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Mercedes-Benz began selling the new GLE-Class in America in August 2015. But how new?
In part, the 2016 GLE is just an M-Class. But there's also a new, BMW X6-style Benz called the GLE Coupe. Combined sales of the GLE and ML were up 30% to 4481 units in August.
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - August 2015 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - August 2015 YTD
Direct competitors, meanwhile, presented a mixed bag with August results. BMW X5 sales were down 20%, but the Porsche Cayenne and Land Rover Range Rover Sport both posted marginal 1% gains.
Higher-volume crossovers from non-German brands posted noticeable declines, too. The Acura MDX tumbled 27%. Lexus's RX, as we approach the arrival of a new generation of the best-selling premium brand utility vehicle in America, was down 19%.
Among lower-priced premium brand utilities, the Acura RDX-led small luxury SUV/CUV segment was up 43% and wasn't actually led by the RDX in August. Through the first eight months of 2015, the RDX is the top-selling vehicle in the class. But the new Lexus NX is now outselling the aging Audi Q5, not just monthly, but year-to-date. And in August 2015, specifically, America's top-selling small luxury SUV/crossover was the Lexus NX.
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.
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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.
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Small And Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In America - August 2015 YTD
In part, the 2016 GLE is just an M-Class. But there's also a new, BMW X6-style Benz called the GLE Coupe. Combined sales of the GLE and ML were up 30% to 4481 units in August.
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - August 2015 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - August 2015 YTD
Direct competitors, meanwhile, presented a mixed bag with August results. BMW X5 sales were down 20%, but the Porsche Cayenne and Land Rover Range Rover Sport both posted marginal 1% gains.
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Among lower-priced premium brand utilities, the Acura RDX-led small luxury SUV/CUV segment was up 43% and wasn't actually led by the RDX in August. Through the first eight months of 2015, the RDX is the top-selling vehicle in the class. But the new Lexus NX is now outselling the aging Audi Q5, not just monthly, but year-to-date. And in August 2015, specifically, America's top-selling small luxury SUV/crossover was the Lexus NX.
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Compact Luxury SUV | August 2015 | August 2014 | % Change | 2015 YTD | 2014 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Audi Q3 | 1189 | 243 | 389% | 8602 | 243 | 3440% |
BMW X1 | 2317 | 1574 | 47.2% | 9411 | 13,888 | -32.2% |
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class | 2169 | --- | --- | 16,522 | --- | --- |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 5675 | 1817 | 212% | 34,535 | 14,131 | 144% |
Small Luxury SUV | August 2015 | August 2014 | % Change | 2015 YTD | 2014 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acura RDX | 4364 | 3984 | 9.5% | 34,654 | 29,865 | 16.0% |
Audi Q5 | 3839 | 2655 | 44.6% | 28,046 | 23,122 | 21.3% |
BMW X3 | 2127 | 2023 | 5.1% | 17,750 | 25,390 | -30.1% |
BMW X4 | 453 | 345 | 31.3% | 4006 | 663 | 504% |
Infiniti QX50 | 241 | 254 | -5.1% | 1855 | 1907 | -2.7% |
Land Rover Discovery Sport | 881 | --- | --- | 2261 | --- | --- |
Land Rover LR2 | 1 | 369 | -99.7% | 72 | 2762 | -97.4% |
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque | 1430 | 1051 | 36.1% | 9573 | 8215 | 16.5% |
Lexus NX | 4448 | --- | --- | 28,834 | --- | --- |
Lincoln MKC | 2411 | 1760 | 37.0% | 16,198 | 4655 | 248% |
Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class | 2168 | 3075 | -29.5% | 18,321 | 25,583 | -28.4% |
Porsche Macan | 1340 | 969 | 38.3% | 9121 | 3947 | 131% |
Volvo XC60 | 2361 | 1792 | 31.8% | 16,417 | 12,308 | 33.4% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 26,064 | 18,277 | 42.6% | 187,108 | 138,417 | 35.2% |
Midsize Luxury SUV | August 2015 | August 2014 | % Change | 2015 YTD | 2014 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acura MDX | 4747 | 6497 | -26.9% | 39,144 | 43,444 | -9.9% |
Acura ZDX | --- | 3 | -100% | 2 | 66 | -97.0% |
Audi Q7 | 2016 | 1859 | 8.4% | 12,480 | 11,740 | 6.3% |
BMW X5 | 2803 | 3497 | -19.8% | 37,965 | 28,623 | 32.6% |
BMW X6 | 443 | 27 | 1541% | 4794 | 2978 | 61.0% |
Cadillac SRX | 6903 | 4545 | 51.9% | 43,863 | 38,008 | 15.4% |
Infiniti QX60 | 3995 | 2600 | 53.7% | 25,533 | 20,431 | 25.0% |
Infiniti QX70 | 273 | 384 | -28.9% | 3474 | 3662 | -5.1% |
Land Rover LR4 | 468 | 586 | -20.1% | 5520 | 3200 | 72.5% |
Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 1387 | 1370 | 1.2% | 13,898 | 12,790 | 8.7% |
Lexus GX460 | 2221 | 2198 | 1.0% | 16,249 | 14,429 | 12.6% |
Lexus RX | 9620 | 11,841 | -18.8% | 61,163 | 68,763 | -9.6% |
Lincoln MKT | 285 | 313 | -8.9% | 2979 | 3466 | -14.1% |
Lincoln MKX | 1763 | 2059 | -14.4% | 13,031 | 17,139 | -24.0% |
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class | 1802 | --- | --- | 1802 | --- | --- |
Mercedes-Benz M-Class | 2679 | 3438 | -22.1% | 29,490 | 28,654 | 2.9% |
Porsche Cayenne | 1470 | 1485 | -1.0% | 10,944 | 11,744 | -6.8% |
Volkswagen Touareg * | 690 | 686 | 0.6% | 4676 | 4554 | 2.7% |
Volvo XC70 * | 445 | 552 | -19.4% | 3497 | 3189 | 9.7% |
Volvo XC90 | 918 | 318 | 189% | 3659 | 3349 | 9.3% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 44,928 | 44,258 | 1.5% | 334,163 | 320,229 | 4.3% |
* 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.
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