Mercedes-Benz Sales & Production (2020–2025): Regional Mix, Plants, Models, and Export Signals
All-in-one page — Part 1/3
Sales snapshot (unit sales) — by year, half-year, and region
This section summarizes Mercedes-Benz unit sales (Mercedes-Benz Cars and Mercedes-Benz Vans) using the company’s quarterly “Fact Sheet” reporting. “Unit sales” are wholesales (deliveries to dealers/importers). Values are vehicles (units), not revenue.
How to read these numbers
Unit sales are wholesales (vehicles shipped into the sales channels). They can differ from “retail sales” (registrations to end customers), and they can differ from production because of inventory changes and timing (vehicles built late in a quarter may ship in the next one). For half-year splits, H1 = Q1+Q2 and H2 = Q3+Q4 (computed from quarterly rows).
Chart — Annual unit sales (Cars vs Vans), 2020–2025
- 2020 — Cars: 2,087,232 • Vans: 374,652
- 2021 — Cars: 1,943,930 • Vans: 386,239
- 2022 — Cars: 2,040,719 • Vans: 415,344
- 2023 — Cars: 2,044,051 • Vans: 447,790
- 2024 — Cars: 1,983,403 • Vans: 405,610
- 2025 — Cars: 1,801,291 • Vans: 359,136
Year-by-year sales (units) — visible without JavaScript
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2020
Mercedes-Benz Cars — unit sales
2,087,232
Mercedes-Benz Vans — unit sales
374,652
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2021
Mercedes-Benz Cars — unit sales
1,943,930
Mercedes-Benz Vans — unit sales
386,239
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2022
Mercedes-Benz Cars — unit sales
2,040,719
Mercedes-Benz Vans — unit sales
415,344
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2023
Mercedes-Benz Cars — unit sales
2,044,051
Mercedes-Benz Vans — unit sales
447,790
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2024
Mercedes-Benz Cars — unit sales
1,983,403
Mercedes-Benz Vans — unit sales
405,610
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2025
Mercedes-Benz Cars — unit sales
1,801,291
Mercedes-Benz Vans — unit sales
359,136
Tip for readers: compare Cars vs Vans separately — they serve different cycles (consumer vs fleet/commercial demand).
Chart — Half-year unit sales (H1 vs H2), 2024–2025
- Cars 2024 — H1: 959,690 • H2: 1,023,713
- Cars 2025 — H1: 899,974 • H2: 901,317
- Vans 2024 — H1: 208,860 • H2: 196,750
- Vans 2025 — H1: 176,336 • H2: 182,800
H1/H2 is computed from quarterly rows in the fact sheets (Q1+Q2, Q3+Q4).
Cars — regional mix (unit sales), 2024 vs 2025
Regional totals help explain what “drives” the full-year outcome. These are Cars segment units (not Vans).
Europe
641,792
Germany: 213,456
North America
365,358
USA: 324,529
Asia
892,147
China: 683,568 • Locally produced: 563,056
Other markets
84,106
Europe
635,072
Germany: 213,672
North America
320,552
USA: 284,650
Asia
746,981
China: 551,932 • Locally produced: 453,198
Other markets
98,686
Interpretation: when Asia (especially China) swings, it can dominate the global total even if Europe is stable. This is why the page shows both annual totals and region mix.
Production tracks vehicles built (units). In any year, production can differ from unit sales because inventories build or unwind and because shipments can roll across quarter boundaries. The totals below mirror the same official fact sheet reporting as Part 1.
Annual production (Cars vs Vans), 2020–2025
Read production alongside sales: if production falls faster than unit sales, inventories typically tighten; if production lags, inventories can accumulate. This section keeps Cars and Vans separate because their plant networks and demand drivers are different.
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2020Production splitMercedes-Benz Cars — production2,057,312Mercedes-Benz Vans — production366,412
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2021Normalization yearMercedes-Benz Cars — production1,953,023Mercedes-Benz Vans — production388,659
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2022Vans output risesMercedes-Benz Cars — production2,085,965Mercedes-Benz Vans — production418,700
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2023Peak vans productionMercedes-Benz Cars — production2,039,462Mercedes-Benz Vans — production464,028
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2024Production below salesMercedes-Benz Cars — production1,968,885Mercedes-Benz Vans — production395,564
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2025Latest full-yearMercedes-Benz Cars — production1,801,542Mercedes-Benz Vans — production353,714
Half-year production (computed from quarterly rows), 2024–2025
Half-year production uses the same approach as sales: H1 = Q1+Q2 and H2 = Q3+Q4. This is useful when output is intentionally shifted across quarters (model-year changeovers, plant upgrades, or supply constraints).
Computed half-year totals (units)
A common pattern is “production leads sales” during inventory rebuilds and “production trails sales” during inventory liquidation.
Where Mercedes-Benz vehicles are built — key countries, plants, and flagship model families
This is a high-signal map of major assembly hubs from the company’s official production network pages. It is intentionally presented as readable cards (no tables, no horizontal scrolling). Model allocations can change over time, but the list below reflects the flagship families publicly associated with each site.
Bremen also started producing an all-electric GLC in 2026 (not part of 2025 totals).
Sindelfingen’s “Factory 56” is frequently referenced as a flexible line mixing ICE and EV variants.
The Düsseldorf plant is described as the largest plant of Mercedes-Benz Vans.
Tuscaloosa is presented as the traditional SUV site, with EQS SUV and EQE SUV produced since 2022.
The official plant page notes eSprinter production for the North American market starting in January 2024.
The company describes East London as part of the global C-Class network, producing for export to right- and left-hand-drive markets.
