Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported June sales of 18,997 vehicles, an increase of 25.4% over June 2009 with a 25.7% increase on a year-to-date basis. 18, 269 passenger cars, light truck vehicles and 728 Sprinter vans are included in this total.  Impressive gains were made in both the Mercedes-Benz passenger car and light-truck categories. The strongest performer for the month was the popular C-Class – the gateway to the Mercedes-Benz brand for younger as well as first-time Mercedes-Benz buyers – with sales of 5,563.

The 9th generation E-Class also continued to exhibit strong momentum with sales of 4,865 (up 74.9%) and the versatile M-Class SUV ranked third with sales of 2,124.  The company’s flagship sedan, the S-Class, boosted sales to 1,549 – a 106.5% increase.

Also showing strong gains were the sporty SLK (up 153.8 %) and the commanding G-Class (up 124.3%). The company also sold 50 of its newly launched supercar, the SLS AMG, bringing its year-to-date sales to 218.

On a year-to-date basis, the company sold 106,967 new vehicles, an increase of 25.7% over last year.

Smart USA recorded 577 sales in June 2010. The smart fortwo, engineered by Mercedes-Benz, has the smallest exterior footprint of any car, but a large amount of head- and legroom, in a fun, fuel-efficient package. It achieves an EPA-estimated 41 mpg on the highway. In the fall, smart USA will begin deploying a fleet of 250 electric drive vehicles across the United States with like-minded partners. Volume sales of the electric drive to consumers will begin in early 2012.