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U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - August 2015 YTD
Among America's 15 top-selling premium brand vehicles in August, only seven were utility vehicles. That's down from nine in July and eight in August 2014.
Among vehicles priced above $45,000, GM SUVs were dominant; not only the Escalade but other high-priced volume players from Chevrolet and GMC. Only five members of the latter list hail from the passenger car sector.
Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these top-selling luxury vehicles can always be accessed through the dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats page, and for those not viewing the mobile version of this site, near the top right of this page, as well.
September 2015 • July 2015 • August 2014
For the purposes of the above list, premium brands include Acura, Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Infiniti, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and Volvo. Brands like Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Lotus don't report specific monthly sales data. Bentley and Maserati only report brand totals. Buick has been excluded with a bunch of other automakers that don't sell vehicles with base prices higher than $40K.
Source: Automakers & ANDC
* Escalade breakdown by variant
ˆ Ford recently bumped the Expedition's base price just above the $45K mark.
° Mercedes-Benz also sold 1802 copies of the M's renamed successor, the GLE.
** BMW USA was choosing to combine sales figures of the 3-Series & 4-Series but gave that action up in June.
$45,000 USD (before delivery) is an arbitrary borderline, but if GCBC was to follow this system of designating only expensive vehicles as luxury vehicles, adding approximately $15,000 to the average new car transaction price seemed like a fitting place to begin. Plenty of less expensive vehicles with specific models feature prices above $45,000 - M, RS, and AMG models come to mind, specifically - but in the case of the second list, we know that none of the registrations were of cars priced at $32,750, as would be the case with the new BMW 320i, which costs less than a Honda Accord V6 Touring.
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Top 15 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In America - August 2015
U.S. sales of BMW's 3-Series jumped 24% in August 2015, a gain of nearly 2000 units which helped the most important BMW fend off a challenge from the outgoing Lexus RX.
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - August 2015 YTD
In addition to the 9620 RXs sold by Lexus's U.S. dealers, Lexus also reported 4448 NX sales. August marked the first occasion that the NX outsold the Acura RDX.
Among vehicles priced above $45,000, GM SUVs were dominant; not only the Escalade but other high-priced volume players from Chevrolet and GMC. Only five members of the latter list hail from the passenger car sector.
Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these top-selling luxury vehicles can always be accessed through the dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats page, and for those not viewing the mobile version of this site, near the top right of this page, as well.
September 2015 • July 2015 • August 2014
Rank | Premium Brand Vehicle | August 2015 | August 2014 | % Change | 2015 YTD | 2014 YTD | % Change |
#1 | BMW 3-Series ** | 10,163 | 8197 | 24.0% | 60,675 | 58,507 | 3.7% |
#2 | Lexus RX | 9620 | 11,841 | -18.8% | 62,163 | 68,763 | -9.6% |
#3 | Lexus ES | 7286 | 7692 | -5.3% | 41,767 | 47,188 | -11.5% |
#4 | Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 7154 | 5151 | 38.9% | 56,875 | 43,885 | 29.6% |
#5 | Cadillac SRX | 6903 | 4545 | 51.9% | 43,863 | 38,008 | 15.4% |
#6 | Audi Q5 | 5051 | 3757 | 34.4% | 31,417 | 26,874 | 16.9% |
#7 | Acura MDX | 4747 | 6497 | -26.9% | 39,144 | 43,444 | -9.9% |
#8 | Lexus IS | 4537 | 5312 | -14.6% | 32,237 | 33,427 | -3.6% |
#9 | Lexus NX | 4448 | --- | --- | 28,834 | --- | --- |
#10 | Acura RDX | 4364 | 3984 | 9.5% | 34,654 | 29,865 | 16.0% |
#11 | Acura TLX | 4353 | 2286 | 90.4% | 30,055 | 2286 | 1215% |
#12 | BMW 5-Series | 4012 | 4468 | -10.2% | 29,779 | 37,761 | -21.1% |
#13 | Mercedes-Benz E-Class | 4006 | 6481 | -38.2% | 31,152 | 47,725 | -34.7% |
#14 | Infiniti QX60 | 3995 | 2600 | 53.7% | 25,533 | 20,431 | 25.0% |
#15 | Infiniti Q50 | 3839 | 2655 | 44.6% | 28,046 | 23,122 | 21.3% |
Rank | Vehicles With Base Prices Above $45K | August 2015 | August 2014 | % Change | 2015 YTD | 2014 YTD | % Change |
#1 | Chevrolet Tahoe | 8221 | 8216 | 0.1% | 58,609 | 64,837 | -9.6% |
#2 | Chevrolet Suburban | 4499 | 5748 | -21.7% | 32,194 | 34,487 | -6.6% |
#3 | GMC Yukon | 4493 | 4715 | -4.7% | 26,048 | 27,458 | -5.1% |
#4 | BMW 5-Series | 4012 | 4468 | -10.2% | 29,779 | 37,761 | -21.1% |
#5 | Mercedes-Benz E-Class | 4006 | 6481 | -38.2% | 31,152 | 47,725 | -34.7% |
#6 | Ford Expedition ˆ | 3401 | 2623 | 29.7% | 26,994 | 29,093 | -7.2% |
#7 | Cadillac Escalade | 3080 | 3535 | -12.9% | 22,323 | 17,774 | 24.8% |
Cadillac Escalade * | 1770 | 2277 | -22.3% | 13,349 | 11,415 | 16.9% | |
Cadillac Escalade ESV * | 1310 | 1257 | 4.2% | 8972 | 6419 | 39.8% | |
Cadillac Escalade EXT * | --- | 1 | -100% | 2 | 50 | -96.0% | |
#8 | BMW X5 | 2803 | 3497 | -19.8% | 37,965 | 28,623 | 32.6% |
#9 | Chevrolet Corvette | 2725 | 2679 | 1.7% | 23,826 | 23,483 | 1.5% |
#10 | Mercedes-Benz M-Class ° | 2679 | 3438 | -22.1% | 29,490 | 28,654 | 2.9% |
#11 | Lexus GX | 2221 | 2198 | 1.0% | 16,249 | 14,429 | 12.6% |
#12 | Mercedes-Benz GL-Class | 2188 | 2208 | -0.9% | 16,881 | 15,574 | 8.4% |
#13 | GMC Yukon XL | 2175 | 3319 | -34.5% | 17,912 | 19,763 | -9.4% |
#14 | Mercedes-Benz S-Class | 2044 | 1855 | 10.2% | 14,038 | 15,006 | -6.5% |
#15 | Audi A6 | 2022 | 1927 | 4.9% | 15,359 | 15,657 | -1.9% |
* Escalade breakdown by variant
ˆ Ford recently bumped the Expedition's base price just above the $45K mark.
° Mercedes-Benz also sold 1802 copies of the M's renamed successor, the GLE.
** BMW USA was choosing to combine sales figures of the 3-Series & 4-Series but gave that action up in June.
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