The U.S. market hosted the arrival of a handful of new luxury utility vehicles in August 2016. Mercedes-Benz’s front-wheel-drive architecture from the CLA and GLA now underpins the Infiniti QX30. The first 74 were sold in August.
Maserati sold its first 91 Levantes, the brand’s new Porsche Cayenne-fighting SUV. Levante pricing starts at a lofty $72,000.
We’ve included the Bentley Bentayga’s first 223 sales with full-size luxury SUVs.
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – August 2016 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales By Model – August 2016 YTD
Not a single one of these three new utility vehicles is about to become a top seller. The Bentley is far too expensive. The Maserati Levante is, well, a Maserati. The Infiniti QX30 is a Mercedes-Benz without being a Mercedes-Benz.
But premium utility vehicles are a booming sector. Why wouldn’t Infiniti want to sell a new small entry? Sales of the current crop are up 27% this year.
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Why wouldn’t Maserati want to join the ranks of the sports-car-maker-turned-SUV-builders? Porsche now produces 60% of its U.S. sales with utility vehicles.
Why wouldn’t Bentley throw an SUV into the mix? Compatriot Jaguar just released its first SUV and the F-Pace already accounts for nearly six in ten Jaguar USA sales.
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. Mobile users can now thumb across tables for full-width access. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.
Click Column Headers To Sort • September 2016 • July 2016 • August 2015
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Compact
Luxury SUV |
August
2016 |
August
2015 |
%
Change |
2016
YTD |
2015
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2238
|
1189 | 88.2% | 12,525 | 8602 | 45.6% | |
|
1440
|
2317 | -37.9% | 15,709 | 9411 | 66.9% | |
|
74
|
— | — | 74 | — | — | |
|
1058
|
2169 | -51.2% | 15,375 | 16,522 | -6.9% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
4810
|
5675 | -15.2% | 43,683 | 34,535 | 26.5% |
|
Small
Luxury SUV |
August
2016 |
August
2015 |
%
Change |
2016
YTD |
2015
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4207
|
4364 | -3.6% | 34,803 | 34,654 | 0.4% | |
|
4419
|
5051 | -12.5% | 31,238 | 31,417 | -0.6% | |
|
4668
|
2127 | 119% | 27,174 | 17,750 | 53.1% | |
|
432
|
453 | -4.6% | 3376 | 4006 | -15.7% | |
| 1531 | — | — | 4478 | — | — | |
|
1200
|
241 | 398% | 11,184 | 1855 | 503% | |
|
1222
|
— | — | 4620 | — | — | |
|
1038
|
881 | 17.8% | 9145 | 2261 | 304% | |
|
—
|
1 | -100% | 3 | 72 | -95.8% | |
|
1130
|
1430 | -21.0% | 7074 | 9573 | -26.1% | |
|
5407
|
4448 | 21.6% | 33,386 | 28,834 | 15.8% | |
|
2451
|
2411 | 1.7% | 16,700 | 16,198 | 3.1% | |
|
4715
|
2168 | 117% | 31,517 | 18,321 | 72.0% | |
|
2304
|
1340 | 71.9% | 11,364 | 9121 | 24.6% | |
|
1847
|
2361 | -21.8% | 12,770 | 16,417 | -22.2% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
36,571
|
27,276 | 34.1% | 238,832 | 190,479 | 25.4% |
|
Midsize Luxury SUV
|
August
2016 |
August
2015 |
%
Change |
2016
YTD |
2015
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5131
|
4747 | 8.1% | 34,648 | 39,144 | -11.5% | |
|
—
|
— | — | — | 2 | -100% | |
| 2347 | 2016 | 16.4% | 19,410 | 12,480 | 55.5% | |
|
4121
|
2803 | 47.0% | 29,069 | 37,965 | -23.4% | |
|
580
|
443 | 30.9% | 4520 | 4794 | -5.7% | |
|
965
|
6903 | -86.0% | 21,346 | 43,863 | -51.3% | |
|
4929
|
— | — | 17,088 | — | — | |
|
3268
|
3995 | -18.2% | 27,941 | 25,533 | 9.4% | |
|
283
|
273 | 3.7% | 3699 | 3474 | 6.5% | |
|
960
|
468 | 105% | 8200 | 5520 | 48.6% | |
|
1667
|
1387 | 20.2% | 13,813 | 13,898 | -0.6% | |
|
2493
|
2221 | 12.2% | 15,561 | 16,249 | -4.2% | |
|
9701
|
9620 | 0.8% | 67,635 | 62,163 | 8.8% | |
|
273
|
285 | -4.2% | 2690 | 2979 | -9.7% | |
|
2643
|
1763 | 49.9% | 20,388 | 13,031 | 56.5% | |
|
91
|
— | — | 91 | — | — | |
|
3756
|
4481 | -16.2% | 33,354 | 31,292 | 6.6% | |
|
1209
|
1470 | -17.8% | 10,267 | 10,944 | -6.2% | |
|
367
|
690 | -46.8% | 2878 | 4676 | -38.5% | |
|
778
|
445 | 74.8% | 3919 | 3497 | 12.1% | |
|
2859
|
918 | 211% | 21,760 | 3659 | 495% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
48,421
|
44,928 | 7.8% | 358,277 | 335,163 | 6.9% |
Source: Automakers & ANDC
* indicates a vehicle which is also shown 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. This explains you’ll see the XC70 listed with luxury cars as well as with SUVs and crossovers and the Touareg with luxury SUVs and mainstream SUVs… 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.
RECOMMENDED READING
Small & Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In America – September 2016
Small & Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In America – July 2016
Small & Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In America – August 2015
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In America – August 2016
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings – August 2016
Large Luxury SUV Sales In America – August 2016