in June, a decrease of 7.2% when compared to the same month last year (9,646). On a year-to-date basis, MBCPO sold 60,193 vehicles, a decrease of 0.3% over 2016 (60,346).


 

carsnyc - 7/3/2017 9:36:21 PM

+1 Boost

1) New E-class doesn't seem to be taking off.
2) Sedans are simply not selling.

Car4life1 - 7/4/2017 2:52:00 PM

+2 Boost

I just can't believe the CLA and GLA killed the A3 and Q3 last month despite being significantly less practical...that three pointed star brand appeal is something to behold

GermanNut - 7/4/2017 12:32:19 AM

+1 Boost

Yeah I'm surprised that the new E-Class hasn't caused more of a jump in the E-Class sales figures. I think part of that has to do with the 4-cylinder standard engine and part of it is due to the looks that are too close to the C-Class.

Firewombat - 7/4/2017 3:41:01 AM

+1 Boost

Also, keep in mind the E-class figures include the CLS, wagon, coupe, and convertible, the latter are recent launches so the actual numbers for the sedan are lower than the amount stated for the model range overall. I think you're right, they need an E400, they sell that model in other markets so it's a bit confusing.

cidflekken - 7/4/2017 4:06:38 AM

+1 Boost

Incorrect. The wagon/estate is not sold in the US. The coupe and convertibles haven't even hit dealerships yet so no sales on record yet.

cidflekken - 7/4/2017 4:12:03 AM

+1 Boost

My mistake. I meant to say the wagon/estate is only sold in one variant and would barely have an impact on sales.

Firewombat - 7/4/2017 11:21:35 AM

+1 Boost

So if the new ones aren't in dealers yet then there are some current coupes / convertibles / CLS cars they can sell that are. Therefore I'm not incorrect, the E-class sales here don't just represent the sedan but the whole model range and include all body styles. How much each body style sells we don't know but it's not just the sedan. Struggling to see how I'm incorrect?

cidflekken - 7/4/2017 10:10:25 PM

+2 Boost

There is minimal inventory of the outgoing coupe and convertibles in stock as they were low-volume sellers to begin with. Production pretty stopped a while ago in anticipation of the newer models. So, yes, while you are correct, the impact is negligible.

GermanNut - 7/4/2017 12:53:31 PM

+2 Boost

While there might be some old E-Class Coupes and convertibles for sale, since they are old they wouldn't have the increase in sales that the new models would have. Buyers would know the coupes and convertibles for sale are outdated. This means the E-Class figures in the chart above are lower than should be realistically expected because they do not represent the full lineup of new offerings. The numbers above reflect a new sedan but old coupe and convertibles that would obviously have less demand than the new coupe and convertible.

Firewombat - 7/4/2017 1:11:43 PM

+2 Boost

Thanks GNut but it still represents a full range of cars under one name, and I never said anything about how many coupes/conv/wagons/CLS they sold, simply that they are included in the total number of sales for the E-class and therefore the sales don't represent just the sedan. It's not like the A6 or the 5 series sales which are only sedan in the U.S. With that, how many A6 models did they sell last month?