BMW USA reported the 23rd consecutive year-over-year 3-Series sales increase in March 2015, a 47% jump to nearly 15,000 units and the third occasion in five months that 3-Series sales have shot beyond 14K.
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – March 2015 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model – March 2015 YTD
The 3-Series, including its 4-Series offshoot, outsold its next two-best-selling rivals combined.
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Mercedes-Benz C-Class sales jumped 35%; the Lexus IS was down 8%. 3-Series/4-Seriesvolume increased by more than the Lexus IS’s total.
BMW also generated a significantly improved 5-Series sales month. Overall BMW car volume grew 37% in March. BMW’s cars are up 28% in the first-quarter of 2015 while the brand’s five SAVs are down 20%.
That’s in stark contrast to the overall U.S. auto industry, where car sales are flat and SUVs and crossovers are up 12%.
You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly U.S. auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBC’s Sales Stats page. These tables are now sortable, so you can rank luxury brand cars any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.
Click Column Headers To Sort • March 2016 • April 2015 • February 2015 • March 2014
|
Small/Entry
Luxury Car |
March
2015 |
March
2014 |
%
Change |
2015
YTD |
2014
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1554
|
1683 | -7.7% | 3505 | 4141 | -15.4% | |
|
3430
|
— | — | 9741 | — | — | |
|
9
|
1119 | -99.2% | 19 | 2923 | -99.4% | |
|
3081
|
300 | 927% | 7743 | 863 | 797% | |
|
Audi A4 ^
|
2496
|
3692 | -32.4% | 6210 | 8687 | -28.5% |
|
Audi A5 *
|
1303
|
1536 | -15.2% | 2977 | 3491 | -14.7% |
|
1249
|
557 | 124% | 2147 | 904 | 138% | |
|
14,835
|
10,120 | 46.6% | 30,931 | 24,405 | 26.7% | |
|
922
|
— | — | 2681 | — | — | |
|
2039
|
2982 | -31.6% | 5824 | 7318 | -20.4% | |
|
1722
|
2001 | -13.9% | 4394 | 3830 | 14.7% | |
|
3901
|
3795 | 2.8% | 10,516 | 10,019 | 5.0% | |
|
368
|
594 | -38.0% | 1180 | 1418 | -16.8% | |
|
1416
|
1480 | -4.3% | 3399 | 4000 | -15.0% | |
|
4488
|
4893 | -8.3% | 11,246 | 11,458 | -1.9% | |
|
1201
|
— | — | 3032 | — | — | |
|
145
|
— | — | 494 | — | — | |
|
7635
|
5660 | 34.9% | 20,943 | 17,029 | 23.0% | |
|
3129
|
1725 | 81.4% | 8226 | 6129 | 34.2% | |
|
—
|
36 | -100% | — | 62 | -100% | |
|
1970
|
2384 | -17.4% | 4544 | 5284 | -14.0% | |
|
590
|
602 | -2.0% | 1221 | 1259 | -3.0% | |
|
225
|
— | — | 323 | — | — | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
57,708
|
45,159 | 27.8% | 141,296 | 113,220 | 24.8% |
|
Midsize Luxury Car
|
March
2015 |
March
2014 |
%
Change |
2015
YTD |
2014
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
194
|
387 | -49.9% | 543 | 1178 | -53.9% | |
|
16
|
2004 | -99.2% | 56 | 4852 | -98.8% | |
|
2328
|
2212 | 5.2% | 4812 | 5346 | -11.5% | |
|
Audi A7 *
|
601
|
854 | -29.6% | 1115 | 2106 | -47.1% |
|
5100
|
3865 | 32.0% | 12,065 | 10,952 | 10.2% | |
|
1500
|
2918 | -48.6% | 4636 | 7659 | -39.5% | |
|
2367
|
2126 | 11.3% | 6209 | 5880 | 5.6% | |
|
214
|
331 | -35.3% | 641 | 918 | -30.2% | |
|
1083
|
646 | 67.6% | 2417 | 1593 | 51.7% | |
|
825
|
742 | 11.2% | 2172 | 2296 | -5.4% | |
|
88
|
105 | -16.2% | 269 | 105 | 156% | |
|
5773
|
6784 | -14.9% | 14,045 | 15,103 | -7.0% | |
|
2374
|
2484 | -4.4% | 5904 | 5358 | 10.2% | |
|
838
|
1034 | -19.0% | 2042 | 2440 | -16.3% | |
|
2842
|
4052 | -29.9% | 6506 | 9218 | -29.4% | |
|
547
|
604 | -9.4% | 1296 | 1483 | -12.6% | |
|
4489
|
6336 | -29.2% | 11,234 | 15,873 | -29.2% | |
|
—
|
— | — | — | 4 | -100% | |
|
90
|
175 | -48.6% | 372 | 612 | -39.2% | |
|
563
|
382 | 47.4% | 1209 | 910 | 32.9% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
31,832
|
38,041 | -16.3% | 77,543 | 93,886 | -17.4% |
Source: Automakers & ANDC
* vehicle also displayed in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ BMW USA, not GCBC, has decided to combine sales figures for the 3-Series and 4-Series, the 1-Series and 2-Series. Acura has done the same with the new RLX and old RL.
^ A4 includes Allroad, without which A4 sales were down 32% to 2266 in March; down 28% to 5572 YTD.
GCBC isn’t here to break down segments, an impossible task for any group, but to display sales data for the sake of comparison. The more ways sales data can be displayed, the better. This explains why you’ll see the Acura ILX here but also with mainstream cars like the Buick Verano, too, and the Audi A5 is also displayed with coupes and convertibles… because readers have wanted it both ways. Hyundai USA, not GoodCarBadCar, chooses to combine sales figures for the Genesis sedan and Genesis Coupe, forcing us to include the Genesis with volume-brand cars on pricing grounds before we even get to the “brand status” issue. The K900, Equus, and XTS are here not because of their size but because of their price points, their lack of direct comparability with the Mercedes-Benz S-Class. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.
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Small & Midsize Luxury Car Sales In America – March 2016 YTD
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Small & Midsize Luxury Car Sales In America – February 2015 YTD
Small & Midsize Luxury Car Sales In America – March 2014 YTD
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America – March 2015
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings – March 2015 YTD
Large Luxury Car Sales In America – March 2015 YTD