Mercedes-Benz closes out record First Quarter with 79,141 units, up 4.5%

Apr 3, 2017 – ATLANTA: Mercedes-Benz today reported record first quarter year-to-date volume at 79,141 units, up 4.5% from 2016. March sales of 29,092 increased 3.3% from the same month last year. Adding 2,871 units for Vans and 389 units for smart, Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) achieved a grand total of 32,352 vehicles for the month, up 2.0% from a year ago. Year-to-date, MBUSA also achieved a record close of 87,635 units, up 3.9%.

"We're pleased about our record-breaking first quarter for Mercedes-Benz in 2017," said Dietmar Exler, president and CEO of MBUSA. "We look forward to strong momentum with a number of AMG product launches in the coming summer months as we celebrate AMG's 50th anniversary."

Mercedes-Benz volume leaders in March included the C-Class, GLE and E-Class (including the CLS) model lines. The C-Class took the lead at 8,021, followed by the GLE sales of 4,919. The E-Class rounded out the top three with 4,690 units sold.

Mercedes-AMG high-performance models sold 3,195 units in March, with a total of 8,339 units sold year-to-date (up 44.6%).

Mercedes-Benz Passenger Vehicles	Mar-17	Mar-16	Monthly %	YTD 2017	YTD 2016	Yearly %
B-CLASS	50	66	-24.2%	159	161	-1.2%
CLA	1,079	2,242	-51.9%	4,010	6,884	-41.7%
C-CLASS	8,021	6,658	20.5%	20,619	17,839	15.6%
E-CLASS/CLS	4,690	4,095	14.5%	12,316	9,585	28.5%
S-CLASS	1,434	1,332	7.7%	3,648	4,167	-12.5%
SLC	361	314	15.0%	865	850	1.8%
SL	262	304	-13.8%	724	887	-18.4%
AMG GT	103	140	-26.4%	277	361	-23.3%
GLA	1,714	2,205	-22.3%	5,915	6,843	-13.6%
GLC	3,126	4,871	-35.8%	8,956	10,998	-18.6%
GLE	4,919	4,730	4.0%	12,906	12,341	4.6%
GLS	2,938	858	242.4%	7,741	3,880	99.5%
G-CLASS	395	349	13.2%	1,005	973	3.3%
TOTAL	29,092	28,164	3.3%	79,141	75,769	4.5%
Vans1	2,871	3,072	-6.5%	7,433	7,240	2.7%
smart	389	479	-18.8%	1,061	1,300	-18.4%
MBUSA Combined Total	Mar-17	Mar-16	Monthly %	YTD 2017	YTD 2016	Yearly %
GRAND TOTAL	32,352	31,715	2.0%	87,635	84,309	3.9%
1 Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner Sprinter and Metris Vans are sold and marketed in the U.S. by Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler Vans USA, respectively.

 

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C, E, S all up, and at a time when people don't buy cars.  The red flag is the GLC, it is still pretty new and in a booming segment, they should move at least 4,000 of those a month, especially if they can sell 5,000 of the more expensive GLE.

S-class up 7% is nothing, wasn't it down 30% last month? Must've upped the incentives in a panic.
The car is stale and it reeks of 'old school choice', last generation should've been a bolder, more distinct change.