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There's little argument that the CLA has been and will be a relative global success for Mercedes-Benz, but U.S. sales declined (on a month-to-month basis) in November 2013 and the seven subsequent months, rising only slightly to 1658 in June 2014.
• 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 Driven Review
• June 2014 U.S. Luxury Car Sales Results
• All Autos Ranked By June 2014 YTD U.S. Sales
4895 CLAs were sold in October 2013, its first full month of availability, thanks to some pent-up demand. But as the Q2 results in this chart show, the CLA took another hit when the Audi A3 became readily available; when the BMW 2-Series became more common, as well. (All inventory results in the third tab come from Cars.com.)
The CLA has also enjoyed favourable timing in Mercedes-Benz's own U.S. showrooms, thanks to the demise of the current C-Class. Yet soon, Mercedes-Benz clientele may look on the C-Class in an altogether more favourable light.
The W205 C-Class is a stunner: less divisive than the CLA, but distinctly more upscale. Sure, it's more expensive. But it's not as though thousands of CLA buyers were actually spending $29,900 on a CLA250 in the first place.
As for the A3, not only are sales relatively high at the moment, but Audi USA actually has A3s to sell. CLA availability is rather limited. The BMW 2-Series, with its limiting coupe-only bodystyle, is not going to be as common a car on dealer lots or in customer driveways. Even as an S3, the entry-level Audi does not become a CLA45 AMG fighter, but that has little impact on the car's overall success.
The A3 looks like a proper Audi. Proper Audis have perhaps become too conservatively styled, and Audi isn't stepping outside the box as often as I'd like, but that doesn't mean they aren't handsome. (Aston Martins all look the same, too, and they've looked the same for some time, but they're still beautiful.)
As for Acura, they've sold 8357 ILX sedans so far this year, a 22% year-over-year decline. Lexus CT200h sales have risen 10% to 8337 through the first six months of 2014. Buick has sold 22,090 Veranos, a 6% drop, although it's worth pointing out that the base price of the A3 and CLA is 26% higher than the base price of the Buick.
- Small And Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada - July 2014 Ytd
Canadian sales of BMW's 3-Series continued to decline in July 2014, the eighth consecutive such month in which 3-Series volume has fallen on a year-over-year basis. • Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - July 2014 YTD • All Autos Ranked...
- Large Luxury Car Sales In Canada - June 2014 Ytd
As a group, big luxury brand sedans were significantly more popular in Canada in June 2014 than they were one year earlier in June 2013. • Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - June 2014 YTD • Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By...
- Top 15 Best-selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada - June 2014
Combined sales of the BMW 3-Series, Canada's top-ranked premium brand automobile in June, and the BMW 4-Series, Canada's 12th-ranked premium brand automobile in June, jumped 23% to 1451 units. That's nearly twice as many sales as any...
- Small And Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada - May 2014 Ytd
The BMW 3-Series was easily Canada's top-selling premium brand passenger car in May 2014 as sales of its usual challenger, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, were cut in half in advance of a new C's arrival. 3-Series sales have declined in six...
- Small And Midsize Luxury Car Sales Figures In America - September 2013 Ytd
2310 CLAs Were Sold In SeptemberThe Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Audi A4, Cadillac ATS, Infiniti G sedan, Infiniti Q50, Lexus IS, and the BMW 3-Series (and 4-Series, sales figures for which BMW USA is currently including in the 3er's total) gathered up...
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Audi A3 Easily Outsells Mercedes-Benz CLA In The United States
• 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 Driven Review
• June 2014 U.S. Luxury Car Sales Results
• All Autos Ranked By June 2014 YTD U.S. Sales
4895 CLAs were sold in October 2013, its first full month of availability, thanks to some pent-up demand. But as the Q2 results in this chart show, the CLA took another hit when the Audi A3 became readily available; when the BMW 2-Series became more common, as well. (All inventory results in the third tab come from Cars.com.)
The CLA has also enjoyed favourable timing in Mercedes-Benz's own U.S. showrooms, thanks to the demise of the current C-Class. Yet soon, Mercedes-Benz clientele may look on the C-Class in an altogether more favourable light.
The W205 C-Class is a stunner: less divisive than the CLA, but distinctly more upscale. Sure, it's more expensive. But it's not as though thousands of CLA buyers were actually spending $29,900 on a CLA250 in the first place.
The A3 looks like a proper Audi. Proper Audis have perhaps become too conservatively styled, and Audi isn't stepping outside the box as often as I'd like, but that doesn't mean they aren't handsome. (Aston Martins all look the same, too, and they've looked the same for some time, but they're still beautiful.)
As for Acura, they've sold 8357 ILX sedans so far this year, a 22% year-over-year decline. Lexus CT200h sales have risen 10% to 8337 through the first six months of 2014. Buick has sold 22,090 Veranos, a 6% drop, although it's worth pointing out that the base price of the A3 and CLA is 26% higher than the base price of the Buick.
- Small And Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada - July 2014 Ytd
Canadian sales of BMW's 3-Series continued to decline in July 2014, the eighth consecutive such month in which 3-Series volume has fallen on a year-over-year basis. • Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - July 2014 YTD • All Autos Ranked...
- Large Luxury Car Sales In Canada - June 2014 Ytd
As a group, big luxury brand sedans were significantly more popular in Canada in June 2014 than they were one year earlier in June 2013. • Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - June 2014 YTD • Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By...
- Top 15 Best-selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada - June 2014
Combined sales of the BMW 3-Series, Canada's top-ranked premium brand automobile in June, and the BMW 4-Series, Canada's 12th-ranked premium brand automobile in June, jumped 23% to 1451 units. That's nearly twice as many sales as any...
- Small And Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada - May 2014 Ytd
The BMW 3-Series was easily Canada's top-selling premium brand passenger car in May 2014 as sales of its usual challenger, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, were cut in half in advance of a new C's arrival. 3-Series sales have declined in six...
- Small And Midsize Luxury Car Sales Figures In America - September 2013 Ytd
2310 CLAs Were Sold In SeptemberThe Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Audi A4, Cadillac ATS, Infiniti G sedan, Infiniti Q50, Lexus IS, and the BMW 3-Series (and 4-Series, sales figures for which BMW USA is currently including in the 3er's total) gathered up...