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Strange as it may sound, most buyers of small sports sedans don't buy a BMW 3-Series or Mercedes-Benz C-Class.
Of the 38,355 sales generated by the Acura TSX, Audi A4, BMW 3-Series, Cadillac ATS, all the Infiniti Gs and Q50s and Q60s, the Lexus IS, Mercedes-Benz C-Class, and Volvo S60, 55.5% occurred in an Acura, Audi, Cadillac, Infiniti, Lexus, or Volvo showroom.
The 3-Series' market share, if you care to tabulate this way - other cars may or may not be considered part of the category - ended August at 27%, an astounding figure for one nameplate. Ford's F-Series was responsible for 35% of all truck sales in August 2013, for some perspective from another dominant vehicle.
Big gains last month were reported by, yes, the 3-Series, but also by the Lexus IS, Acura RLX, BMW's own 5-Series, the Cadillac XTS, Hyundai Equus, Jaguar XF, and Mercedes-Benz E-Class.
5.8% of all new vehicles sold in the United States in August 2013 are represented in the accompanying chart and tables.
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 small and midsize luxury cars 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 - August 2014 - September 2013 - July 2013 - August 2012
Source: Automakers & ANDC
* vehicle also displayed in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ A4 includes Allroad
^ Combined, the new Q50 and the outgoing G sedan are down 26.4% to 26,700 this year but rose 6.5% to 5454 in August. The G37 coupe and convertible and its renamed Q60 successor (same car) are down 22.3% to 7315 this year, falling 7.4% to 1054 in August. The Q50, Q60, and all G cars are down 19.7% to 34,015 this year but rose 3.9% to 6508 in August.
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.
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Small And Midsize Luxury Car Sales Figures In America - August 2013 YTD
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Of the 38,355 sales generated by the Acura TSX, Audi A4, BMW 3-Series, Cadillac ATS, all the Infiniti Gs and Q50s and Q60s, the Lexus IS, Mercedes-Benz C-Class, and Volvo S60, 55.5% occurred in an Acura, Audi, Cadillac, Infiniti, Lexus, or Volvo showroom.
The 3-Series' market share, if you care to tabulate this way - other cars may or may not be considered part of the category - ended August at 27%, an astounding figure for one nameplate. Ford's F-Series was responsible for 35% of all truck sales in August 2013, for some perspective from another dominant vehicle.
All 152 Cars Ranked By U.S. August 2013 YTD Sales
Big gains last month were reported by, yes, the 3-Series, but also by the Lexus IS, Acura RLX, BMW's own 5-Series, the Cadillac XTS, Hyundai Equus, Jaguar XF, and Mercedes-Benz E-Class.
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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 small and midsize luxury cars 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 - August 2014 - September 2013 - July 2013 - August 2012
Small/Entry Luxury Car | August 2013 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Acura ILX * | 1701 | - 1.8% | 13,907 | + 217% |
Acura TSX | 1755 | - 16.5% | 12,889 | - 40.6% |
Audi A3 | 23 | - 96.8% | 849 | - 82.8% |
Audi A4 ^ | 3260 | + 2.3% | 27,300 | + 8.4% |
Audi A5 * | 1757 | + 4.8% | 12,977 | + 13.7% |
BMW 1-Series | 628 | + 31.7% | 4426 | - 11.8% |
BMW 3-Series | 10,357 | + 66.9% | 69,409 | + 14.5% |
Cadillac ATS | 3380 | --- | 25,468 | --- |
Infiniti G / Q60 ^ | 4074 | - 34.9% | 31,581 | - 25.5% |
Infiniti Q50 ^ | 2434 | --- | 2434 | --- |
Lexus CT200h | 1784 | + 21.2% | 10,642 | - 14.3% |
Lexus HS250h | --- | - 100% | 5 | - 99.2% |
Lexus IS | 4432 | + 87.1% | 18,859 | 0.0% |
Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 6701 | + 2.8% | 60,207 | + 20.7% |
Volvo C30 | 92 | - 72.0% | 1190 | - 39.5% |
Volvo S60 | 1962 | - 3.6% | 17,187 | + 4.7% |
Midsize Luxury Car | August 2013 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Acura RL/RLX | 459 | + 1020% | 2639 | + 795% |
Acura TL | 2227 | - 30.4% | 18,660 | - 21.0% |
Audi A6 | 2110 | + 34.5% | 14,110 | + 19.1% |
Audi A7 * | 719 | + 2.1% | 5404 | - 2.3% |
BMW 5-Series | 4359 | + 158% | 35,107 | - 0.1% |
Cadillac CTS | 3980 | - 22.5% | 22,002 | - 37.8% |
Cadillac DTS | --- | - 100% | 19 | - 95.9% |
Cadillac STS | --- | - 100% | 7 | - 95.5% |
Cadillac XTS | 3533 | + 63.7% | 21,157 | + 355% |
Hyundai Equus | 435 | + 47.0% | 2135 | - 19.2% |
Infiniti M | 491 | - 26.3% | 3808 | - 39.2% |
Jaguar XF | 757 | + 53.5% | 5218 | + 32.1% |
Lexus ES | 7628 | + 0.9% | 47,210 | + 59.6% |
Lexus GS | 2234 | + 22.0% | 13,024 | - 10.6% |
Lincoln MKS | 1134 | + 11.3% | 7284 | - 16.3% |
Lincoln MKZ | 3652 | + 9.8% | 20,901 | + 0.01% |
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class * | 778 | - 3.6% | 5015 | - 7.1% |
Mercedes-Benz E-Class | 6523 | + 44.5% | 40,359 | + 1.0% |
Volvo S80 | 197 | - 33.0% | 1249 | - 48.9% |
Volvo XC70 * | 411 | - 23.3% | 3278 | - 8.4% |
* vehicle also displayed in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ A4 includes Allroad
^ Combined, the new Q50 and the outgoing G sedan are down 26.4% to 26,700 this year but rose 6.5% to 5454 in August. The G37 coupe and convertible and its renamed Q60 successor (same car) are down 22.3% to 7315 this year, falling 7.4% to 1054 in August. The Q50, Q60, and all G cars are down 19.7% to 34,015 this year but rose 3.9% to 6508 in August.
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