July 2012 Small Luxury SUV Sales And Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In America

Small Luxury SUV Sales Chart
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U.S. sales figures for the vast majority of smallerish luxury utility vehicles in July 2012 were significantly better than they were a year ago in July 2011. An all-new version propelled the Acura RDX to a 142% increase. Volvo XC60 sales jumped 73%. Sales of the outdated Land Rover LR2 rose 33%. And the class-leading Cadillac SRX (up 19%) and Lexus RX (up 35%) each did far better than simply keep pace with the market’s 9% improvement.

Acura also sold more MDX crossovers this July than last. Audi sold more Q5s and Q7s. BMW X3 sales increased slightly, as did sales of Land Rover’s Range Rover Sport. The Lincoln MKT posted a notable improvement. Sales of the Mercedes-Benz GLK and Volkswagen Touareg also improved, by 252 and 218 units, respectively.

Midsize Luxury SUV Sales Chart
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Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for all these vehicles can be accessed free of charge through the first dropdown menu at GCBC’s Sales Stats home or near the top right of this page. GoodCarBadCar.net published a list of the 20 best-selling SUVs and crossovers in America at the beginning of the month. The only vehicle from the tables you’ll see after the jump and the charts you see alongside to have made the top 20 was the Lexus RX.

Small Luxury SUV	July 2012	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Acura RDX	2664	+ 142%	13,937	+ 70.2%
Audi Q5	2090	+ 10.0%	15,634	+ 19.9%
BMW X3	2311	+ 4.7%	16,728	+ 12.0%
Cadillac SRX	4911	+ 18.8%	30,361	+ 0.1%
Infiniti EX	215	– 61.6%	2011	– 41.9%
Land Rover LR2	283	+ 32.9%	1788	+ 26.1%
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	621	—–	4976	—–
Mercedes-Benz GLK	1880	+ 15.5%	14,160	+ 7.8%
Volvo XC60	1782	+ 73.2%	10,292	+ 21.0%

Midsize Luxury SUV	July 2012	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Acura MDX	4288	+ 24.7%	28,405	+ 10.8%
Acura ZDX	85	– 16.7%	501	– 52.4%
Audi Q7	891	+ 12.8%	5340	– 3.0%
BMW X5	2283	– 31.4%	22,264	+ 15.8%
BMW X6	259	– 55.4%	3095	– 7.0%
Infiniti FX	498	– 23.0%	5195	– 7.0%
Infiniti JX35	1999	—–	9724	—–
Land Rover LR4	532	– 16.9%	4296	– 8.8%
Land Rover Range Rover Sport	1212	+ 4.5%	8419	+ 3.6%
Lexus GX460	813	– 2.0%	5701	– 11.8%
Lexus RX	7357	+ 34.5%	51,374	+ 13.4%
Lincoln MKT	738	+ 57.4%	4386	+ 47.4%
Lincoln MKX	1724	– 10.0%	14,152	+ 11.2%
Mercedes-Benz M-Class	1790	– 35.6%	22,416	+ 32.1%
Porsche Cayenne	1119	– 16.6%	7606	– 7.5%
Volkswagen Touareg	740	+ 41.8%	5254	+ 45.3%
Volvo XC90	773	– 21.0%	5611	– 7.4%