Think the Lexus NX is too ugly to attract American luxury auto buyers?
• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – January 2015
• U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model – January 2015
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It was sufficiently attractive – or at least sufficiently satisfactory in a sufficient number of other ways to overcome its stylistic shortcomings – to attract 2812 new owners in January 2015.
The NX’s bigger brother wasn’t hindered whatsoever by the NX’s relative popularity. RX sales jumped 17% in January – it’s routinely America’s top-selling luxury SUV/crossover. The NX, meanwhile, outsold established players like the BMW X3, Mercedes-Benz GLK, and Volvo XC60 as well as newer small utilities like the Lincoln MKC.
The MKC owned 8.9% of its category in January 2015, down from 10.5% in September 2014, 12.7% in October 2014, 11.4% in November 2014, and 9.2% in December 2014.
Meanwhile, the Acura RDX and Audi Q5 continue to be the top dogs among small luxury utility vehicles.
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.
Click Column Headers To Sort • January 2016 • February 2015 • December 2014 • January 2014
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Compact
Luxury SUV |
January
2015 |
January
2014 |
%
Change |
2015
YTD |
2014
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
873
|
— | — | 873 | — | — | |
|
518
|
1332 | -61.1% | 518 | 1332 | -61.1% | |
|
1878
|
— | — | 1878 | — | — | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
3269
|
1332 | 145% | 3269 | 1332 | 145% |
|
Small
Luxury SUV |
January
2015 |
January
2014 |
%
Change |
2015
YTD |
2014
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3517
|
2730 | 28.8% | 3517 | 2730 | 28.8% | |
|
2927
|
2774 | 5.5% | 2927 | 2774 | 5.5% | |
|
1341
|
2699 | -50.3% | 1341 | 2699 | -50.3% | |
|
396
|
— | — | 396 | — | — | |
|
188
|
197 | -4..6% | 188 | 197 | -4.6% | |
|
36
|
363 | -90.1% | 36 | 363 | -90.1% | |
|
1403
|
879 | 59.6% | 1403 | 879 | 59.6% | |
|
2812
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
|
1602
|
— | — | 1602 | — | — | |
|
1398
|
2302 | -39.3% | 1398 | 2302 | -39.3% | |
|
796
|
— | — | 796 | — | — | |
|
1517
|
942 | 61.0% | 1517 | 942 | 61.0% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
17,933
|
12,886 | 39.2% | 17,933 | 12,886 | 39.2% |
|
Midsize Luxury SUV
|
January
2015 |
January
2014 |
%
Change |
2015
YTD |
2014
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4381
|
4241 | 3.3% | 4381 | 4241 | 3.3% | |
|
—
|
14 | -100% | — | 14 | -100% | |
|
880
|
1268 | -30.6% | 880 | 1268 | -30.6% | |
|
3214
|
2754 | 16.7% | 3214 | 2754 | 16.7% | |
|
433
|
382 | 13.4% | 433 | 382 | 13.4% | |
|
3485
|
4446 | -21.6% | 3485 | 4446 | -21.6% | |
|
2577
|
2380 | 8.3% | 2577 | 2380 | 8.3% | |
|
557
|
645 | -13.6% | 557 | 645 | -13.6% | |
|
609
|
599 | 1.7% | 609 | 599 | 1.7% | |
|
1752
|
1612 | 8.7% | 1752 | 1612 | 8.7% | |
|
1803
|
1443 | 24.9% | 1803 | 1443 | 24.9% | |
|
6569
|
5607 | 17.2% | 6569 | 5607 | 17.2% | |
|
268
|
362 | -26.0% | 268 | 362 | -26.0% | |
|
1358
|
2479 | -45.2% | 1358 | 2479 | -45.2% | |
|
3144
|
2824 | 11.3% | 3144 | 2824 | 11.3% | |
|
1116
|
1158 | -3.6% | 1116 | 1158 | -3.6% | |
|
482
|
544 | -11.4% | 482 | 544 | -11.4% | |
|
336
|
261 | 28.7% | 336 | 261 | 28.7% | |
|
38
|
459 | -91.7% | 38 | 459 | -91.7% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
33,002
|
33,478 | -1.4% | 33,002 | 33,478 | -1.4% |
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 – January 2016
Small & Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In America – February 2015 YTD
Small & Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In America – December & 2014 Year End
Small & Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In America – January 2014
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In America – January 2015
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings – January 2015
Large Luxury SUV Sales In America – January 2015