GS69

MB Sales Jump 22.5%

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported July sales of 26,423 units, an 18.5% boost over the 22,294 units sold in July 2012. Retail volumes at Mercedes-Benz reached 23,648 for the month—gaining 22.5% over the previous year—while year-to-date sales hit an all-time high of 165,598 units. Sprinter Van sales totaled 1,915, combining with 860 units sold at smart to bring MBUSA's grand total to 182,315 vehicles year-to-date. This makes July the 7th consecutive month of record-breaking sales at MBUSA for 2013.

"July delivered double-digit gains for both our passenger cars and light truck offerings, as our sales momentum shows no signs of slowing down," said Steve Cannon, president and CEO of MBUSA. "We have 2 major product launches—1 at the high-end and 1 at the entry—around the corner. This will be a banner year for the brand, bringing a whole new level of quality and innovation to Mercedes-Benz and the luxury market."

Mercedes-Benz saw growth across its product portfolio, with July's top sellers comprised of the C-, E- and M-Class model lines. The sporty C-Class—the current gateway to the brand for younger and first-time Mercedes-Benz buyers—was the volume leader at 7,604 units for the month, up 34.3% from July 2012. The E-Class was a close second at 5,605, up 10.1%, while sales of MBUSA's top-selling SUV, the M-Class, soared 72.7% from the 1,790 units sold in July 2012 to 3,092.

The Sprinter model line, which receives a comprehensive redesign for the 2014 model year arriving this fall, posted sales of 1,915 for the month, while smart volumes grew 10.3% to 860 vehicles sold.

Sales of Mercedes-Benz's BlueTEC diesel models were 879 for July while the company's high-performance AMG models finished the month with sales of 464.

Separately, through the Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) program, MBUSA sold 7,976 vehicles in July, an increase of 22% when compared to July 2012 (sales of 6,519 vehicles). On a year-to-date basis, MBCPO sold 56,980 vehicles, rising 24% over the comparable period (45,938 vehicles) in 2012.

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MERCEDES-BENZ USA Sales -- July 2013
Mercedes-Benz Passenger Vehicles     Jul-13     Jul-12     Monthly %     YTD 2013     YTD 2012     Yearly %
                        
C-CLASS     7,604     5,663     34.3%     53,506     43,349     23.4%
                        
E-CLASS     5,605     5089     10.1%     33,836     35,455     -4.6%
                        
S-CLASS     577     852     -32.3%     6,788     6,362     6.7%
                        
CL-CLASS     24     39     -38.5%     292     426     -31.5%
                        
SL-CLASS     479     449     6.7%     4,319     2,024     113.4%
                        
SLS AMG     28     59     -52.5%     269     618     -56.5%
                        
SLK-CLASS     475     235     102.1%     2,780     2,499     11.2%
                        
CLS-CLASS     585     665     -12.0%     4,237     4,593     -7.8%
                        
R-CLASS     4     32     -87.5%     27     1,402     -98.1%
                        
M-CLASS     3,092     1,790     72.7%     22,404     22,416     -0.1%
                        
G-CLASS      230     64     259.4%     1,503     525     186.3%
                        
GL-CLASS     2,165     2,494     -13.2%     17,111     14,076     21.6%
                        
GLK-CLASS     2,780     1,880     47.9%     18,526     14,160     30.8%
                        
TOTAL     23,648     19,311     22.5%     165,598     147,905     12.0%
                        
*SPRINTER     1,915     2,203     -13.1%     11,398     11,479     -0.7%
                        
**smart     860     780     10.3%     5,319     5,528     -3.8%
                        
MBUSA  Combined Total     Jul-13     Jul-12     Monthly %     YTD 2013     YTD 2012     Yearly %
                        
GRAND TOTAL     26,423     22,294     18.5%     182,315     164,912     10.6% 


GS69

Best July Ever

Hyundai Motor America today announced sales of 66,005 units, up 6.4 percent versus the same period in 2012. Santa Fe and Elantra continue to be star performers.

