The Lexus RX, all-new for model year 2016, was America’s best-selling premium brand vehicle in February 2016, the fourth consecutive month of luxury leadership for Lexus’s best-selling model.
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – February 2016 YTD
Lexus also builds the eighth, 11th, and 15th-ranked premium brand vehicles in February, a month in which Lexus outsold all other premium auto brands.
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Passenger cars claimed six of the top 15 positions, but all six of those cars sold less often in February 2016 than in February 2015.
As for vehicles priced above $50,000, only four of the 15 best sellers in February were traditional cars, and one of those “traditional” cars was the Chevrolet Corvette, a GM sports car which is as distinct from a luxury sedan as many of these new crossovers are from traditional body-on-frame SUVs.
Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these top-selling luxury vehicles can always be accessed through the dropdown menu at GCBC’s Sales Stats page, and for those not viewing the mobile version of this site, near the top right of this page, as well.
February 2017 • March 2016 • January 2016 • February 2015
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Rank
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Premium Brand Vehicle
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February 2016
|
February
2015 |
% Change
|
2016 YTD |
2015 YTD |
% Change |
|
#1
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Lexus RX
|
7192 | 6490 | 10.8% | 14,148 | 13,059 | 8.3% |
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#2
|
Mercedes-Benz C-Class
|
6102 | 7072 | -13.7% | 11,181 | 13,308 | -16.0% |
|
#3
|
BMW 3-Series
|
4595 | 6004 | -23.5% | 7882 | 10,747 | -26.7% |
|
#4
|
Acura MDX
|
4292 | 4553 | -5.7% | 7868 | 8934 | -11.9% |
|
#5
|
Cadillac SRX
|
4017 | 3809 | 5.5% | 8795 | 7294 | 20.6% |
|
#6
|
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class & M-Class °
|
3948 | 3316 | 19.1% | 7611 | 6460 | 17.8% |
|
#7
|
BMW X5
|
3842 | 4149 | -7.4% | 6426 | 7363 | -12.7% |
|
#8
|
Lexus ES
|
3826 | 4192 | -8.7% | 7226 | 8272 | -12.6% |
|
#9
|
Acura RDX
|
3798 | 3862 | -1.7% | 6902 | 7379 | -6.5% |
|
#10
|
BMW X3
|
3733 | 3124 | 19.5% | 5735 | 4465 | 28.4% |
|
#11
|
Lexus NX
|
3709 | 2666 | 39.1% | 6842 | 5478 | 24.9% |
|
#12
|
Infiniti Q50
|
3364 | 3649 | -7.8% | 6278 | 6615 | -5.1% |
|
#13
|
Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class & GLK-Class °
|
3278 | 1781 | 84.1% | 6127 | 3179 | 92.7% |
|
#14
|
Acura TLX
|
3080 | 3419 | -9.9% | 5319 | 6311 | -15.7% |
|
#15
|
Lexus IS
|
2961 | 3383 | -12.5% | 5139 | 6758 | -24.0% |
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 $50K
|
February 2016
|
February
2015 |
% Change
|
2016 YTD |
2015 YTD |
% Change |
|
#1
|
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class & M-Class °
|
3948 | 3316 | 19.1% | 7611 | 6460 | 17.8% |
|
#2
|
BMW X5
|
3842 | 4149 | -7.4% | 6426 | 7363 | -12.7% |
|
#3
|
Cadillac Escalade
|
2867 | 2377 | 20.6% | 4869 | 5143 | -5.3% |
|
|
Cadillac Escalade
|
1820 | 1489 | 22.2% | 3047 | 3153 | -3.4% |
|
|
Cadillac Escalade
|
1047 | 888 | 17.9% | 1822 | 1988 | -8.4% |
|
|
Cadillac Escalade
|
— | — | — | — | 2 | -100% |
|
#4
|
BMW 5-Series
|
2758 | 3606 | -23.5% | 6553 | 6965 | -5.9% |
|
#5
|
Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class °
|
2700 | 2752 | -1.9% | 5490 | 7494 | -26.7% |
|
#6
|
GMC Yukon XL
|
2280 | 2048 | 11.3% | 4275 | 4013 | 6.5% |
|
#7
|
Chevrolet Corvette
|
2116 | 2605 | -18.8% | 3617 | 4732 | -23.6% |
|
#8
|
Land Rover Range Rover Sport
|
1684 | 1827 | -7.8% | 3045 | 3579 | -14.9% |
|
#9
|
Audi Q7
|
1653 | 1012 | 63.3% | 3989 | 1892 | 111% |
|
#10
|
Lexus GX460
|
1650 | 1653 | -0.2% | 3258 | 3456 | -5.7% |
|
#11
|
Mercedes-Benz S-Class
|
1558 | 1421 | 9.6% | 2835 | 2987 | -5.1% |
|
#12
|
Land Rover Range Rover
|
1538 | 1358 | 13.3% | 3013 | 2839 | 6.1% |
|
#13
|
Infiniti QX80
|
1487 | 1583 | -6.1% | 2651 | 2831 | -6.4% |
|
#14
|
Porsche Cayenne
|
1328 | 1046 | 27.0% | 2723 | 2162 | 25.9% |
|
#15
|
Mercedes-Benz GL-Class
|
1226 | 1849 | -33.7% | 3022 | 3970 | -23.9% |
Source: Automakers & ANDC
$50,000 USD (before delivery) is an arbitrary borderline, upgraded in 2016 from $45K last year by $5K, but if GCBC was to follow this system of designating only expensive vehicles as luxury vehicles, adding approximately $20,000 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 $50,000 – 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 below that borderline.
° Mercedes-Benz began combining GLE/M, E/CLS, GLK/GLC in February’s sales release.
RECOMMENDED READING
Top 15 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In America – February 2017
Top 15 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In America – March 2016
Top 15 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In America – January 2016
Top 15 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In America – February 2015
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America – February 2016
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In America – February 2016
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings – February 2016 YTD