Small And Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In America – August 2015 YTD

Mercedes-Benz began selling the new GLE-Class in America in August 2015. But how new?

In part, the 2016 GLE is just an M-Class. But there’s also a new, BMW X6-style Benz called the GLE Coupe. Combined sales of the GLE and ML were up 30% to 4481 units in August.

U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – August 2015 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model – August 2015 YTD

Direct competitors, meanwhile, presented a mixed bag with August results. BMW X5 sales were down 20%, but the Porsche Cayenne and Land Rover Range Rover Sport both posted marginal 1% gains.

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Higher-volume crossovers from non-German brands posted noticeable declines, too. The Acura MDX tumbled 27%. Lexus’s RX, as we approach the arrival of a new generation of the best-selling premium brand utility vehicle in America, was down 19%.

Among lower-priced premium brand utilities, the Acura RDX-led small luxury SUV/CUV segment was up 43% and wasn’t actually led by the RDX in August. Through the first eight months of 2015, the RDX is the top-selling vehicle in the class. But the new Lexus NX is now outselling the aging Audi Q5, not just monthly, but year-to-date. And in August 2015, specifically, America’s top-selling small luxury SUV/crossover was the Lexus NX.

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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 SUVs and crossovers 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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Compact Luxury SUV	August 2015	August 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Audi Q3	1189	243	389%	8602	243	3440%
BMW X1	2317	1574	47.2%	9411	13,888	-32.2%
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class	2169	—	—	16,522	—	—
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Total	5675	1817	212%	34,535	14,131	144%

Small Luxury SUV	August 2015	August 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Acura RDX	4364	3984	9.5%	34,654	29,865	16.0%
Audi Q5	3839	2655	44.6%	28,046	23,122	21.3%
BMW X3	2127	2023	5.1%	17,750	25,390	-30.1%
BMW X4	453	345	31.3%	4006	663	504%
Infiniti QX50	241	254	-5.1%	1855	1907	-2.7%
Land Rover Discovery Sport	881	—	—	2261	—	—
Land Rover LR2	1	369	-99.7%	72	2762	-97.4%
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	1430	1051	36.1%	9573	8215	16.5%
Lexus NX	4448	—	—	28,834	—	—
Lincoln MKC	2411	1760	37.0%	16,198	4655	248%
Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class	2168	3075	-29.5%	18,321	25,583	-28.4%
Porsche Macan	1340	969	38.3%	9121	3947	131%
Volvo XC60	2361	1792	31.8%	16,417	12,308	33.4%
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Total	26,064	18,277	42.6%	187,108	138,417	35.2%

Midsize Luxury SUV	August 2015	August 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Acura MDX	4747	6497	-26.9%	39,144	43,444	-9.9%
Acura ZDX	—	3	-100%	2	66	-97.0%
Audi Q7	2016	1859	8.4%	12,480	11,740	6.3%
BMW X5	2803	3497	-19.8%	37,965	28,623	32.6%
BMW X6	443	27	1541%	4794	2978	61.0%
Cadillac SRX	6903	4545	51.9%	43,863	38,008	15.4%
Infiniti QX60	3995	2600	53.7%	25,533	20,431	25.0%
Infiniti QX70	273	384	-28.9%	3474	3662	-5.1%
Land Rover LR4	468	586	-20.1%	5520	3200	72.5%
Land Rover Range Rover Sport	1387	1370	1.2%	13,898	12,790	8.7%
Lexus GX460	2221	2198	1.0%	16,249	14,429	12.6%
Lexus RX	9620	11,841	-18.8%	61,163	68,763	-9.6%
Lincoln MKT	285	313	-8.9%	2979	3466	-14.1%
Lincoln MKX	1763	2059	-14.4%	13,031	17,139	-24.0%
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class	1802	—	—	1802	—	—
Mercedes-Benz M-Class	2679	3438	-22.1%	29,490	28,654	2.9%
Porsche Cayenne	1470	1485	-1.0%	10,944	11,744	-6.8%
Volkswagen Touareg *	690	686	0.6%	4676	4554	2.7%
Volvo XC70 *	445	552	-19.4%	3497	3189	9.7%
Volvo XC90	918	318	189%	3659	3349	9.3%
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Total	44,928	44,258	1.5%	334,163	320,229	4.3%