Top 30 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In America - December 2011

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the 2013 Cadillac ATS in the top 30

Although the 2011 year end situation didn't turn out its way, the Lexus RX ended the year with a decent December. Sales slid 4.8% year-over-year but jumped 51.8% from November as the RX once again took its place as America's favourite luxury automobile.

Lexus also landed the ES in 11th, the IS in the 14th position, and the CT200h in 25th. The two other Japanese luxury divisions, Honda's Acura and Nissan's Infiniti, posted cars in fifth, 12th, 15th, 17th, 29th, and 30th. The Hyundai Genesis finished December in 21st as sales climbed 1.9% - the overall market was up 10.3%, remember. American luxury brands, Cadillac and Lincoln, landed five cars on this list. Individually, three Cadillacs found positions higher than either of the two Lincolns. 

As for the European brands, BMW's 3-Series was down 15.7% but still out-sold the Mercedes-Benz C-Class. Besides the C-Class, there were four other Benzes in the Top 30. The 3-Series was joined by three other BMWs. Throw in the Audi A4, A6, and Q5, Volvo's S60, and the Land Rover Range Rover Sport and the Top 30 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In America table is full. November's edition can be viewed here; speeding ahead to the year end results is acceptable behavior.

Rank	Best-Selling  Luxury Vehicle	December 2011	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
#1	Lexus RX	11,508	- 4.8%	82,595	- 13.8%
#2	BMW 3-Series	8489	- 15.7%	94,371	- 6.5%
#3	Mercedes-Benz  C-Class	7744	+ 57.3%	69,314	+ 17.9%
#4	Cadillac SRX	7324	+ 24.9%	56,905	+ 11.4%
#5	Infiniti G	6531	- 7.7%	58,246	+ 0.2%
#6	BMW X5	6007	+ 52.5%	40,547	+ 13.3%
#7	Cadillac CTS	5420	+ 4.8%	55,042	+ 20.6%
#8	Mercedes-Benz  M-Class	5313	+ 40.4%	35,835	+ 20.7%
#9	Mercedes-Benz E-class	5301	- 6.0%	62,736	+ 3.0%
#10	BMW 5-Series	4887	- 3.1%	51,491	+ 30.4%
#11	Lexus ES	4882	- 10.7%	40,873	- 16.0%
#12	Acura MDX	4588	- 22.1%	43,271	- 8.3%
#13	Audi A4	3722	+ 5.9%	35,234	+ 1.6%
#14	Lexus IS	3629	- 4.0%	29,669	- 13.1%
#15	Acura TSX	3546	- 19.3%	30,935	- 3.6%
#16	BMW X3	3532	+ 316%	27,793	+ 358%
#17	Acura TL	3283	+ 0.2%	31,237	- 8.3%
#18	Cadillac Escalade	3271	- 14.2%	25,503	- 5.1%
#19	Lincoln MKX	2681	+ 18.6%	23,395	+ 6.7%
#20	Mercedes-Benz GL-Class	2578	+ 27.2%	25,139	+ 26.1%
#21	Hyundai Genesis	2470	+ 1.9%	32,998	+ 13.3%
#22	Lincoln MKZ	2435	- 2.7%	27,529	+ 22.2%
#23	Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class	2346	+ 39.3%	24,310	+ 16.1%
#24	Audi Q5	2337	- 5.5%	24,908	+ 5.9%
#25	Lexus CT200h	2259	-----	14,381	-----
#26	Volvo S60	1951	+ 390%	21,282	+ 1381%
#27	Audi A6	1855	+ 124%	11,124	+ 28.2%
#28	Land Rover Range Rover Sport	1821	+ 26.3%	15,333	+ 24.2%
#29	Infiniti QX56	1735	+ 7.8%	13,428	+ 12.7%
#30	Acura RDX	1576	+ 2.3%	15,196	+ 1.5%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC 
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales

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