After more than 30 years on the market the Mercedes-Benz SUV models are celebrating another milestone. Since the launch of the Mercedes-Benz G-Class, their first sport utility vehicle, more than 2 million G-Class, M-Class, R-Class, ML-Class, and GLK-Class models have been delivered to customers.

“Our entire SUV family is extremely popular among our customers, particularly in the USA and in its second-largest market China. With the launch of our first sports utility vehicle – the G-Class – more than 30 years ago, we entered a segment in which we are now very successful with a total of five models,” said Dr. Joachim Schmidt, Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing Mercedes-Benz Cars.

In 2011 from January through February Mercedes-Benz SUV sales were up over 24%. The SUV models account for around one-fifth of global Mercedes-Benz sales.  The largest market for the SUV family is the USA followed by China, and then Germany.  The classic G-Class is most popular in its homeland of Germany while the R-Class is most in demand in China.

“The SUVs today are an important pillar of Mercedes-Benz’s growth and have achieved a new sales record in every month since July 2010,” said Dr. Schmidt.