Oct 2010 Sales

On November 2nd, 2010 Mercedes reported its monthly sales earnings.  During October 2010, Mercedes sold 19,076 vehicles, up by 4.9% from October 2009.  The three big sellers were the newly redesigned E-Class, C-Class,  and M-Class SUV, all of which got minor facelifts for 2010/2011.  In an earlier post, I blogged about the struggling R-Class in the crossover market.  Merecedes' new redesign looks like it has been paying off.  Sales of the 2011 R-Class crossover have jumped over 52%!  Year to date, Mercedes Benz has sold 184,431 vehicles in 2010, including 59 of Benz's new supercar: the SLS AMG.

Below is a breakdown of sales in the month of October:

MERCEDES-BENZ USA Sales -- October 2010
Mercedes-Benz Passenger  Vehicles	Oct-10	Oct-09	Monthly %	YTD 2010	YTD 2009	Yearly %
C-CLASS	3,771	4,122	-8.5%	49,931	43,556	14.6%
E-CLASS	5,568	6,071	-8.3%	50,298	32,811	53.3%
S-CLASS	1,787	1,114	60.4%	11,512	8,920	29.1%
CL-CLASS	84	66	27.3%	769	1,118	-31.2%
SL-CLASS	207	409	-49.4%	2,044	3,516	-41.9%
SLS AMG	59	-	-	415	-	-
CLK-CLASS	1	232	-99.6%	585	6,674	-91.2%
SLK-CLASS	134	116	15.5%	1,756	2,319	-24.3%
CLS-CLASS	261	177	47.5%	1,645	2,336	-29.6%
R-CLASS	260	171	52.0%	2,466	2,509	-1.7%
M-CLASS	2,826	2,370	19.2%	22,445	19,777	13.5%
G-CLASS	112	86	30.2%	721	521	38.4%
GL-CLASS	1,887	1,426	32.3%	15,821	11,701	35.2%
GLK-CLASS	1,394	1,833	-23.9%	17,672	17,848	-1.0%
TOTAL	18,351	18,193	0.9%	178,080	153,606	15.9%
*SPRINTER	725	-	-	6,351	-	-
MBUSA Combined  Total	Oct-10	Oct-09	Monthly %	YTD 2010	YTD 2009	Yearly %
GRAND TOTAL	19,076	18,193	4.9%	184,431	153,606	20.1%
*Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner Sprinter Vans are sold and marketed in the U.S. by Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler Vans USA, respectively. **SOURCE: MERCEDES BENZ USA