Among the 15 best-selling premium brand vehicles in America in April 2016, seven sold less often than in April 2015, despite a 3.5% growth rate across the industry.
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - April 2016 YTD
Among vehicles with base prices above $50,000, nine of the top 15 posted declining April volume. Anyone who studied the list of brand-by-brand April and year-to-date results won't be surprised at this discovery. Through the first four months of 2016, U.S. sales at Cadillac, BMW, Lexus, Infiniti, Acura, and Mercedes-Benz are down.
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Volume and profits are therefore increasingly sought after on the SUV/crossover side of the premium spectrum. Lexus RX sales, for instance, are up 12%, and the RX has built up a 9079-unit lead as America's top-selling premium brand vehicle through the first one-third of 2016. Lexus' four utility vehicles are up 14% to 56,924 units so far this year. Lexus' six cars are down 20% to 42,179 units.
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.
March 2016 • April 2015
Rank | Premium Brand Vehicle | April 2016 | April 2015 | % Change | 2016 YTD | 2015 YTD | % Change |
#1 | Lexus RX | 8,767 | 6,810 | 28.7% | 32,563 | 29,046 | 12.1% |
#2 | Acura RDX | 5,905 | 3,972 | 48.7% | 18,117 | 15,314 | 18.3% |
#3 | Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 5,645 | 6,665 | -15.3% | 23,484 | 27,608 | -14.9% |
#4 | Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class * | 4,882 | 4,004 | 21.9% | 14,467 | 16,534 | -12.5% |
#5 | Acura MDX | 4,733 | 4,970 | -4.8% | 16,689 | 19,407 | -14.0% |
#6 | BMW 3-Series | 4,681 | 6,866 | -31.8% | 18,781 | 27,086 | -30.7% |
#7 | BMW 5-Series | 4,454 | 4,294 | 3.7% | 14,164 | 16,359 | -13.4% |
#8 | Lexus ES | 4,442 | 4,701 | -5.5% | 17,460 | 18,746 | -6.9% |
#9 | Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class & GLK-Class | 4,439 | 3,071 | 44.5% | 15,437 | 8,728 | 76.9% |
#10 | Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class & M-Class | 4,327 | 4,945 | -12.5% | 16,668 | 15,428 | 8.0% |
#11 | Audi Q5 | 3,991 | 3,762 | 6.1% | 12,831 | 13,116 | -2.2% |
#12 | Lexus NX | 3,815 | 3,421 | 11.5% | 15,190 | 12,532 | 21.2% |
#13 | Acura TLX | 3,779 | 4,093 | -7.7% | 12,866 | 13,834 | -7.0% |
#14 | BMW X5 | 3,771 | 4,095 | -7.9% | 13,814 | 15,846 | -12.8% |
#15 | Infiniti Q50 | 3,670 | 2,991 | 22.7% | 15,538 | 13,507 | 15.0% |
Rank | Vehicles With Base Prices Above $50K | April 2016 | April 2015 | % Change | 2016 YTD | 2015 YTD | % Change |
#1 | Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class * | 4,882 | 4,004 | 21.9% | 14,467 | 16,534 | -12.5% |
#2 | BMW 5-Series | 4,454 | 4,294 | 3.7% | 14,164 | 16,359 | -13.4% |
#3 | Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class & M-Class | 4,327 | 4,945 | -12.5% | 16,668 | 15,428 | 8.0% |
#4 | BMW X5 | 3,771 | 4,095 | -7.9% | 13,814 | 15,846 | -12.8% |
#5 | Chevrolet Corvette | 3,142 | 3,469 | -9.4% | 9,512 | 11,986 | -20.6% |
#6 | Cadillac Escalade | 3,007 | 3,237 | -7.1% | 11,114 | 11,138 | -0.2% |
Cadillac Escalade ^ | 1,808 | 1,945 | -7.0% | 6,829 | 6,771 | 0.9% | |
Cadillac Escalade ESV ^ | 1,199 | 1,292 | -7.2% | 4,285 | 4,365 | -1.8% | |
Cadillac Escalade EXT ^ | --- | --- | --- | --- | 2 | -100% | |
#7 | Mercedes-Benz GL-Class & GLS-Class | 2,991 | 2,195 | 36.3% | 6,871 | 8,530 | -19.4% |
#8 | GMC Yukon XL | 2,518 | 2,525 | -0.3% | 9,220 | 8,515 | 8.3% |
#9 | Audi Q7 | 2,472 | 1,620 | 52.6% | 9,465 | 5,072 | 86.6% |
#10 | Lexus GX460 | 1,974 | 1,950 | 1.2% | 7,193 | 7,430 | -3.2% |
#11 | Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 1,633 | 1,758 | -7.1% | 7,185 | 7,983 | -10.0% |
#12 | Porsche Cayenne | 1,466 | 1,773 | -17.3% | 5,483 | 5,299 | 3.5% |
#13 | Mercedes-Benz S-Class | 1,329 | 2,021 | -34.2% | 5,496 | 7,065 | -22.2% |
#14 | Land Rover Range Rover | 1,145 | 1,542 | -25.7% | 5,950 | 6,377 | -6.7% |
#15 | Lincoln Navigator | 1,060 | 919 | 15.3% | 4,028 | 3,794 | 6.2% |
* Mercedes-Benz USA, not GCBC, is choosing to combine the E-Class and CLS-Class sales figures
^ Escalade breakdown by variant
$50,000 USD (before delivery) is an arbitrary borderline, upgraded in 2016 from $45K last year by $5K, but if GCBC was to follow this system of designating only expensive vehicles as luxury vehicles, adding approximately $20,000 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 $50,000 - 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 below that borderline.
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