Mercedes-Benz USA Reports April Sales of 26,932

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported April sales volume at 26,932 units, decreasing 7.9% from the 29,236 vehicles sold during the same month last year. On a year-to-date basis, Mercedes-Benz retails totaled 106,073 units, increasing 1.0% from the previous year, which was a record for MBUSA. Adding 2,193 units for Vans and 365 units for smart, MBUSA achieved a grand total of 29,490 vehicles for the month, down 8.7% from last year, and up 0.5% year-to-date (117,125).

“While we’re outpacing last year, we saw some challenges in April due to limits on availability of some of our most popular model lines (GLC, CLA and GLA) during model changeover,” said Dietmar Exler, president and CEO of MBUSA. “That said, we are looking for another record year.”

Mercedes-Benz volume leaders in April included the C-Class, GLE and E-Class (including the CLS) model lines. The C-Class took the lead at 7,821, followed by the GLE sales of 4,468. The E-Class rounded out the top three with 4,059 units sold.

Mercedes-AMG high-performance models sold 3,130 units in April, with a total of 11,469 units sold year-to-date (up 48.3%).

Separately, Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) models recorded sales of 9,874 vehicles in April, a decrease of -1.8% when compared to the same month last year (10,054). On a year-to-date basis, MBCPO sold 40,352 vehicles, and increase of 2.5% over 2016 (39,357).

About Mercedes-Benz USA

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA), headquartered in Atlanta, is responsible for the distribution, marketing and customer service for all Mercedes-Benz products in the United States. MBUSA offers drivers the most diverse lineup in the luxury segment with 15 model lines ranging from the sporty CLA-Class four-door coupe to the flagship S-Class and the Mercedes-AMG GT S.

MBUSA is also responsible for Mercedes-Benz Vans and smart products in the U.S. More information on MBUSA and its products can be found at www.mbusa.com, www.mbsprinterusa.com and www.smartusa.com.

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MERCEDES-BENZ USA Sales -- April 2017
	Mercedes-Benz Passenger Vehicles					Apr-17					Apr-16					Monthly %					YTD 2017					YTD 2016					Yearly %
	B-CLASS					66					56					17.9%					225					217					3.7%
	CLA					1,067					2,121					-49.7%					5,077					9,005					-43.6%
	C-CLASS					7,821					5,645					38.5%					28,440					23,484					21.1%
	E-CLASS/CLS					4,059					4,882					-16.9%					16,375					14,467					13.2%
	S-CLASS					1,491					1,329					12.2%					5,139					5,496					-6.5%
	SLC/SLK					326					465					-29.9%					1,191					1,315					-9.4%
	SL					270					312					-13.5%					994					1,199					-17.1%
	AMG GT					87					140					-37.9%					360					500					-28.0%
	*SLS AMG					-					-					-					4					1					-
	GLA					1,339					2,137					-37.3%					7,254					8,980					-19.2%
	GLC					3,305					4,439					-25.5%					12,261					15,437					-20.6%
	GLE					4,468					4,327					3.3%					17,374					16,668					4.2%
	GLS					2,265					2,991					-24.3%					10,006					6,871					45.6%
	G-CLASS					368					392					-6.1%					1,373					1,365					0.6%
	TOTAL					26,932					29,236					-7.9%					106,073					105,005					1.0%
	Vans1					2,193					2,589					-15.3%					9,626					9,829					-2.1%
	smart					365					466					-21.7%					1,426					1,766					-19.3%
	MBUSA Combined Total					Apr-17					Apr-16					Monthly %					YTD 2017					YTD 2016					Yearly %
	GRAND TOTAL					29,490					32,291					-8.7%					117,125					116,600					0.5%
	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

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