Top 15 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In America – June 2013

Americans registered 63% more 3-Series-badged BMWs in June 2013 than in the same period last year. The 3-Series’ lead over the Mercedes-Benz C-Class expanded to 3260 units through six months. Presumably, the 3-Series will take a hit as coupe sales migrate to the 4-Series nameplate.

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The Lexus RX remains the luxury crossover leader, having sold more than twice as often as the next-best-selling Acura RDX in June. No other premium brand (listed below the first table) utility vehicle sold more than 4000 copies in June, although Mercedes-Benz M-Class volume appears to be in recovery.

Seven of the 15 best-selling premium brand vehicles and eleven of the 15 best-selling $45K+ vehicles in America were SUVs or crossovers. 32% of the BMWs sold were X nameplates. 29% of Mercedes-Benz’s volume (Sprinter excluded) was SUV-derived. The RX, GX, and LX account for 46% of all Lexus sales.

Every Vehicle Ranked By June 2013 & YTD U.S. Sales

Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these models 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.

June 2014 – July 2013 – May 2013 – June 2012

Rank	Luxury Vehicle	June 2013	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
#1	BMW 3-Series	10,957	+ 62.6%	49,162	+ 5.1%
#2	Lexus RX	8647	+ 0.1%	45,818	+ 4.1%
#3	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	7639	+ 17.4%	45,902	+ 21.8%
#4	Lexus ES	5680	+ 50.3%	33,493	+ 83.4%
#5	Mercedes-Benz E-Class	5181	– 7.3%	28,231	– 7.0%
#6	Infiniti G	4730	– 10.3%	24,097	– 16.2%
#7	BMW 5-Series	4484	– 16.6%	25,891	– 6.7%
#8	Acura RDX	4023	+ 30.2%	22,200	+ 96.9%
#9	Cadillac SRX	3912	– 8.2%	23,990	– 5.7%
#10	Audi A4	3824	+ 3.2%	20,589	+ 10.9%
#11	Acura MDX	3813	– 25.8%	21,663	– 6.1%
#12	Mercedes-Benz M-Class	3651	+ 26.3%	19,312	– 6.4%
#13	Audi Q5	3493	+ 25.6%	18,310	+ 35.2%
#14	Cadillac ATS	3459	—	19,183	—
#15	BMW X5	3406	– 15.2%	21,459	+ 7.4%

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. A4 sales include the Allroad.

Rank	Luxury Vehicle (Min. Base Price $50,000)	June 2013	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
#1	Mercedes-Benz E-Class	5181	– 7.3%	28,231	– 7.0%
#2	BMW 5-Series	4484	– 16.6%	25,891	– 6.7%
#3	Mercedes-Benz M-Class	3651	+ 26.3%	19,312	– 6.4%
#4	BMW X5	3406	– 15.2%	21,459	+ 7.4%
#5	Mercedes-Benz GL-Class	2419	+ 24.8%	14,946	+ 29.0%
#6	Cadillac Escalade	1888	– 3.9%	10,663	+ 1.0%
#7	GMC Yukon XL	1824	– 22.2%	14,704	+ 63.8%
#8	Porsche Cayenne	1823	+ 76.6%	9519	+ 46.7%
#9	Lexus GS	1728	– 14.5%	9068	– 18.1%
#10	BMW 6-Series	1409	+ 119%	5154	+ 44.1%
#11	Audi Q7	1227	+ 78.3%	6580	+ 47.9%
#12	Infiniti QX56	912	– 12.6%	5967	– 7.8%
#13	Land Rover Range Rover	902	+ 22.9%	5320	+ 27.9%
#14	Land Rover Range Rover Sport	887	– 28.2%	7195	– 0.2%
#15	Lexus GX460	884	+ 9.4%	4415	– 9.7%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
$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 $32,550, as would be the case with the new BMW 320i, which costs less than a Honda Accord V6 Touring. The biggest problem with a $45,000 minimum price of entry? Cars like the Cadillac XTS, which starts at $44,075.