While experiencing a marginal three percent decrease in its April sales (20,271 vs. 20,895), Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) maintained a 1.4 percent increase for the first four months of the year (77,918 vs. 76,880), bringing year-to-date sales to the highest level in the company's history.
Highlights for the month include growth in the sales volume-leading C-Class model line which posted a significant 33.5 percent gain (6,850 vs. 5,131 units) for the month and a 37.8 percent jump (23,991 vs. 17,413 units) for the year-to-date. Increases were also achieved in two of the
Mercedes-Benz SUV model lines. Sales of the popular M-Class rose 38.4 percent (2,582 vs. 1,866 units) for the month and 54.2 percent (12,089 vs. 7,838 units) for the year-to-date. The seven-passenger full-sized GL-Class gained 59.8 percent for the month with 1,938 units sold, and 83.5 percent for the year-to-date with 7,619 units sold.
Separately, Mercedes-Benz achieved an impressive 78.3 percent (7,261 vs. 4,073 units) jump in sales of its certified pre-owned vehicles through the Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned program for April, boosting its year-to-date certified pre-owned sales to 20,512 units, a 22.3 percent increase over the 16,773 units sold in the same period last year.