U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – October 2015 YTD
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For the first time, U.S. sales of the Acura TLX climbed above 5000 units in October 2015. With 5777 sales in total, the TLX outsold stalwarts like the Lexus ES and absent rivals like the Audi A4 and Cadillac ATS.
The TLX was one of three Acuras among the 12 top-selling premium brand cars in America in October 2015.
Mercedes-Benz, with the third, eighth, and 11th-ranked luxury vehicles, was the only other brand to land three products in October’s top 15. One of those products, the GLE, generated 4176 sales. Its predecessor, the M-Class, produced another 704 sales. Combined GLE/M sales rose 29%.
October 2016 • November 2015 • September 2015 • October 2014
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Rank
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Premium Brand Vehicle
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October 2015
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October
2014 |
% Change
|
2015 YTD |
2014 YTD |
% Change |
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#1
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BMW 3-Series
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11,012 | 10,199 | 8.0% | 80,832 | 76,976 | 5.0% |
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#2
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Lexus RX
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8018 | 8057 | -0.5% | 77,940 | 84,273 | -7.5% |
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#3
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Mercedes-Benz C-Class
|
7283 | 7412 | -1.7% | 71,818 | 57,582 | 24.7% |
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#4
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Cadillac SRX
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6020 | 3640 | 65.4% | 56,732 | 45,348 | 25.1% |
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#5
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Acura TLX
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5777 | 4890 | 18.1% | 40,585 | 11,060 | 267% |
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#6
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Lexus ES
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5426 | 5932 | -8.5% | 52,388 | 58,842 | -11.0% |
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#7
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Audi Q5
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4863 | 3571 | 36.2% | 41,429 | 33,685 | 23.0% |
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#8
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Mercedes-Benz E-Class
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4661 | 3936 | 18.4% | 39,986 | 56,545 | -29.3% |
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#9
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Acura MDX
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4405 | 5324 | -17.3% | 47,862 | 53,632 | -10.8% |
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#10
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BMW X5
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4292 | 3355 | 27.9% | 44,782 | 36,376 | 23.1% |
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#11
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Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class
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4176 | — | — | 9470 | — | — |
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#12
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Acura RDX
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3891 | 3178 | 22.4% | 42,393 | 36,273 | 16.9% |
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#13
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Infiniti Q50
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3811 | 2964 | 28.6% | 35,414 | 28,828 | 22.8% |
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#14
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Infiniti QX60
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3669 | 2285 | 60.6% | 33,047 | 24,898 | 32.7% |
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#15
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Lexus NX
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3399 | — | — | 35,346 | — | — |
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.
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Rank
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Vehicles With Base Prices Above $45K
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October 2015
|
October
2014 |
% Change
|
2015 YTD |
2014 YTD |
% Change |
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#1
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Chevrolet Tahoe
|
6624 | 7912 | -16.3% | 71,352 | 78,440 | -9.0% |
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#2
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Mercedes-Benz E-Class
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4661 | 3936 | 18.4% | 39,986 | 56,545 | -29.3% |
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#3
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BMW X5
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4292 | 3355 | 27.9% | 44,782 | 36,376 | 23.1% |
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#4
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Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class
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4176 | — | — | 9470 | — | — |
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#5
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Ford Expedition
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3924 | 3720 | 5.5% | 34,407 | 36,411 | -5.5% |
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#6
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Chevrolet Suburban
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3585 | 4615 | -22.3% | 39,300 | 43,203 | -9.0% |
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#7
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GMC Yukon
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3525 | 2977 | 18.4% | 33,536 | 33,661 | -0.4% |
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#8
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Cadillac Escalade
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3151 | 2143 | 47.0% | 28,281 | 23,495 | 20.4% |
|
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Cadillac Escalade *
|
1838 | 1390 | 32.2% | 16,815 | 15,095 | 11.4% |
|
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Cadillac Escalade ESV *
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1313 | 753 | 74.4% | 11,466 | 8400 | 36.5% |
|
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Cadillac Escalade EXT *
|
— | — | — | 2 | 50 | -96.0% |
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#9
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GMC Yukon XL
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2722 | 2148 | 26.7% | 23,661 | 24,076 | -1.7% |
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#10
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BMW 5-Series
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2693 | 4914 | -45.2% | 36,531 | 44,082 | -17.1% |
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#11
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Mercedes-Benz GL-Class
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2613 | 2410 | 8.4% | 21,942 | 20,138 | 9.0% |
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#12
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Volvo XC90
|
2565 | 267 | 861% | 7406 | 3797 | 95.0% |
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#13
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Chevrolet Corvette
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2526 | 2959 | -14.6% | 28,924 | 28,909 | 0.1% |
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#14
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Lexus GX460
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2223 | 1936 | 14.8% | 20,083 | 17,935 | 12.0% |
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#15
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Audi Q7
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2106 | 1738 | 21.2% | 16,527 | 14,843 | 11.3% |
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.
* Escalade breakdown by variant
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