Mercedes-Benz Reports 25% Increase for the Month With June Sales of 18,997
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Sales up 25.4% for the Month and 25.7% Year-to-Date
MONTVALE, NJ - July 1, 2010: Mercedes-Benz USA today reported June sales of 18,997 vehicles, an increase of 25.4% with a 25.7% increase on a year-to-date basis.
Impressive gains were made in both the Mercedes-Benz passenger car and light-truck categories. The strongest performer for the month was the popular C-Class - the gateway to the Mercedes-Benz brand for younger as well as first-time Mercedes-Benz buyers - with sales of 5,563. The 9th generation E-Class also continued to exhibit strong momentum with sales of 4,865 (up 74.9%) and the versatile M-Class SUV ranked third with sales of 2,124.
The company's flagship sedan, the S-Class, boosted sales to 1,549 - a 106.5% increase. Also showing strong gains were the sporty SLK (up 153.8 %) and the commanding G-Class (up 124.3%). The company also sold 50 of its newly launched supercar, the SLS AMG, bringing its year-to-date sales to 218.
On a year-to-date basis, the company sold 106,967 new vehicles, an increase of 25.7% over last year.
Separately, through the Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) program, MBUSA sold 6,425 vehicles in June, up 7.1% compared to June 2009 sales of 5,999 vehicles. Year-to-date sales for the MBCPO program were 41,322 - a 6.1% increase over 2009 year-to-date sales (38,950 vehicles) during the same timeframe.
MERCEDES-BENZ USA
Sales -- June 2010
Mercedes-Benz Jun-10 Jun-09 Monthly % YTD 2010 YTD 2009 Yearly %
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Passenger
Vehicles
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C-CLASS 5,563 4,583 21.4% 29,555 25,729 14.9%
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E-CLASS 4,865 2,781 74.9% 27,778 12,701 118.7%
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S-CLASS 1,549 750 106.5% 6,405 5,036 27.2%
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CL-CLASS 69 118 -41.5% 453 722 -37.3%
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SL-CLASS 198 410 -51.7% 1,213 2,174 -44.2%
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SLS AMG 50 - - 218 - -
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CLK-CLASS 2 539 -99.6% 580 5,203 -88.9%
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SLK-CLASS 627 247 153.8% 1,377 1,651 -16.6%
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CLS-CLASS 99 196 -49.5% 1,065 1,643 -35.2%
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R-CLASS 186 680 -72.6% 1,409 1,992 -29.3%
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M-CLASS 2,124 2,362 -10.1% 12,393 10,604 16.9%
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G-CLASS 83 37 124.3% 449 297 51.2%
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GL-CLASS 1,367 913 49.7% 9,417 6,353 48.2%
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GLK-CLASS 1,487 1,539 -3.4% 11,362 10,983 3.5%
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TOTAL 18,269 15,155 20.5% 103,674 85,088 21.8%
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*SPRINTER 728 - - 3,293 - -
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MBUSA Jun-10 Jun-09 Monthly % YTD 2010 YTD 2009 Yearly %
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Combined Total
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GRAND TOTAL 18,997 15,155 25.4% 106,967 85,088 25.7%
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*Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner Sprinter Vans are sold and marketed
in the U.S. by Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler Vans USA,
respectively.