Mercedes-Benz Reports October 2010 Sales of 19,076 - Up 20% YTD
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MONTVALE, NJ - November 2, 2010: Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported October sales of 19,076 vehicles, an increase of 4.9% for the month and up 20.1% on a year-to-date basis.
Impressive gains continued in both the Mercedes-Benz passenger car and light-truck categories. The strongest performer for the month was the 9th generation E-Class with sales of 5,568, bringing the year-to-date total to 50,298 (up 53.3%). The popular and sporty C-Class followed with sales of 3,771 and the versatile M-Class SUV rounded out the top three volume performers with sales of 2,826 for the month.
Sales at the high end continued strong with sales of the flagship S-Class up 60.4%. Also showing strong gains for the month were the CLS coupe up 47.5% and the spacious R-Class crossover up 52%. The company also sold 59 of the newly launched supercar - the SLS AMG - bringing its year-to-date sales to 415.
On a year-to-date basis, the company sold 184,431 new vehicles, an increase of 20.1 % over last year.
Separately, through the Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) program, MBUSA sold 7,120 vehicles in October, up 31.05 % compared to October 2009 sales of 5,433 vehicles. Year-to-date sales for the MBCPO program were 68,088 -- a 9.5 % increase over 2009 year-to-date sales (62,161 vehicles) during the same timeframe.
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MERCEDES-BENZ USA
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Mercedes-Benz Passenger
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Oct-10 |
Oct-09 |
Monthly % |
YTD 2010 |
YTD 2009 |
Yearly % |
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C-CLASS |
3,771 |
4,122 |
-8.5% |
49,931 |
43,556 |
14.6% |
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E-CLASS |
5,568 |
6,071 |
-8.3% |
50,298 |
32,811 |
53.3% |
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S-CLASS |
1,787 |
1,114 |
60.4% |
11,512 |
8,920 |
29.1% |
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CL-CLASS |
84 |
66 |
27.3% |
769 |
1,118 |
-31.2% |
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SL-CLASS |
207 |
409 |
-49.4% |
2,044 |
3,516 |
-41.9% |
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SLS AMG |
59 |
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415 |
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CLK-CLASS |
1 |
232 |
-99.6% |
585 |
6,674 |
-91.2% |
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SLK-CLASS |
134 |
116 |
15.5% |
1,756 |
2,319 |
-24.3% |
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CLS-CLASS |
261 |
177 |
47.5% |
1,645 |
2,336 |
-29.6% |
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R-CLASS |
260 |
171 |
52.0% |
2,466 |
2,509 |
-1.7% |
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M-CLASS |
2,826 |
2,370 |
19.2% |
22,445 |
19,777 |
13.5% |
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G-CLASS |
112 |
86 |
30.2% |
721 |
521 |
38.4% |
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GL-CLASS |
1,887 |
1,426 |
32.3% |
15,821 |
11,701 |
35.2% |
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GLK-CLASS |
1,394 |
1,833 |
-23.9% |
17,672 |
17,848 |
-1.0% |
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TOTAL |
18,351 |
18,193 |
0.9% |
178,080 |
153,606 |
15.9% |
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*SPRINTER |
725 |
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6,351 |
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MBUSA
Combined
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Oct-10 |
Oct-09 |
Monthly % |
YTD 2010 |
YTD 2009 |
Yearly % |
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GRAND TOTAL |
19,076 |
18,193 |
4.9% |
184,431 |
153,606 |
20.1% |
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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. |
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