MERCEDES-BENZ: Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) sold 32,620 units for the Mercedes-Benz, Sprinter and smart model lines, a 22-percent increase.
Mercedes-Benz retail sales set a new October record of 30,069 vehicles sold, up 25 percent, pushing year-to-date sales up 14 percent to a record 245,125 units. "It's been an extraordinary year for the brand, embodied in two cars — the CLA and the S-Class — as stunning as they are technologically fit," said Steve Cannon, president and CEO of MBUSA. "More importantly, October sales show they're resonating with customers. The recently-launched CLA is already one of the top volume models and our flagship S-Class, just rolling into dealerships, is up 75 percent?We're looking toward a record finish in the final stretch of 2013."
Mercedes-Benz's October sales were led by the C-, E- and new, entry-level CLA-Class model lines. The C-Class had sales of 6,548 cars, down 14 percent, followed by the E-Class with sales of 6,456, up 23 percent. The CLA was the third best seller adding 4,895 sales.
BlueTEC diesel models totaled 1,536 units, up 60 percent from a year ago and up 10 percent for the year at 13,368 vehicles. Sales of AMG models were up 49 percent at 729 units. Sprinter had sales of 2,038 vehicles, up 22 percent. Smart sales fell 49 percent to 513 cars.
Adding year-to-date volumes of 16,978 for Sprinter Vans and 7,450 vehicles at smart, MBUSA's year-to-date totals reached 269,553 units, making this the best October in the company's history.
