April 1, 20169 yr Mercedes-Benz USA Reports March Sales Of 28,164 Units ATLANTA, April 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported March sales of 28,164, which closes the first-quarter at 75,769, down 3% from last year. Smart contributed 479 units, and Vans reported a best-ever March with 3,072, up 29.1% from the same time last year. MBUSA total sales were 31,715 for March. "We had a strong first-quarter, laying the foundation for a minimum of nine new model launches in the months ahead," said Dietmar Exler, president and CEO of MBUSA. "We are expecting yet another record year on the strength of our product portfolio." Mercedes-Benz volume leaders in March included the C-Class, GLC and GLE model lines. The C-Class took the lead at 6,658, followed by the new GLC sales of 4,871. The new GLE rounded out the top three with 4,730 units sold. Mercedes-AMG high-performance models sold 1,857 units in March, up 60.2% from last year (1,159), while the brand's BlueTEC diesel lineup finished the month at 310. Separately, Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) models recorded sales of 9,380, up 2.4% from the 9,163 units sold the same month last year. On a year-to-date basis, MBCPO sold 29,303 vehicles, an increase of 3%. MERCEDES-BENZ USA Sales -- March 2016 Mercedes-Benz Passenger Vehicles Mar-16 Mar-15 Monthly % YTD 2016 YTD 2015 Yearly % B-CLASS 66 145 -54.5% 161 494 -67.4% CLA 2,242 3,129 -28.3% 6,884 8,226 -16.3% C-CLASS 6,658 7,635 -12.8% 17,839 20,943 -14.8% E-CLASS/CLS 4,095 5,036 -18.7% 9,585 12,530 -23.5% S-CLASS 1,332 2,098 -36.5% 4,167 5,096 -18.2% SLK 314 343 -8.5% 850 817 4.0% SL 304 403 -24.6% 887 1,044 -15.0% AMG GT 140 - - 360 - - *SLS AMG - 8 - 1 16 - GLA 2,205 1,918 15.0% 6,843 5,669 20.7% GLC/GLK 4,871 2,478 96.6% 10,998 5,657 94.4% GLE/M-CLASS 4,730 4,023 17.6% 12,341 10,483 17.7% GL 858 2,365 -63.7% 3,880 6,335 -38.8% G-CLASS 349 340 2.6% 973 846 15.0% TOTAL 28,164 29,921 -5.9% 75,769 78,156 -3.1% Vans1 3,072 2,379 29.1% 7,240 5,559 30.2% smart 479 583 -17.8% 1,300 1,533 -15.2% MBUSA Combined Total Mar-16 Mar-15 Monthly % YTD 2016 YTD 2015 Yearly % GRAND TOTAL 31,715 32,883 -3.6% 84,309 85,248 -1.1% 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
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