Mercedes-Benz USA today reported October sales at 32,472 units, an increase of 3.7% from the 31,318 vehicles sold during the same month last year. Sales of Mercedes-Benz vehicles tallied 28,952 units sold, a 1.3% increase over October 2014. Mercedes-Benz Vans delivered 2,799 sales for the month of October, up 30.8% over October 2014, while smart recorded 721 units in October. On a year-to-date basis, Mercedes-Benz retails totaled 278,842, up 6.5%. Adding year-to-date sales of 23,073 for Vans and 6,153 for smart, MBUSA posted a grand total of 308,068 units through October, up 6.1%.

October sales for the Mercedes-Benz brand were led by the C-, E- and GLE model lines. The C-Class took the top spot with 7,283 units, followed by the E-Class with October sales of 4,661, up 18.4% from the same month last year. The newly introduced GLE rounded out the top three at 4,176, with a total of 9,470 sales during its first 3 months on the market.

"We're on track for the best year we've ever had in this market as we head into the fourth quarter," said Stephen Cannon, president and CEO of MBUSA.  "The appetite for SUVs continues to grow and that's creating very strong demand for our new GLE and GLE-Coupe.  We'll keep that momentum going with our new entry model, the GLC, at the end of the year."

The brand's AMG high-performance models posted a 79.5% monthly sales increase to 2,246 units in October, while year-to-date sales climbed 35.6% to 12,463. Sales of Mercedes-Benz BlueTEC diesel models recorded 584 for the month and 9,853 year-to-date.

Separately, Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned models delivered October sales of 9,629. On a year-to-date basis, MBCPO has sold 99,373 vehicles, an increase of 1.2% over the comparable period last year (98,186 vehicles).

Porsche Cars North America, Inc., importer and distributor in the United States of Porsche 918 Spyder, 911, Boxster and Cayman sports cars, Macan and Cayenne SUVs, and the Panamera four-door sports sedan line-up, today announced October 2015 sales of 4,070 vehicles, up 11 percent over October 2014.  This is the strongest October sales month in PCNA history.

In October, Cayenne models displayed the largest growth, up 104 percent compared with October 2014. The Macan model line experienced a sales increase of 22.5 percent and Cayman models earned a slight increase of 0.6 percent. Year-to-date, PCNA has delivered 43,370 Porsche vehicles, yielding a sales increase of 11.1 percent year-over-year.

Porsche Approved Certified Pre-Owned vehicle sales in the United States were 1,375 for October 2015, up 31.2 percent compared to October 2014.

Kia Motors America today announced best-ever October sales of 50,044 vehicles, a 12-percent increase over the same period last year. Led by the Optima and Soul with 14,381 and 12,246 units sold, respectively, October marked Kia's sixth straight monthly sales record.

"Kia is a challenger brand, and our ability to outpace the industry without the benefit of a truck in our lineup speaks volumes about consumers discovering the new Kia," said Michael Sprague, chief operating officer and EVP, KMA. "With the all-new 2016 Optima arriving in showrooms and the completely redesigned 2017 Sportage making its North American debut at the LA Auto Show this month, this is an exciting time for Kia as we push toward a strong finish to the year."