Small And Midsize Luxury Car Sales Figures In America – May 2013 YTD

For the seventh consecutive month, sales of the Infiniti M sedan lineup declined, year-over-year. Mercedes-Benz sells 10 E-Class sedans, coupes, convertibles, and wagons for every solitary Infiniti M sale in America. Even rare cars like the Jaguar XF and Lincoln MKS sell more frequently than the bigger of Infiniti’s two sedans. Maybe all they need is to change its name from M to Q70. That’ll surely do the trick.

All 149 Cars Ranked By U.S. Sales – May/2013 YTD

Speaking of the E-Class, May was the third straight month in which sales declined. The recent refresh should attract more buyers in the near future, however. E-Class volume is down 7% this year; sales of its CLS-Class spin-off are down 3.4%. Overall, sales at Mercedes-Benz’s passenger car division are up this year, nonetheless, as C-Class volume has risen by 7083 units in five months and the S-Class, SL-Class, and SLK have all reported gains.

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BMW car sales, on the other hand, are down 5% this year as the Z4’s 20-unit improvement and the 6-Series’ 28% jump aren’t nearly enough to overcome the declining volume reported by the 1-Series, 3-Series, 5-Series, and 7-Series.

At this time last year, BMW’s 3-Series had outsold the C-Class by 8842 units – the 3er ranked 47th among new vehicles and the C-Class was 59th. This year, the C-Class ranks 51st, one spot ahead of the 3-Series, 58 units ahead of the BMW. May sales were certainly in BMW’s favour. The 3-Series outsold the C-Class by 1294 units last month.

All 250 Vehicles Ranked By May/2013 YTD Canadian Sales

You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly U.S. 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 cars any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

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Midsize Luxury Cars	May 2013	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Acura RL/RLX	273	+ 446%	1064	+ 485%
Acura TL	2682	– 17.8%	12,434	– 15.3%
Audi A6	1767	+ 4.4%	8047	+ 17.7%
Audi A7	701	– 11.5%	3429	– 4.7%
BMW 5-Series	4034	– 33.9%	21,407	– 4.3%
Cadillac CTS	2457	– 41.0%	12,717	– 37.8%
Cadillac DTS	—–	– 100%	3	– 99.1%
Cadillac STS	1	– 92.3%	3	– 97.5%
Cadillac XTS	2429	—–	12,450	—–
Hyundai Equus	257	– 26.8%	1332	– 18.3%
Infiniti M	471	– 45.6%	2427	– 41.2%
Jaguar XF	630	+ 32.6%	3238	+ 30.4%
Lexus ES	5890	+ 101%	27,813	+ 92.0%
Lexus GS	2015	+ 1.0%	7340	– 18.9%
Lincoln MKS	721	– 36.1%	4206	– 26.4%
Lincoln MKZ	3490	+ 42.0%	11,260	– 1.2%
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class	706	– 5.0%	3041	– 3.4%
Mercedes-Benz E-Class	4930	– 11.6%	23,050	– 7.0%
Mercedes-Benz R-Class	2	– 98.7%	22	– 96.9%
Volvo S80	152	– 58.4%	790	– 44.4%
Volvo XC70 *	434	– 6.3%	1994	– 7.6%

Small Luxury Car	May 2013	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Acura ILX *	1709	+ 917%	9217	+ 5386%
Acura TSX	1948	– 32.4%	7746	– 48.4%
Audi A3	15	– 97.6%	813	– 72.5%
Audi A4	3359	+ 9.8%	16,765	+ 12.9%
Audi A5 *	1872	+ 48.1%	7682	+ 20.1%
BMW 1-Series *	638	+ 1.6%	2555	– 26.2%
BMW 3-Series	9307	+ 47.2%	38,205	– 4.5%
Cadillac ATS	3249	—–	15,724	—–
Infiniti G	2961	– 43.0%	18,367	– 21.8%
Lexus CT200h	1623	+ 4.8%	6039	– 25.1%
Lexus HS250h	—–	– 100%	2	– 99.7%
Lexus IS	1897	– 28.6%	8867	– 23.7%
Mercedes-Benz C-Class	8013	+ 20.5%	38,263	+ 22.7%
Volvo C30	152	– 34.8%	858	– 21.4%
Volvo S60	2739	+ 28.9%	10,233	+ 4.4%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* vehicle also displayed in another GCBC segment breakdown
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, right? 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. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.