Booming BMW 3-Series sales are partially to thank for BMW’s 12.8% year-over-year rise in June 2011. U.S. luxury car buyers bought more X3s and 5-Series’ BMWs than they had in June 2010, as well, but 3-Series sales shot up by 1960 units. Had sales remained level the 3-Series would still have been America’s best-selling luxury vehicle in June, as the Lexus RX slid 34.1% from 7796.
With the RX’s plunge in volume, and its subsequent fall from second spot in May to third spot in June, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class took over the number two position on 19.2% gains. Year-to-date, the E-Class is America’s third-favourite luxury vehicle.
In addition to selling America’s most popular premium brand vehicle, BMW’s 5-Series was ranked fifth, the X5 slotted into 11th, and the X3 posted a 230% improvement to remain steady at 16th. The BMW you won’t see here is the 7-Series, sales of which fell 68.4% to 542. In June 2010, BMW sold more than 1700 of them. But you won’t see any of the 7-Series’ direct competitors here, either. Americans buy premium vehicles, for sure, but they prefer the less expensive, smaller machines… or SUVs.
Take the Volvo S60 as an example. A year ago, Volvo USA sold fewer than 5000 vehicles. Not a single one of those 5000 vehicles was the S60. Now, even as the S40, V50, and V70 tail off and the S80 disappoints, a new generation of S60 was Volvo’s best seller in June with 2430 sales. The 2012 S60 has a pleasant starting price under $31,000. That 7-Series, a car that BMW would be surprised to sell 2430 of in one month, has a base price of $71,000. That price difference goes a long way to explaining why you rarely see cars like the 7-Series or Benz S-Class in this post.
America’s 30 best-selling luxury vehicles from June 2011 are in the table below. Two are Swedish, twelve wear German badges, seven are Japanese, seven are American – including the Chevrolet Corvette – and the remaining two are split between Korea and Great Britain.
Rank
|
Luxury Vehicle
|
Status
|
June 2011
|
June 2010
|
Year-To-Date
|
#1
|
BMW 3-Series
|
↔
|
9155
|
7195
|
43,862
|
#2
|
Mercedes-Benz E-Class
|
↑
|
5798
|
4865
|
31,960
|
#3
|
Lexus RX
|
↓
|
5141
|
7796
|
39,838
|
#4
|
Mercedes-Benz C-Class
|
↓
|
4620
|
5563
|
29,981
|
#5
|
BMW 5-Series
|
↑
|
4365
|
3865
|
25,287
|
#6
|
Cadillac CTS
|
↓
|
4198
|
4193
|
27,005
|
#7
|
Cadillac SRX
|
↔
|
3951
|
3804
|
26,200
|
#8
|
Infiniti G
|
↔
|
3785
|
5106
|
28,316
|
#9
|
Audi A4
|
↑
|
3610
|
3142
|
18,811
|
#10
|
Acura MDX
|
↓
|
3374
|
3847
|
22,195
|
#11
|
BMW X5
|
↑
|
3157
|
3273
|
15,895
|
#12
|
Hyundai Genesis
|
↓
|
3149
|
2569
|
15,454
|
#13
|
Mercedes-Benz M-Class
|
↑
|
3071
|
2124
|
14,189
|
#14
|
Mercedes-Benz GL-Class
|
↑
|
2585
|
1367
|
11,036
|
#15
|
Volvo S60
|
↓
|
2430
|
—–
|
11,048
|
#16
|
BMW X3
|
↔
|
2388
|
724
|
12,725
|
#17
|
Lincoln MKZ
|
↓
|
2360
|
1800
|
13,916
|
#18
|
Acura TL
|
↑
|
2296
|
2702
|
15,414
|
#19
|
Lexus ES
|
↓
|
2158
|
3366
|
16,596
|
#20
|
Mercedes-Benz GLK
|
↓
|
1930
|
1487
|
11,512
|
#21
|
Acura TSX
|
↑
|
1808
|
2510
|
14,209
|
#22
|
Lincoln MKX
|
↑
|
1771
|
1306
|
10,813
|
#23
|
Audi Q5
|
↓
|
1730
|
1964
|
11,135
|
#24
|
Cadillac Escalade
|
↓
|
1676
|
1762
|
11,638
|
#25
|
Lexus IS
|
↔
|
1631
|
2863
|
13,015
|
#26
|
Audi A5
|
↑
|
1361
|
1404
|
7820
|
#27
|
Volvo XC60
|
↑
|
1349
|
1126
|
7474
|
#28
|
Chevrolet Corvette
|
↑
|
1299
|
1405 |
6896
|
#29
|
Land Rover Range Rover Sport
|
↑
|
1233
|
1018
|
6969
|
#30
|
Lincoln MKS
|
↑
|
1214
|
1029
|
5179
|
Source: Manufacturers And Automotive News Data Center
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