"July was another record-breaking sales month for us and is a great way to begin the second half of the year," said Dave Zuchowski, executive vice president of national sales. "This is a terrific time for consumers to purchase a new vehicle - industry inventories are being restored, there is ready access to competitive financing terms, and marketing activities and incentive support are running at a fevered pitch. Within that dynamic sales environment, the Hyundai brand is particularly well positioned to compete head-to-head and sustain our record-setting pace throughout the balance of these strong summer months."

The all-new Santa Fe continued its strong sales pace resulting in a 48 percent gain over last July. U.S.-built Elantra continued its rapid sales increase with 23,958 sales, a 29 percent increase over July 2012, even greater than the 26 percent sales gain it saw last month.

"It was a good month for Hyundai, with an all-time record July and 2 big milestones - we sold our 2-millionth Sonata and our one-millionth Santa Fe," said John Krafcik, president and CEO of Hyundai Motor America. "Our plants continue to push to restock our dealers, with vehicles like our new 2014 Equus now hitting Hyundai showrooms. Inventories on our best-selling models, such as Elantra, Sonata and Santa Fe, remain leaner than we'd like, with just 30 days of stock on hand of these core volume products."

Certified Pre-Owned vehicle sales were a July record at 6,734, up 14 percent over July 2012.

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CARLINE  JULY/2013 JULY/2012 CY/2013 CY/2012
        ACCENT   5,537     5,257     34,996  41,727
        SONATA   18,903    20,978    121,913 138,390
        ELANTRA  23,958    18,512    150,202 116,281
        SANTA FE 6,845     4,619     48,003  39,059
        AZERA    928       977       6,720   4,143
        TUCSON   3,949     4,062     26,156  27,895
        VERACRUZ 2         1,370     169     5,153
        VELOSTER 2,868     2,781     17,912  21,610
        GENESIS  2,842     3,103     19,244  22,085
        EQUUS    173       362       1,700   2,347
        TOTAL    66,005    62,021    427,015 418,690 


pman6

I wonder what the 3 series breakdown is. Close to 10000 is insane.

That 320i must be selling like hotcakes. Debadge that sucker and no one knows you paid $4000 less.

Maybe lexus should start selling the IS200.

TRDFantasy

VERY good Lexus car sales, great to see!

IS off to a great start, it will only go up from here. ES sales high as always, and importantly GS sales remain solid at close to 2K per month. LS holding fairly steady as well.

~13,400 car sales for Lexus is really solid.

Also unbelievable for BMW how many bought the ugly new 3 Series.

Yes, a good achievement indeed. What's most amazing is how *small* Subaru's lineup is compared to VW and Hyundai's lineups in the US.

Subaru's lineup is though roughly equivalent to Kia's US lineup.

Given the tremendous growth that Subaru is achieving, with no signs of slowdown, they could be matching and beating Kia within a year or two, and getting right up there with Hyundai.

They've become like Infiniti sadly. Heavily reliant on SUVs and CUVs for their sales.

TangoRed

I'm very curious to see if this will be the case. Right now it's enjoying the "new on the scene" sales- but the Q50 will be coming online soon (given reviews seem average to good, not excellent) and the redesigned A4 and C-class will be coming shortly next year.

Exciting times in this class.

LexFather

mdx, is etc are also including sales of 2012 models...

In a few months when that inventory clears we will see true results of the new cars.

3 series sales are nuts!!! They sold nearly 2k more than the entire Infiniti lineup. Audi almost sold twice as much as Infiniti. No wonder they will sell the G and Q together lol.

doublehh03

Infinity should just close shop. Or start slashing prices like Nissan.

TangoRed

That's dramatic. We go over this every month- their sales won't improve until they get rid of their stale midsize and compact SUV's (what used to be the EX and FX).

bitkahuna

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GS69, thanks for an epic effort posting the figures.

my small contribution the toyota/lexus sales chart:

bitkahuna

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isn't that the case for every model in this year end time?

for all brands.

great month for lexus!

scgt652

Infiniti's numbers look bad in comparison to the prior year because they sold a unusually high number of G sedans in July 2012 thanks to an 18-month lease deal they were offering.