Model finder (search)
Use the search box to jump to a model family and see the main assembly locations. This is a lightweight filter: without search, nothing is hidden.
Mercedes-Benz does not publish a single consolidated “exports by country” ledger in the same way customs agencies do. The clean way to understand export exposure is to connect three things shown on this page: (1) where vehicles are built (plants/countries), (2) where they are sold (regions), and (3) explicit export statements published for key hubs.
Exports — what can be stated with hard, source-backed signals
“Exports” are flows from production locations to sales regions. A single year can show lower unit sales in one region, stable demand elsewhere, and production moving differently because inventories and plant utilization are adjusted. The facts below are direct statements from official Mercedes-Benz Group plant pages, not inferred from third-party trade datasets.
Interpretation — what the 2024–2025 patterns usually imply
The page shows annual totals, half-years, and region mix so the reader can tell whether a change is driven by regional demand, channel timing, or production discipline.
- Region sensitivity (Cars): Asia is large enough that a swing there can dominate the global total even if Europe looks stable.
- Production management: When sales fall faster than production, inventories can build; when production is cut faster than sales, inventories unwind.
- Plant specialization: SUVs, compacts, and vans are built in different hubs, so a demand change hits plants unevenly and concentrates by model family.
- Exports are embedded in the footprint: a network spanning Germany, the US, Spain, South Africa and Hungary naturally creates cross-border flows even before looking at customs data.
Methodology and limitations (data provenance)
Sales: unit sales (wholesales) for Mercedes-Benz Cars and Mercedes-Benz Vans from official quarterly fact sheets (year-end PDFs). Half-years: computed from the quarterly unit sales rows (H1 = Q1+Q2, H2 = Q3+Q4) for 2024 and 2025. Production: production (units) for Cars and Vans from the same fact sheets. Regions: Cars regional mix (Europe, North America, Asia, other) from the “Units Sales by Region” table; the fact sheet notes that Asia includes associated company BBAC, and Vans regional mix includes joint venture FBAC.
Limits: wholesales are not the same as registrations; production differs from sales due to inventory and timing; plant/model assignments can shift with facelifts, platform updates, and capacity moves. The plant list in Part 2 is a high-signal snapshot aligned with official production network pages, not an internal production-planning document.
Sources (official / primary) — with what each source is used for
- Mercedes-Benz Group Fact Sheet Q4 2025 & Full Year 2025 (PDF) — annual unit sales and production for 2024–2025; Cars and Vans regional unit sales tables; quarterly rows used for half-year calculations.
- Mercedes-Benz Group Fact Sheet Q4 2024 & Full Year 2024 (PDF) — quarterly rows for 2024 used to compute 2024 H1/H2 (sales and production).
- Mercedes-Benz Group Fact Sheet Q4 2023 & Full Year 2023 (PDF) — annual unit sales and production for 2022–2023 (Cars and Vans).
- Mercedes-Benz Group Fact Sheet Q4 2022 & Full Year 2022 (PDF) — cross-check for 2022 sales/production levels and quarterly context.
- Mercedes-Benz Group Fact Sheet Q4 2021 & Full Year 2021 (PDF) — annual unit sales and production for 2020–2021 (Cars and Vans).
- Mercedes-Benz Plant Tuscaloosa (official production network page) — model families produced at the site and export intensity statement (~two-thirds exported).
- Mercedes-Benz Plant East London (official production network page) — C-Class export program statement (produced for export to right/left-hand drive markets).
- Mercedes-Benz Plant Bremen (official production network page) — flagship passenger-car model families associated with the plant.
- Mercedes-Benz Plant Sindelfingen (official production network page) — flagship luxury models associated with the site (S-Class / Maybach / EQS family references).
- Mercedes-Benz Plant Rastatt (official production network page) — compact/entry model families associated with the plant (A-Class, GLA, EQA, CLA).
- Mercedes-Benz Plant Düsseldorf (official production network page) — Sprinter/eSprinter panel-van production focus and plant positioning.
- Mercedes-Benz Plant Charleston (official production network page) — Sprinter/eSprinter assembly for North America and CKD notes.
- Mercedes-Benz Plant Vitoria (official production network page) — Vito/V-Class family production lines including electrified variants.
FAQ
1) Are “unit sales” the same as registrations?
No. Unit sales are wholesales into the channel (dealers/importers). Registrations are retail deliveries to end customers and can move differently within the year.
2) Why can production be higher or lower than unit sales in the same year?
Because inventories and shipment timing change. Plants can keep building while channels are destocking, or production can be cut faster than wholesales as inventories unwind.
3) Why show Cars and Vans separately?
They serve different demand cycles (consumer vs fleet/commercial) and have different plant networks. Mixing them can hide the real driver of change.
4) Does the Cars regional table include China joint-venture units?
The fact sheet notes that the Asia figure includes unit sales of the associated company BBAC (equity-method investment). The page keeps this note in the methodology so the reader understands what is included.
5) Can I derive exact exports by model from this page?
You can infer export exposure from where models are built versus where sales occur, and from explicit plant export statements. Exact exports by model typically require customs/registration datasets that are not published as a single brand ledger.
6) Why does Asia often “move the total” for Cars?
Because Cars volumes in Asia are large in the fact sheet regional breakdown. When that region swings, it can dominate the global total even if other regions are stable.
7) Why use half-year splits?
Half-years smooth quarter noise and help confirm whether weakness/strength is concentrated early or late in the year. The page computes H1/H2 directly from the fact sheet quarterly rows.
8) Are plant/model assignments fixed over time?
Not perfectly. Facelifts, platform changes, and capacity moves can shift allocations. The plant/model section is a readable snapshot based on official production network pages and is designed for clarity, not for production planning.
