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Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Lexus sold 17,851 copies of their smaller rear-wheel-drive (and all-wheel-drive) vehicles in America last month. September 2012 sales of the entry-level Benz were strong enough to make the C-Class America's best-selling premium brand vehicle. The BMW 3-Series ranked second. U.S. sales of the Lexus IS fell 11.5% in September.
The 3-Series-fighting Lexus isn't even Lexus's own most popular vehicle, nor is it Lexus USA's most popular car. But while Audi's A4 and Cadillac's CTS and the Infiniti G sedan all outsold the IS in September, we wouldn't yet say the IS is a miserable failure. But it's not selling nearly as well as it has in the recent past.
Where Lexus is thriving is in the midsize luxury cruiser sector. The ES350 and ES300h are certainly not sports sedans, but they are popular, wildly more popular this fall than the ES was at this time last year. The ES ranked tenth among premium brand vehicles in September 2011 but moved up to fourth last month. In August, the ES outsold the C-Class and 3-Series.
The introduction of the ES300h has helped; approximately 21% of all ES sales in September were hybrids. Whether we're discussing the ES300h or the regular ES350, the level of popularity achieved by the front-wheel-drive Lexus says something about the desire many buyers have to avoid Nürburgring-developed track stars.
Historical monthly and yearly sales results for 282 different vehicles can be accessed through the first dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats home or, for non-mobile users, near the top right of this page. Click any model from the tables below to go directly to its specific sales results page.
After the jump you'll find detailed September and year-to-date sales info for a three dozen luxury cars, including the Cadillac ATS. Six more large luxury flagships will be profiled soon. Certain high-end mainstream brand cars are profiled here instead of being presented in this post. The two accompanying charts rank cars by volume rather than listing alphabetically; click any of them for a larger view.
Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
Large-size Equus and XTS are here on pricing grounds. Genesis sales refer to both sedan and coupe. Buick, Chrysler, Avalon, Maxima etc. are listed here.
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September 2012 Small/Entry Luxury Car Sales And Midsize Luxury Sales In America
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Where Lexus is thriving is in the midsize luxury cruiser sector. The ES350 and ES300h are certainly not sports sedans, but they are popular, wildly more popular this fall than the ES was at this time last year. The ES ranked tenth among premium brand vehicles in September 2011 but moved up to fourth last month. In August, the ES outsold the C-Class and 3-Series.
U.S. Sept. YTD Sales: All 265 Vehicles Ranked
The introduction of the ES300h has helped; approximately 21% of all ES sales in September were hybrids. Whether we're discussing the ES300h or the regular ES350, the level of popularity achieved by the front-wheel-drive Lexus says something about the desire many buyers have to avoid Nürburgring-developed track stars.
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After the jump you'll find detailed September and year-to-date sales info for a three dozen luxury cars, including the Cadillac ATS. Six more large luxury flagships will be profiled soon. Certain high-end mainstream brand cars are profiled here instead of being presented in this post. The two accompanying charts rank cars by volume rather than listing alphabetically; click any of them for a larger view.
Small/Entry Luxury Car | September 2012 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
Acura ILX | 1737 | ----- | 6129 | ----- |
Acura TSX | 1681 | - 46.0% | 23,378 | + 7.6% |
Audi A3 | 806 | + 76.8% | 5750 | + 14.5% |
Audi A4 | 3035 | + 12.8% | 28,230 | + 6.9% |
Audi A5 | 1594 | + 25.6% | 13,005 | + 10.9% |
BMW 1-Series | 515 | - 23.6% | 5535 | - 15.8% |
BMW 3-Series | 7731 | - 16.8% | 68,352 | - 3.1% |
Cadillac ATS | 611 | ----- | 611 | ----- |
Cadillac CTS | 3103 | - 33.5% | 38,465 | - 8.2% |
Infiniti G | 3677 | - 26.9% | 46,052 | + 6.2% |
Lexus CT200h | 1195 | - 17.2% | 13,612 | + 53.8% |
Lexus HS250h | 8 | - 96.5% | 641 | - 70.6% |
Lexus IS | 2248 | - 11.5% | 21,107 | + 1.8% |
Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 7872 | + 14.7% | 57,740 | + 25.2% |
Volvo C30 | 206 | - 35.0% | 2173 | - 15.5% |
Volvo S60 | 1577 | - 2.8% | 17,993 | + 13.9% |
Midsize Luxury Car | September 2012 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
Acura RL | 34 | - 20.9% | 329 | - 66.4% |
Acura TL | 3236 | + 29.1% | 26,848 | + 17.3% |
Audi A6 | 2065 | + 83.7% | 13,909 | + 107% |
Audi A7 | 720 | + 3.9% | 6251 | + 52.6% |
BMW 5-Series | 3189 | - 22.2% | 38,328 | + 0.9% |
Cadillac STS | 1 | - 99.4% | 157 | - 94.7% |
Cadillac XTS | 2506 | ----- | 7156 | ----- |
Hyundai Equus | 320 | + 9.6% | 2963 | + 29.8% |
Hyundai Genesis | 2669 | - 11.0% | 27,016 | + 7.1% |
Infiniti M | 500 | - 44.8% | 6759 | - 17.1% |
Jaguar XF | 429 | - 10.8% | 4380 | + 16.3% |
Lexus ES | 6553 | + 80.7% | 36,134 | + 34.0% |
Lexus GS | 1454 | + 408% | 16,017 | + 420% |
Lincoln MKS | 709 | - 33.9% | 9410 | + 6.4% |
Lincoln MKZ | 2575 | + 33.0% | 23,474 | + 11.5% |
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class | 709 | 0.0% | 6109 | + 74.2% |
Mercedes-Benz E-Class | 4826 | - 5.8% | 44,796 | - 6.3% |
Volvo S80 | 200 | - 61.8% | 2642 | - 33.1% |
Volvo XC70 | 438 | - 15.6% | 4016 | - 5.6% |
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