Anyway, they have a slew of new products coming out in the next 18 months:

Q50
Q50 Hybrid
Q60 Coupe
Q30 (Infiniti's version of the CLA)

So their sales should rebound soon.

Mr. Burns

2014 IS sales are below where they need to be, which is at around 5k units.

speedflex

It shouldn't be overlooked that they are trying to clear out inventory of G37's and as they do there are fewer cars for buyers to select from. And many are simply holding out for the Q50. This is pretty standard for any car maker. It just hurts Infiniti more since their biggest fish is the G.

Hoovey689

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Nicer graph here if someone can import it:
http://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/01/j...-here-edition/

#macproblemslol

Brand/Company Vol. % July 2013 July 2012 DSR* % July 2013 July 2012
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Jaguar 59.55 1,613 1,011 53.16 65 42
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Subaru 42.93 35,994 25,183 37.21 1,440 1,049
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Porsche 36.28 3,820 2,803 30.83 153 117
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Ram 31.48 32,078 24,398 26.22 1,283 1,017
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Mazda 29.41 24,977 19,300 24.24 999 804
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Maserati 28.37 267 208 23.23 11 9
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Mitsubishi 27.16 5,230 4,113 22.07 209 171
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Lexus 26.30 23,031 18,235 21.25 921 760
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Land Rover 21.99 4,050 3,320 17.11 162 138
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Honda 21.29 126,289 104,119 16.44 5,052 4,338
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Mercedes-Benz 18.82 25,563 21,514 14.07 1,023 896
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Acura 18.13 15,150 12,825 13.40 606 534
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Dodge 17.84 41,986 35,630 13.13 1,679 1,485
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Chevrolet 17.08 162,670 138,942 12.39 6,507 5,789
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Nissan 16.79 101,279 86,722 12.11 4,051 3,613
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Cadillac 16.66 15,652 13,417 11.99 626 559
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Toyota 16.16 170,363 146,663 11.51 6,815 6,111
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GMC 14.12 39,356 34,487 9.55 1,574 1,437
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Buick 13.91 16,393 14,391 9.36 656 600
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BMW 12.89 24,043 21,297 8.38 962 887
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Ford 11.86 186,796 166,991 7.39 7,472 6,958
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Audi 11.59 13,064 11,707 7.13 523 488
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Smart 10.26 860 780 5.85 34 33
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Lamborghini 6.98 46 43 2.70 2 2
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Hyundai 6.42 66,005 62,021 2.17 2,640 2,584
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Rolls-Royce 6.33 84 79 2.08 3 3
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Volvo 3.36 5,909 5,717 -0.78 236 238
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Fiat 1.97 3,783 3,710 -2.11 151 155
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Kia 1.93 49,004 48,074 -2.14 1,960 2,003
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Mini 1.62 5,950 5,855 -2.44 238 244
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Jeep 1.61 42,227 41,559 -2.46 1,689 1,732
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Lincoln -0.80 6,919 6,975 -4.77 277 291
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Volkswagen -3.34 35,779 37,014 -7.20 1,431 1,542
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Chrysler -3.91 19,978 20,792 -7.76 799 866
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Infiniti -33.20 7,762 11,619 -35.87 310 484
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COMPANIES
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Jaguar LR NA 30.76 5,663 4,331 25.52 227 180
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American Honda 20.95 141,439 116,944 16.11 5,658 4,873
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MB USA 18.52 26,423 22,294 13.78 1,057 929
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Toyota Mo Co 17.28 193,394 164,898 12.59 7,736 6,871
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General Motors 16.32 234,071 201,237 11.66 9,363 8,385
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Ford Mo Co 11.35 193,715 173,966 6.90 7,749 7,249
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Chrysler Group 11.11 140,102 126,089 6.67 5,604 5,254
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Nissan NA 10.88 109,041 98,341 6.45 4,362 4,098
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BMW Group 10.46 29,993 27,152 6.04 1,200 1,131

LexFather

Lol wut? The 3IS sales goal is 32k units a year.. So 3,600 a month will do just fine.