Luxury Car Sales In America – March 2013

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It’s a bit silly, really. We’re all going to act like the upcoming Mercedes-Benz CLA250 is a “luxury” car just because it’s a Benz. Meanwhile, GCBC gets daily emails decrying the premium status afforded to $50K+ Acuras. Whatever.

Luxury isn’t clearly defined by equipment levels or price points or leather quality. How you define it will differ from how your neighbour defines it. If you have suggestions, make sure they run the gamut, and then send them to GCBC through the Contact page.

All 254 Vehicles Ranked By March & 2013 YTD U.S. Sales

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Significant year-over-year U.S. sales decreases were reported by many leading luxury cars in March 2013. The BMW 3-Series slid 10.5%; the Mercedes-Benz C-Class rose 32%. The 3-Series’ monthly lead amounted to a narrower-than-normal 462-unit victory. Both the BMW 5-Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class fell. The E-Class’s loss amounted to 1561 units. At the bottom of this post, the Audi A3 and Lexus CT200h both lost half their sales.

With assistance from the Allroad, Audi A4 sales jumped 20% in March. Audi’s A6 posted an 18% improvement last month. Audi USA sold more A6s in March 2013 than in March 2010 and March 2011 combined. It remains a much less popular option than either BMW’s 5-Series or the Mercedes E-Class. But nearly as many midsize luxury buyers turned to the A6 as the Infiniti M, Jaguar XF, and Acura RLX in March.

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 are sortable, so you can rank U.S. luxury cars any which way you like.

Click Column Headers To Sort – March 2014 – April 2013 – February 2013 – March 2012

Small Luxury Car	March 2013	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Acura TSX	1492	– 55.5%	4176	– 53.6%
Audi A4	3951	+ 20.1%	9795	+ 12.8%
Audi A5 *	1628	– 5.0%	4001	+ 7.8%
BMW 1-Series *	594	– 44.3%	1291	– 38.3%
BMW 3-Series	8858	– 10.5%	20,662	– 16.3%
Buick Regal *	1605	– 38.5%	4084	– 42.5%
Cadillac ATS	3587	—–	9750	—–
Cadillac CTS ^	2791	– 37.8%	7862	– 34.9%
Infiniti G *	5572	– 7.1%	12,916	– 15.7%
Lexus IS	2255	– 17.0%	5173	– 21.9%
Mercedes-Benz C-Class	8396	+ 32.4%	22,912	+ 26.5%
Volvo S60	1957	– 24.7%	5947	+ 0.1%

Midsize Luxury Cars & Large Inexpensive Luxury Cars	March 2013	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Acura RL	8	– 78.9%	32	– 67.7%
Acura RLX	336	—–	352	—–
Audi A6	1746	+ 18.1%	4375	+ 22.2%
Audi A7	797	– 0.1%	2083	+ 2.9%
BMW 5-Series	5306	– 2.7%	12,139	– 4.5%
Cadillac DTS	—–	– 100%	3	– 98.7%
Cadillac STS	—–	– 100%	1	– 98.9%
Cadillac XTS *	3061	—–	7130	—–
Hyundai Equus *	291	– 17.3%	814	– 12.3%
Infiniti M	641	– 32.5%	1568	– 44.0%
Jaguar XF	800	+ 30.3%	1899	+ 22.5%
Lexus GS	1882	– 26.4%	4089	– 19.0%
Lincoln MKS *	924	– 45.3%	2755	– 16.2%
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class	563	– 21.8%	1695	– 3.5%
Mercedes-Benz E-Class	4009	– 28.0%	13,689	– 1.3%
Mercedes-Benz R-Class	5	– 96.5%	20	– 95.4%
Volvo S80	188	– 46.4%	515	– 35.5%

Tweeners	March 2013	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Acura TL	3080	+ 5.4%	6793	– 19.3%
Buick LaCrosse *	4157	– 1.9%	11,372	– 15.6%
Chrysler 300 *	5686	– 22.5%	16,034	– 19.7%
Hyundai Azera *	1117	+ 773%	2709	+ 1604%
Hyundai Genesis *	3124	– 8.9%	8113	– 1.4%
Lexus ES	6798	+ 116%	16,801	+ 96.5%
Lincoln MKZ	2360	– 19.5%	3758	– 46.9%
Nissan Maxima *	6088	– 11.7%	14,007	– 19.9%
Toyota Avalon *	6982	+ 110%	17,525	+ 74.5%
Volkswagen CC *	1770	+ 33.4%	4085	– 1.7%
Volvo XC70 *	431	– 5.3%	1120	– 16.8%

Entry Luxury Car	March 2013	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Acura ILX *	2059	—–	5614	—–
Audi A3	120	– 81.0%	743	– 56.0%
Buick Verano *	3564	+ 42.7%	11,395	+ 129%
Lexus CT200h	1062	– 52.2%	3245	– 33.6%
Volvo C30	199	+ 9.3%	522	– 24.6%