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Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported Q4 2021 sales of 60,326 Mercedes-Benz models. Mercedes-Benz Vans recorded Q4 sales of 15,705, bringing MBUSA to 76,031 vehicles for the quarter, a decrease of -20.2% compared to the comparable period last year. Year-to-date MBUSA posted sales of 276,102 Mercedes-Benz passenger vehicles and 53,472 Vans or a total 329,574 units, a slight increase of 1.1% versus 2020.
Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) models recorded sales of 33,098 vehicles during Q4 of 2021, +6.6% versus to Q4 2020. On a year-to-date basis, MBCPO sold 143,423 vehicles, an increase of 13.1% compared to last year.
Mercedes-Benz volume leaders in Q4 included the GLE, GLC, and GLS model lines. The GLE led totals with 17,495 units followed by GLC with sales of 13,674. The GLS was third with 6,786 units. Year-to-date, MBUSA’s volume leaders are the GLE, GLC, and its entry level C-Class with totals of 65,074; 51,805; and 30,815 respectively. Q4 sales of Mercedes-AMG high-performance models totaled 6,471 units (-41.8%) with 37,855 vehicles sold year-to-date (11.1%).
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
Mercedes-Benz 2021 USA Sales Soft at 329,574
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Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported Q4 2021 sales of 60,326 Mercedes-Benz models. Mercedes-Benz Vans recorded Q4 sales of 15,705, bringing MBUSA to 76,031 vehicles for the quarter, a decrease of -20.2% compared to the comparable period last year. Year-to-date MBUSA posted sales of 276,102 Mercedes-Benz passenger vehicles and 53,472 Vans or a total 329,574 units, a slight increase of 1.1% versus 2020.
Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) models recorded sales of 33,098 vehicles during Q4 of 2021, +6.6% versus to Q4 2020. On a year-to-date basis, MBCPO sold 143,423 vehicles, an increase of 13.1% compared to last year.
Mercedes-Benz volume leaders in Q4 included the GLE, GLC, and GLS model lines. The GLE led totals with 17,495 units followed by GLC with sales of 13,674. The GLS was third with 6,786 units. Year-to-date, MBUSA’s volume leaders are the GLE, GLC, and its entry level C-Class with totals of 65,074; 51,805; and 30,815 respectively. Q4 sales of Mercedes-AMG high-performance models totaled 6,471 units (-41.8%) with 37,855 vehicles sold year-to-date (11.1%).
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.