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• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2014 YTD
BMW led the list with the 5-Series, though 5er sales decreased in October. Indeed, sales of the three leading $45K+ vehicles all declined year-over-year, while four other members of the top 15 posted decreased volume compared with October 2013, as well.
Among all premium brand vehicles, regardless of price, BMW was again in front, although the 5-Series fell to sixth place when less costly vehicles are taken into account. The Acura TLX surged forward once again with continually rising sales: 4890 TLX sedans were sold in October, nearly double the total achieved by the TL and TSX a year ago.
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.
November 2014 • September 2014 • October 2013
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
$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. The biggest problem with a $45,000 minimum price of entry? Cars like the Cadillac XTS, which starts at $44,600.
^ Escalade breakdown by variant
In October, Infiniti sold 1258 copies of the Q50's predecessor, the G sedan, and 496 Q60s to go along with 2964 Q50s.
* BMW USA, not GoodCarBadCar, has chosen to combine sales of the 3-Series and 4-Series. GCBC combines sales of the Audi A4 and Audi A4 Allroad. None-Allroad sales were down 25% to 2268 in October.
Cadillac's new CTS - 3096 October sales - starts at $45,100, but the lingering CTS Coupe is a sub-$40K car, and the wagon starts at $42,195.
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Top 15 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In America - October 2014
Of October 2014's 15 best-selling vehicles in America with base prices above $45,000, five were GM products, four were Mercedes-Benzes, and three were BMWs.
• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2014 YTD
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Among all premium brand vehicles, regardless of price, BMW was again in front, although the 5-Series fell to sixth place when less costly vehicles are taken into account. The Acura TLX surged forward once again with continually rising sales: 4890 TLX sedans were sold in October, nearly double the total achieved by the TL and TSX a year ago.
America's leading premium brand car line, BMW's 3-Series and 4-Series, finished the month 49,224-unit year-to-date lead over the next-best-selling premium brand car, Lexus's ES, and a 23,793-unit year-to-date lead over the next-best-selling premium brand vehicle, Lexus's RX. The RX leads the Acura MDX in the luxury SUV standings by 30,641 units. The Cadillac SRX is 8284 units back of the Acura heading into November.
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.
November 2014 • September 2014 • October 2013
Rank | Premium Brand Vehicle | October 2014 | October 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
#1 | BMW 3-Series & 4-Series * | 13,621 | 11,715 | 16.3% | 108,066 | 89,636 | 20.6% |
#2 | Lexus RX | 8057 | 7979 | 1.0% | 84,273 | 81,258 | 3.7% |
#3 | Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 7412 | 6548 | 13.2% | 57,582 | 73,144 | -21.3% |
#4 | Lexus ES | 5932 | 5997 | -1.1% | 58,842 | 58,073 | 1.3% |
#5 | Acura MDX | 5324 | 5608 | -5.1% | 53,632 | 40,411 | 32.7% |
#6 | BMW 5-Series | 4914 | 5020 | -2.1% | 44,082 | 43,701 | 0.9% |
#7 | Acura TLX | 4890 | --- | --- | 11,060 | --- | --- |
#8 | Mercedes-Benz E-Class | 3936 | 6456 | -39.0% | 56,544 | 52,462 | 7.8% |
#9 | Mercedes-Benz M-Class | 3797 | 3113 | 22.0% | 35,911 | 32,513 | 10.5% |
#10 | Lexus IS | 3771 | 3570 | 5.6% | 40,809 | 25,630 | 59.2% |
#11 | Cadillac SRX | 3640 | 5373 | -32.3% | 45,348 | 45,879 | -1.2% |
#12 | Audi Q5 | 3571 | 3380 | 5.7% | 33,685 | 31,979 | 5.3% |
#13 | BMW X5 | 3355 | 2140 | 56.7% | 36,376 | 33,420 | 8.8% |
#14 | Acura RDX | 3178 | 3333 | -4.7% | 36,273 | 36,872 | -1.6% |
#15 | Cadillac CTS | 3096 | 2073 | 49.3% | 26,017 | 26,483 | -1.8% |
Rank | Vehicles With Base Prices Above $45K | October 2014 | October 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
#1 | BMW 5-Series | 4914 | 5020 | -2.1% | 44,082 | 43,701 | 0.9% |
#2 | Chevrolet Suburban | 4615 | 5648 | -18.3% | 43,203 | 40,228 | 7.4% |
#3 | Mercedes-Benz E-Class | 3936 | 6456 | -39.0% | 56,544 | 52,462 | 7.8% |
#4 | Mercedes-Benz M-Class | 3797 | 3113 | 22.0% | 35,911 | 32,513 | 10.5% |
#5 | BMW X5 | 3355 | 2140 | 56.8% | 36,376 | 33,420 | 8.8% |
#6 | GMC Yukon | 2977 | 3021 | -1.5% | 33,661 | 21,928 | 53.5% |
#7 | Chevrolet Corvette | 2959 | 3929 | -24.7% | 28,909 | 11,759 | 146% |
#8 | Mercedes-Benz S-Class | 2666 | 1914 | 39.3% | 19,581 | 9539 | 105% |
#9 | Mercedes-Benz GL-Class | 2410 | 2565 | -6.0% | 20,138 | 24,747 | -18.6% |
#10 | GMC Yukon XL | 2148 | 3489 | -38.4% | 24,076 | 25,435 | -5.3% |
#11 | Cadillac Escalade | 2143 | 1814 | 18.1% | 23,545 | 18,357 | 28.3% |
Cadillac Escalade ^ | 1390 | 1069 | 30.0% | 15,095 | 10,022 | 50.6% | |
Cadillac Escalade ESV ^ | 753 | 608 | 23.8% | 8400 | 6524 | 28.8 | |
Cadillac Escalade EXT ^ | --- | 137 | -100% | 50 | 1811 | -97.2% | |
#12 | Lexus GX460 | 1936 | 1498 | 29.2% | 17,935 | 8603 | 109% |
#13 | Audi Q7 | 1738 | 1403 | 23.9% | 14,843 | 12,175 | 21.9% |
#14 | BMW 7-Series | 1680 | 623 | 170% | 7944 | 9196 | -13.6% |
#15 | Lexus GS | 1365 | 1293 | 5.6% | 17,617 | 15,548 | 13.3% |
$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. The biggest problem with a $45,000 minimum price of entry? Cars like the Cadillac XTS, which starts at $44,600.
^ Escalade breakdown by variant
In October, Infiniti sold 1258 copies of the Q50's predecessor, the G sedan, and 496 Q60s to go along with 2964 Q50s.
* BMW USA, not GoodCarBadCar, has chosen to combine sales of the 3-Series and 4-Series. GCBC combines sales of the Audi A4 and Audi A4 Allroad. None-Allroad sales were down 25% to 2268 in October.
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