Mercedes-Benz’s dominant GL-Class outsold the combined efforts of the Cadillac Escalade trio, the Range Rover, and the Lexus LX570 in February 2013. You could put it another way: the GL outsold the Infiniti QX56, Lincoln Navigator, Toyota Land Cruiser, and the Range Rover combined.
That’s strictly a view of U.S. February volume. Undoubtedly, the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class is popular, and it’s growing in popularity. 2012 volume was second only to 2007, when the overall U.S. vehicle market was nearly two million units larger. Through one-sixth of 2012, GL-Class sales in America are half-again as strong as they were last year.
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We are not far from seeing what Cadillac will do with the next-generation Escalade. Not surprisingly, as it’s aged, U.S. volume has suffered. The regular-wheelbase Escalade has found 1703 buyers this year, down 15%. Escalade ESV volume fell 10% to 1100 units. The Avalanche-based EXT is up 41% to 363, and it’s also shown with pickups as February’s twelfth-best-selling truck.
Click the model names in the table below to find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these sport-utility vehicles – let’s not call these big boys crossovers.
Click Column Headers To Sort – February 2014 – March 2013 – January 2013 – February 2012
Large Luxury SUV
|
February 2013
|
%
Change |
Year
To Date |
YTD
% Change |
---|---|---|---|---|
1619
|
– 12.5% | 3166 | – 8.9% | |
1059
|
– 8.9% | 2227 | + 2.1% | |
825
|
+ 38.0% | 1981 | + 63.3% | |
328
|
– 14.4% | 660 | – 1.8% | |
622
|
– 24.5% | 1211 | – 17.8% | |
186
|
+ 138% | 362 | + 109% | |
2800
|
+ 77.8% | 4815 | + 51.2% | |
216
|
+ 77.0% | 493 | + 105% |
Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
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Large Luxury SUV Sales In America – February 2014 YTD
Large Luxury SUV Sales In America – March 2013
Large Luxury SUV Sales In America – January 2013
Large Luxury SUV Sales In America – February 2012
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Small & Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In America – February 2013
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