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Pressemitteilung vom 01.06.2016

MERCEDES-BENZ USA REPORTS MAY SALES OF 32,567

ATLANTA – Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported May sales of 29,299 vehicles, down 1.0% for the month. Mercedes-Benz Vans reported 2,848 units, and smart reported 420 units for the month, bringing MBUSA grand total to 32,567 vehicles for the month and 149,167 sold year-to-date.

“Sales continue at a steady pace in the second-quarter,” said Dietmar Exler, president and CEO of MBUSA. “Excitement is building as we look toward the coming months with the launch of three new dream cars, including the S-Class Cabriolet, SL and SLC Roadsters and the all-new E-Class Sedan.”

Mercedes-Benz volume leaders in May included the C-Class, GLC and GLE model lines. The C-Class took the lead at 6,954, followed by the GLC at 4,183. The GLE rounded out the top three with 4,003 units sold.

Mercedes-AMG high-performance models sold 1,616 units in May, up 34.6% from last year (1,201).
Separately, Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) models recorded sales of 11,327. On a year-to-date basis, MBCPO sold 50,626 vehicles, an increase of 1.0%.

 

MERCEDES-BENZ USA Sales -- May 2016
Mercedes-Benz Passenger Vehicles May 16  May 15 Monthly % YTD 2016 YTD 2015 Yearly %
             
B-CLASS 49 278 -82.4% 266 930 -71.4%
             
CLA  2,310 2,816 -18.0% 11,315 13,712 -17.5%
             
C-CLASS 6,954 7,413 -6.2% 30,438 35,021 -13.1%
             
E-CLASS/CLS 3,699 4,464 -17.1% 18,166 20,998 -13.5%
             
S-CLASS 1,510 1,922 -21.4% 7,006 9,039 -22.5%
             
SLK 254 411 -38.2% 1,569 1,659 -5.4%
             
SL 408 420 -2.9% 1,607 1,898 -15.3%
             
AMG GT 99 296 - 599 501 -
             
*SLS AMG - 3 - 1 23 -
             
GLA 2,085 2,386 -12.6% 11,065 10,136 9.2%
             
GLC/GLK 4,183 2,558  63.5% 19,620 11,286 73.8%
             
GLE/M-CLASS

4,003

3,991 0.3% 20,671 19,419 6.4%
             
GL/GLS 3,358 2,322 44.6% 10,229 10,852 -5.7%
             
G-CLASS 387 302 28.1% 1,752 1,448 21.0%
             
TOTAL 29,299 29,582 -1.0% 134,304 136,922 -1.9%
             
Vans1 2,848 2,769 2.9% 12,677 11,092 14.3%
             
smart 420 837 -49.8% 2,186 2,850 -23.3%
             
MBUSA Combined Total May 16 May 15 Monthly % YTD 2016 YTD 2015 Yearly %
             
GRAND TOTAL 32,567 33,188 -1.9% 149,167 150,864 -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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