Mercedes-Benz USA Closes Out Third Quarter With Record September Sales

ATLANTA, Oct. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported best-ever September sales of 29,500 vehicles, increasing 1.7% from the 29,020 vehicles sold during the same month last year. Mercedes-Benz Vans also reported best-ever September sales with 2,970 units, up 28.2% and smart reported 605 units, bringing MBUSA grand total to 33,075 vehicles for the month, up 3.1% from last year. On a year-to-date basis, Mercedes-Benz retails totaled 249,204. Adding year-to-date-sales of 25,156 for Vans and 4,044 for smart, MBUSA posted a grand total of 278,404 units in September, increasing 1.0% from the previous year.

"Record third quarter results were fueled by several best-ever months," said Dietmar Exler, president and CEO of MBUSA. "We expect this momentum to carry us into the final quarter, with continued strong performance in SUVs and dream cars."

Mercedes-Benz volume leaders in September included the C-Class, GLC and E-Class (including the CLS) model lines. The C-Class took the lead at 6,600, followed by the GLC at 4,873. The E-Class, rounded out the top three with 4,824 units sold.

Mercedes-AMG high-performance models sold 1,511 units in September, with a total of 15,642 units sold year-to-date (up 53.1 %).

Separately, Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) models recorded sales of 9,598 vehicles in September, a decrease of -15.8% from last year (11,397). On a year-to-date basis, MBCPO sold 92,234 vehicles, an increase of 2.8%.

MERCEDES-BENZ USA  Sales -- September 2016
Mercedes-Benz  Passenger Vehicles	Sep-16	Sep-15	Monthly %	YTD 2016	YTD 2015	Yearly %
B-CLASS	51	147	-65.3%	468	1,687	-72.3%
CLA	1,845	2,089	-11.7%	19,551	23,253	-15.9%
C-CLASS	6,600	7,660	-13.8%	56,334	64,535	-12.7%
E-CLASS/CLS	4,824	4,472	7.9%	37,576	39,941	-5.9%
S-CLASS	1,440	1,956	-26.4%	13,414	16,048	-16.4%
SLC/SLK	238	339	-29.8%	2,559	3,137	-18.4%
SL	326	259	25.9%	2,846	3,132	-9.1%
AMG GT	111	109	1.8%	959	892	7.5%
*SLS AMG	0	0	-	0	27	-
GLA	2,032	2,125	-4.4%	17,407	18,647	-6.6%
GLC/GLK	4,873	2,056	137.0%	36,390	20,377	78.6%
GLE/M-CLASS	4,127	5,151	-19.9%	37,481	36,447	2.8%
GL/GLS	2,782	2,448	13.6%	21,244	19,329	9.9%
G-CLASS	251	209	20.1%	2,975	2,438	22.0%
TOTAL	29,500	29,020	1.7%	249,204	249,890	-0.3%
Vans1	2,970	2,317	28.2%	25,156	20,274	24.1%
smart	605	750	-19.3%	4,044	5,432	-25.6%
MBUSA   Combined Total	Sep-16	Sep-15	Monthly %	YTD 2016	YTD 2015	Yearly %
GRAND TOTAL	33,075	32,087	3.1%	278,404	275,596	1.0%
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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