[Steely Tom]

Be interesting to know how the Mercedes dealers around Washington DC are doing.

[RayChuang88]

One thing really driving Mercedes-Benz sales is the hot sales of the CLA 250 sedan and GLA 250 "crossover" hatchback. I've seen a lot of them in northern California lately--though at the price M-B wants for them, I could buy TWO Honda Fit EX hatchbacks.

[jjotto]

Cadillac has mostly missed the luxe car boom. Caddy has also announced it’s getting out of the livery (modified limo) business, and it’s not going to continue the ATS past its current life-cycle. Cadillac made a billions-dollar gamble on the ATS as a BMW 3-series alternative and is conceding it didn’t pay off.

[ßuddaßudd]

Im kinda fond of the CLS550,,, not that I would buy one,,, but they do look nice...

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Up 7.6% in the US.

[rbg81]

I bought my first C-class sedan two years ago.
Why?
1. It had a V-6
2. Most other 3with a V-6 were just about the price of a MB with my USAA discount
3. It drove much better than the other cars.

For the most part I’ve liked it. Except that:
1. Maintenance is very expensive
2. Low profile tires

[Steven Scharf]

Not made clear by the part of the article posted is that this is international sales.

“Mercedes-Benz strong showing was driven by robust growth in Europe, where sales were up 16% to 187,284 cars in the first quarter, and China, where sales grew nearly 17% to 78,183 cars. Mercedes-Benz sales in the United States rose 9.2% to 29,921 cars in March and were up 7.6% to 78,156 cars in the first quarter.

Sales of Daimler’s boutique Smart small-car brand rose 25% to 11,984 cars in March and were up 23% to 28,744 cars in the first quarter.”