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MERCEDES-BENZ USA Sales -- December 2019
Mercedes-Benz
Passenger Vehicles
Dec-19
Dec-18
Monthly %
YTD 2019
YTD 2018
Yearly %
A-CLASS
1,166
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17,641
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B-CLASS*
0
1
-100.0%
8
135
-94.1%
CLA
1,344
1,708
-21.3%
12,400
22,556
-45.0%
C-CLASS
3,412
6,799
-49.8%
49,153
60,409
-18.6%
E-CLASS/CLS
3,343
5,042
-33.7%
40,113
46,422
-13.6%
S-CLASS
1,087
1,486
-26.9%
12,528
14,978
-16.4%
SLC
147
152
-3.3%
1,840
1,993
-7.7%
SL
140
158
-11.4%
1,690
2,126
-20.5%
AMG GT
445
136
227.2%
4,208
1,525
175.9%
GLA
2,096
2,397
-12.6%
22,137
24,136
-8.3%
GLB
1,173
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_
1,173
_
_
GLC
6,436
7,294
-11.8%
73,650
69,727
5.6%
GLE
5,787
3,734
55.0%
49,980
46,010
8.6%
GLS
2,902
2,664
8.9%
22,225
21,972
1.2%
G-CLASS
816
445
83.4%
7,348
3,970
85.1%
TOTAL
30,294
32,016
-5.4%
316,094
315,959
0.0%
Vans1
4,985
4,116
21.1%
41,635
38,178
9.1%
MBUSA
Combined Total
Dec-19
Dec-18
Monthly %
YTD 2019
YTD 2018
Yearly %
GRAND TOTAL
35,279
36,132
-2.4%
357,729
354,137
1.0%
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