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Pressemitteilung vom 01.04.2016

MERCEDES-BENZ USA REPORTS MARCH SALES of 28,164 UNITS

ATLANTA – 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

March 16

March 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  Mrz 16  Mrz 15  Monthly %  YTD 2016  YTD 2015  Yearly %
             
GRAND TOTAL   31.715  32.883  -3,6%  84.309  85.248  -1,1%

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.

*
 out of production

The figures in this document are preliminary and have neither been approved yet by the Supervisory Board nor audited by the external auditor.

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