ATLANTA, March 1,2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported February sales of 22,941, with 2,269 units for Daimler Vans and 422 units for smart. Vans marked a best-ever February with an increase of 35.5% from the previous year. MBUSA reported a grand total of 25,632 vehicles.

 

"Despite runout of two high-volume models, we are experiencing a strong first quarter," said Dietmar Exler, president and CEO of MBUSA. "As new core model lines like E-Class and GLS are introduced, we expect to set new records throughout the year."

 

Mercedes-Benz volume leaders in February included the C-Class, GLE, and GLC model lines. The C-Class took the lead at 6,102, followed by the new GLE sales of 3,948. The new GLC rounded out the top three with an increase of 84.1% to 3,278 units sold.

 

Mercedes-AMG high-performance models sold 2,004 units in February, up 164.4% from last year (758), while the brand's BlueTEC diesel lineup finished the month at 295.

 

Separately, Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) models sold 9,989 vehicles in February, an increase of 1.7% from the 9,820 units sold the same month last year. On a year-to-date basis, MBCPO has sold 19,923 vehicles, an increase of 3.4% over the same time last year (with sales of 19,276 vehicles).

 

MERCEDES-BENZ USA Sales -- February 2016
Mercedes-Benz  Passenger Vehicles	Feb-16	Feb-15	Monthly %	YTD 2016	YTD 2015	Yearly %
B-CLASS	37	109	-66.1%	95	349	-72.8%
CLA	1,474	2,606	-43.4%	4,642	5,097	-8.9%
C-CLASS	6,102	7,072	-13.7%	11,181	13,308	-16.0%
E-CLASS/CLS	2,700	2,752	-1.9%	5,490	7,494	-26.7%
S-CLASS	1,558	1,421	9.6%	2,835	2,998	-5.4%
SLK	270	228	18.4%	536	474	13.1%
SL	369	331	11.5%	583	641	-9.0%
AMG GT	95	-	-	220	-	-
*SLS AMG	1	3	-	1	8	-
GLA	1,597	1,873	-14.7%	4,638	3,751	23.6%
GLC/GLK	3,278	1,781	84.1%	6,127	3,179	92.7%
GLE/M-CLASS	3,948	3,316	19.1%	7,611	6,460	17.8%
GL	1,226	1,849	-33.7%	3,022	3,970	-23.9%
G-CLASS	286	275	4.0%	624	506	23.3%
TOTAL	22,941	23,616	-2.9%	47,605	48,235	-1.3%
Vans1	2,269	1,675	35.5%	4,168	3,180	31.1%
smart	422	458	-7.9%	821	950	-13.6%
MBUSA  Combined Total	Feb-16	Feb-15	Monthly %	YTD 2016	YTD 2015	Yearly %
GRAND TOTAL	25,632	25,749	-0.5%	52,594	52,365	0.4%
1Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner Sprinter and Metris Vans are sold and marketed in the U.S. by Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler Vans USA, respectively. *out of production

 

 

Production on the 10th generation E-class began last week! Help is on the way and they still beat BMW.