2019 U.S Small Luxury SUV Sales Analysis
Report Updated: With all 2019 Sales Data on January 3rd, 2020
Top Level US Reports: By Manufacturer / By Brand / By Model / Best Sellers
Small luxury SUV sales in the U.S. looked pretty good this past year. In 2019, the segment was up. It wasn’t up a lot, but a small gain is better than no gain at all. When you look at just the month of December, you’ll see that the segment struggled a little bit, but it wasn’t by much.
For the month of December, the segment saw sales drop by about 500 units. When you look at the year as a whole, it’s clear that the segment did pretty well. It was up by about 12,000 units.
Leading the way in terms of overall sales was the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class. It was up nearly four percent for the year, though it struggled in December. The Audi Q5 was next in line and then the Lexus LX. Both the Audi and Lexus suffered losses for the year.
There were honestly more vehicles that saw sales drop than saw sales go up. Three vehicles basically carried the segment, the Cadillac XT4, Volvo XC40, and the Lexus UX. It will be interesting to see what happens with these models specifically in the new year.
Data will trickle in throughout the day with the numbers being finalized by EOD. GCBC is also happy to announce that we will be adding quarterly sales reports and comparisons in addition to monthly sales comparisons beginning this quarter. We will also be adding monthly sales tables and charts to the mix as well.
Note: FCA US LLC will end its practice of reporting U.S. and Canada sales on a monthly basis following June results. FCA US and FCA Canada will report monthly sales for May and June. The first quarterly report will occur on October 1, 2019, covering the months of July, August, and September.
US Best Selling Small Luxury SUVs Last Month
This data table looks at last month’s total small luxury SUV sales volumes in the United States by model. We compare U.S market small luxury SUV model sales for last month with the same month last year. We also include the year to date sales numbers and compare with the same year to date numbers from last year. With both monthly and YTD sales numbers we have a growth rate column so you can better gauge an individual small luxury SUV models sales success in the U.S market.
| Model | Month | Month LY | Change | YTD | YTD LY | YTD Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land Rover Discovery Sport | 1,503 | 1,512 | -0.60 | 12,337 | 12,035 | 2.51 |
| Jaguar E-Pace | 624 | 727 | -14.17 | 4,782 | 5,985 | -20.10 |
| Audi eTron | 746 | 0 | 0.00 | 5,369 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class | 2,096 | 2,397 | -12.56 | 21,514 | 24,136 | -10.86 |
| Mercedes-Benz GLB | 1,173 | 0 | 0.00 | 1,173 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mercedes-Benz GLC/GLK-Class | 6,436 | 7,294 | -11.76 | 72,439 | 69,729 | 3.89 |
| Lincoln MKC | 2,486 | 2,774 | -10.38 | 25,816 | 26,241 | -1.62 |
| Lexus NX | 7,955 | 8,764 | -9.23 | 58,715 | 62,079 | -5.42 |
| Audi Q3 | 4,295 | 620 | 592.74 | 14,822 | 16,828 | -11.92 |
| Audi Q5 | 6,268 | 8,143 | -23.03 | 67,516 | 69,978 | -3.52 |
| Infiniti QX30 | 50 | 647 | -92.27 | 3,229 | 8,101 | -60.14 |
| Infiniti QX50 | 1,815 | 3,329 | -45.48 | 18,616 | 25,389 | -26.68 |
| Land Rover Range Rover Evoque | 1,372 | 1,594 | -13.93 | 11,529 | 9,917 | 16.25 |
| Alfa Romeo Stelvio | 856 | 1,063 | -19.47 | 9,444 | 12,043 | -21.58 |
| Lexus UX | 1,933 | 453 | 326.71 | 16,723 | 453 | 3,591.61 |
| BMW X1 | 1,788 | 3,411 | -47.58 | 17,815 | 29,057 | -38.69 |
| BMW X2 | 1,093 | 1,454 | -24.83 | 11,293 | 16,154 | -30.09 |
| BMW X3 | 8,090 | 8,511 | -4.95 | 70,110 | 61,351 | 14.28 |
| Volvo XC40 | 1,979 | 1,316 | 50.38 | 17,647 | 12,420 | 42.09 |
| Volvo XC60 | 3,537 | 3,387 | 4.43 | 30,578 | 32,689 | -6.46 |
| Cadillac XT4 | 2,928 | 2,557 | 14.51 | 31,987 | 7,785 | 310.88 |
| ∑ = 59,023 | ∑ = 59,953 | ∑ = 523,454 | ∑ = 502,370 |
US Quarterly Small Luxury SUV Sales Numbers
This data table looks at quarterly sales performance for the small luxury SUV segment in the United States. It includes all major small luxury SUV models sold in the U.S market. We compare last quarter’s small SUV U.S sales at the model level with the same small luxury SUV model sales quarter last year. We also include a growth rate too so you can see which small luxury SUV models are growing and which ones are declining. The quarterly view of small luxury SUV sales at the model level often gives you a better picture of what is happening than monthly because it takes out some of the month to month noise.
US Small Luxury SUV Sales by Month (All Models)
This sales data table looks at monthly sales performance for the small luxury SUV segment in the United States on a month to month basis for the entire year so far. It includes all major small luxury SUV models sold in the U.S market and you can see that the monthly small luxury SUV sales trends clearly. Seeing the individual ports car model sales performance in this way gives you a good sense of the momentum (good or bad).