Small And Midsize Luxury Car Sales In America - January 2014

In January 2014, the BMW 3-Series (with help from its 4-Series offshoot) led all premium brand automobiles in U.S. sales volume, challenged only by two Mercedes-Benz nameplates, the C-Class and much more costly E-Class. 

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3-Series/4-Series sales shot up 34% from January 2013 levels. A year ago, the C-Class outsold the BMW 3er by 2383 units. The C-Class will be replaced in 2014 by a more stylish; more S-Class-mini version. 

Only the recently-replaced Lexus IS and Infiniti's G/Q50 lineup reported more impressive year-over-year increases in January 2014. 

The C-Class's 20% drop certainly wasn't the most severe among luxury cars - and it may have been exaggerated by the CLA's extra 2433 sales - as multiple Volvos and Acuras failed to keep pace with last year's totals. Cadillac ATS sales slid 31%. The Audi A5 fell 23%. 

• All 248 Vehicle Ranked By January 2014 U.S. Sales
• All 143 Cars Ranked By January 2014 U.S. Sales

Overall, however, sales of entry-level luxury car sales weren't unhealthy in January, in part because of the improvement of the top seller but also because of new models (the aforementioned CLA and Volvo's new V60) and important replacements from Lexus and Infiniti.

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 cars any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

Click Column Headers To Sort • January 2015 • February 2014 • December 2013 • January 2013

Small/Entry  Luxury Car	January 2014	January 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Acura ILX *	1157	1558	-25.7%	1157	1558	-25.7%
Acura TSX	893	1326	-32.7%	893	1326	-32.7%
Audi A3	---	231	-100%	---	231	-100%
Audi A4 ^	2498	2755	-9.3%	2498	2755	-9.3%
Audi A5 *	925	1200	-22.9%	925	1200	-22.9%
BMW 1-Series & 2-Series ^	75	304	-75.3%	75	304	-75.3%
BMW 3-Series & 4-Series ^	6494	4831	34.4%	6494	4831	34.4%
Cadillac ATS	1909	2781	-31.4%	1909	2781	-31.4%
Infiniti G/Q60 ^*	1315	2815	-53.3%	1315	2815	-53.3%
Infiniti Q50 ^	2949	---	---	2949	---	---
Lexus CT200h	1290	1001	28.9%	1290	1001	28.9%
Lexus IS	3048	1386	120%	3048	1386	120%
Mercedes-Benz C-Class	5748	7214	-20.3%	5748	7214	-20.3%
Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class	2433	---	---	2433	---	---
Volvo C30	12	166	-92.8%	12	166	-92.8%
Volvo S60	1322	1954	-32.3%	1322	1954	-32.3%
Volvo V60	322	---	---	322	---	---
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Total	32,390	29,522	9.7%	32,390	29,522	9.7%

Midsize Luxury Car	January 2014	January 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Acura RLX/RL	420	13	3131%	420	13	3131%
Acura TL	1368	1497	-8.6%	1368	1497	-8.6%
Audi A6	1481	1259	17.6%	1481	1259	17.6%
Audi A7 *	624	698	-10.6%	624	698	-10.6%
BMW 5-Series	3269	2585	26.5%	3269	2585	26.5%
Cadillac CTS	2232	2505	-10.9%	2232	2505	-10.9%
Cadillac DTS	---	3	-100%	---	3	-100%
Cadillac XTS	1648	1900	-13.3%	1648	1900	-13.3%
Hyundai Equus	327	253	29.2%	327	253	29.2%
Infiniti Q70/M	489	413	18.4%	489	413	18.4%
Jaguar XF	658	511	28.8%	658	511	28.8%
Lexus ES	3959	5186	-23.7%	3959	5186	-23.7%
Lexus GS	1300	1099	18.3%	1300	1099	18.3%
Lincoln MKS	635	909	-30.1%	635	909	-30.1%
Lincoln MKZ	2122	453	368%	2122	453	368%
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class *	420	553	-24.1%	420	553	-24.1%
Mercedes-Benz E-Class	5266	5469	-3.7%	5266	5469	-3.7%
Mercedes-Benz R-Class	2	7	-71.4%	2	7	-71.4%
Volvo S80	352	176	100%	352	176	100%
Volvo XC70 *	261	334	-21.9%	261	334	-21.9%
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Total	24,711	25,823	-4.3%	24,711	25,823	-4.3%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* vehicle also displayed in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ BMW USA, not GCBC, has decided to combine sales figures for the 3-Series and 4-Series, the 2-1-Series and 2-Series. Acura has done the same with the new RLX and old RL.
^ A4 includes Allroad, without which A4 sales were down 10.7% to 2194 in January.
^ Combined, the new Q50 and the outgoing G were up 51.5% to 4264 units in January.  Jointly, Q50 and G sedan sales were up 76% to 3851, and the Q60 & G37 coupe/convertible were down 34.5% to 413.
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, right? This explains why you'll see the Acura ILX here but also with mainstream cars like the Buick Verano, too, and the Audi A5 is also displayed with coupes and convertibles... 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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