The Mercedes-Benz Group sold 2.48 million vehicles in 2022
- The Mercedes-Benz group, now separated from its truck and bus branch (entity that has become independent and renamed Daimler Trucks) sold 2.48 million light vehicles in 2022, including 2,043,900 Mercedes passenger cars (-1% compared to compared to 2021), 411,000 Mercedes light utility vehicles (+4% compared to 2021) and 21,000 Smart (-45%). Note that since 2023, electric Smarts have been produced in China by a J.V. with Geely and no longer in France by Mercedes.
- In 2022, the Mercedes-Benz group overpassed its competitor the BMW group (2.4 million vehicles sold) and is in 10th place among global carmakers, just behind Suzuki. However, the Mercedes brand sold fewer Premium cars than the BMW brand last year, 2,043,900 units compared to 2,100,692 units, but more than the Audi brand (1,614,231 units).
- Mercedes-Benz Group BEV sales reached 139,000 units in 2022 (including 118,000 Mercedes and 21,000 Smart) while PHEV sales reached 180,000 units. That is a total of 319,000 plug-in vehicles, representing 13% of the total sales of the Mercedes-Benz group, including 6% of BEV and 7% of PHEV.
- The group's best-selling model in 2022 is an SUV, with the GLC (D segment), sold at 343,000 units worldwide. This model is available today in thermal version and in PHEV version, but not in BEV version.
- China remains the leading market for the Mercedes-Benz group (752,000 sales in 2022), ahead of Europe (656,000 sales) and the United States (351,000 sales). These three markets account for 85% of Mercedes-Benz Group's passenger car sales.