U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – June 2015 YTD
Yet a number of popular premium brand cars also posted sharp declines. For the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, the 44% drop in June was the E-Class’s eleventh consecutive year-over-year decrease.
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Lexus IS sales slipped 3%. Lexus’s ES, set to be replaced soon by an already revealed model, predictably plunged 14%. BMW 5-Series volume plummeted 63%, a loss of 4975 units for BMW USA.
While costly SUVs weren’t completely free from the possibility of June declines – just look at GM’s big SUVs in the lower list – there were significant gains produced by most of America’s top-selling luxury utilities. Combined, the BMW X5, Cadillac SRX, Acura RDX, and Audi Q5 were up 40% last month.
June 2016 • July 2015 • May 2015 • June 2014
Rank
|
Premium Brand Vehicle
|
June 2015
|
June
2014 |
% Change
|
2015 YTD |
2014 YTD |
% Change |
#1
|
BMW 3-Series & 4-Series *
|
13,516 | 11,543 | 17.1% | 67,689 | 56,657 | 19.5% |
#2
|
Mercedes-Benz C-Class
|
8316 | 5607 | 48.3% | 43,337 | 33,034 | 31.2% |
#3
|
BMW X5
|
7508 | 3972 | 89.0% | 29,151 | 22,438 | 29.9% |
#4
|
Lexus RX
|
7233 | 8426 | -14.2% | 44,279 | 47,264 | -6.3% |
#5
|
Cadillac SRX
|
5746 | 4652 | 23.5% | 30,207 | 28,864 | 4.7% |
#6
|
Acura RDX
|
5056 | 3485 | 45.1% | 25,713 | 22,349 | 15.1% |
#7
|
Lexus ES
|
4742 | 5508 | -13.9% | 29,041 | 33,170 | -12.4% |
#8
|
Acura MDX
|
4592 | 4890 | -6.1% | 29,420 | 30,664 | -4.1% |
#9
|
Audi Q5
|
4270 | 4025 | 6.1% | 21,666 | 19,928 | 8.7% |
#10
|
Acura TLX
|
3986 | — | — | 22,172 | — | — |
#11
|
Lexus IS
|
3821 | 3932 | -2.8% | 23,420 | 23,573 | -0.6% |
#12
|
Mercedes-Benz E-Class
|
3611 | 6500 | -44.4% | 22,252 | 34,597 | -35.7% |
#13
|
Mercedes-Benz M-Class
|
3541 | 3891 | -9.0% | 22,960 | 21,940 | 4.6% |
#14
|
Lexus NX
|
3503 | — | — | 20,049 | — | — |
#15
|
Audi A3
|
3482 | 2452 | 42.0% | 17,905 | 7735 | 131% |
For the purposes of the above list, premium brands include Acura, Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Infiniti, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and Volvo. Brands like Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Lotus don’t report specific monthly sales data. Bentley and Maserati only report brand totals. Buick has been excluded with a bunch of other automakers that don’t sell vehicles with base prices higher than $40K.
Rank
|
Vehicles
With Base Prices Above $45K |
June 2015
|
June
2014 |
% Change
|
2015 YTD |
2014 YTD |
% Change |
#1
|
BMW X5
|
7508 | 3972 | 89.0% | 29,151 | 22,438 | 29.9% |
#2
|
Chevrolet Tahoe
|
6192 | 11,147 | -44.5% | 42,091 | 45,838 | -8.2% |
#3
|
Mercedes-Benz E-Class
|
3611 | 6500 | -44.4% | 22,252 | 34,597 | -35.7% |
#4
|
Mercedes-Benz M-Class
|
3541 | 3891 | -9.0% | 22,960 | 21,940 | 4.6% |
#5
|
GMC Yukon
|
3285 | 3946 | -16.8% | 18,004 | 18,604 | -3.2% |
#6
|
Chevrolet Suburban
|
2996 | 6584 | -54.5% | 23,386 | 23,571 | -0.8% |
#7
|
BMW 5-Series
|
2965 | 7940 | -62.7% | 23,581 | 27,617 | -14.6% |
#8
|
Chevrolet Corvette
|
2807 | 2723 | 3.1% | 18,307 | 17,744 | 3.2% |
#9
|
Cadillac Escalade
|
2514 | 2967 | -15.3% | 16,313 | 10,455 | 56.0% |
|
Cadillac Escalade ^
|
1522 | 1907 | -20.2% | 9910 | 6671 | 48.6% |
|
Cadillac Escalade ESV ^
|
992 | 1058 | -6.2% | 6401 | 3735 | 71.4% |
|
Cadillac Escalade EXT ^
|
— | 2 | -100% | 2 | 49 | -95.9% |
#10
|
Audi A6
|
2431 | 2191 | 11.0% | 11,409 | 11,910 | -4.2% |
#11
|
GMC Yukon XL
|
2407 | 3096 | -22.3% | 13,438 | 12,445 | 8.0% |
#12
|
Mercedes-Benz GL-Class
|
2086 | 1729 | 20.6% | 12,938 | 11,726 | 10.3% |
#13
|
Lexus GX
|
2079 | 1772 | 17.3% | 11,691 | 10,276 | 13.8% |
#14
|
Lexus GS
|
1643 | 1511 | 8.7% | 11,142 | 10,122 | 10.1% |
#15
|
Audi Q7
|
1630 | 1429 | 14.1% | 8525 | 8435 | 1.1% |
Source: Automakers & ANDC
$45,000 USD (before delivery) is an arbitrary borderline, but if GCBC was to follow this system of designating only expensive vehicles as luxury vehicles, adding approximately $15,000 to the average new car transaction price seemed like a fitting place to begin. Plenty of less expensive vehicles with specific models feature prices above $45,000 – M, RS, and AMG models come to mind, specifically – but in the case of the second list, we know that none of the registrations were of cars priced at $32,750, as would be the case with the new BMW 320i, which costs less than a Honda Accord V6 Touring.
* BMW USA, not GoodCarBadCar, has tradtionally chosen to combine sales of the 3-Series and 4-Series. Although BMW broke down those figures in June, we’re continuing to combine the duo here for consistency’s sake through the first-half of 2015.
^ Escalade breakdown by variant
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