Small And Midsize Luxury Car Sales In America - September 2014 YTD

BMW 5-Series sales in the United States fell below 2000 units in September 2014, the first such dive since August 2012. BMW USA averaged 4720 5-Series sales per month in the first eight months of 2014. 

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• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - September 2014 YTD
• U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - September 2014 YTD

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Don't expect the low volume to continue for long. September also saw declines from many potential 5-Series rivals, including the top-selling Mercedes-Benz E-Class. U.S. sales of the Acura RLX, Audi A6, Cadillac CTS, Infiniti Q70, and Jaguar XF also decreased compared with September 2013.

With much lower base prices, sales of BMW's 3-Series lineup (4-Series inclusive, as per BMW's release) rose 51% to 12,814 units in September, precisely half of all BMW sales last month. 

X models, from the X1 to the X6, accounted for one-third of all BMW sales in September. No premium brand product, not a BMW or a Mercedes-Benz or a Lexus or an Audi, comes close to matching the 3-Series/4-Series juggernaut in terms of outright U.S. volume. 

The 3-Series' next-best-selling direct rival, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, stands a better chance than ever with a gorgeous exterior and S-Class-aping interior in W205 form, arriving in driveways across America now. The C-Class is now assembled in Alabama. Which is not in Germany.

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 brand 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 • September 2015 • October 2014 • August 2014 • September 2013

Small/Entry  Luxury Car	September 2014	September 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Acura ILX *	1464	1363	7.4%	12,854	15,270	-15.8%
Acura TLX	3884	---	---	6170	---	---
Acura TSX	58	1294	-95.5%	6202	14,183	-56.3%
Audi A3	2340	7	33,329%	14,669	856	1614%
Audi A4  ^	2994	3813	-21.5%	29,304	31,113	-5.8%
Audi A5 *	1204	1511	-20.3%	13,165	14,488	-9.1%
BMW 1-Series & 2-Series *^	740	468	58.1%	5303	4894	8.4%
BMW 3-Series & 4-Series ^	12,814	8512	50.5%	94,445	77,921	21.2%
BMW i3	1022	---	---	3104	---	---
Cadillac ATS	2239	2739	-18.3%	22,535	28,207	-20.1%
Infiniti G Sedan	881	1777	-50.4%	12,208	26,043	-53.1%
Infiniti Q60/G ^	454	844	-46.2%	5758	8159	-29.4%
Infiniti Q50 ^	2742	2367	15.8%	25,864	4801	438.7%
Lexus CT200h	1078	798	35.1%	13,585	11,440	18.8%
Lexus IS	3611	3201	12.8%	37,038	22,060	67.9%
Mercedes-Benz B-Class *	65	2	3150%	159	14	1036%
Mercedes-Benz C-Class	6285	6389	-1.6%	50,170	66,596	-24.7%
Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class	2531	2310	9.6%	18,207	2310	688%
Volvo C30	1	79	-98.7%	65	1269	-94.9%
Volvo S60	1763	1545	14.1%	16,447	18,732	-12.2%
Volvo V60	383	---	---	3993	---
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Total	48,553	39,019	24.4%	391,245	348,356	12.3%

Midsize Luxury Car	September 2014	September 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Acura RLX/RL	187	311	-39.9%	2695	2950	-8.6%
Acura TL	142	1102	-87.1%	10,357	19,762	-47.6%
Audi A6	1510	1682	-10.2%	17,167	15,792	8.7%
Audi A7 *	588	623	-5.6%	6386	6027	6.0%
BMW 5-Series	1407	3574	-60.6%	39,168	38,681	1.3%
Cadillac CTS	2282	2408	-5.2%	22,921	24,410	-6.1%
Cadillac DTS	---	---	---	---	19	-100%
Cadillac STS	---	---	---	---	7	-100%
Cadillac XTS	1979	2565	-22.8%	18,386	23,722	-22.5%
Hyundai Equus	261	371	-29.6%	2596	2506	3.6%
Infiniti Q70/M	206	370	-44.3%	3377	4178	-19.2%
Jaguar XF	258	632	-59.2%	4225	5850	-27.8%
Kia K900	56	---	---	1106	---	---
Lexus ES	5722	4866	17.6%	52,910	52,076	1.6%
Lexus GS	1592	1231	29.3%	16,252	14,255	14.0%
Lincoln MKS	457	782	-41.6%	6260	8066	-22.4%
Lincoln MKZ	2176	2874	-24.3%	26,769	23,775	12.6%
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class *	1100	906	21.4%	6149	5921	3.9%
Mercedes-Benz E-Class	4883	5647	-13.5%	52,608	46,006	14.4%
Mercedes-Benz R-Class	---	1	-100%	7	29	-75.9%
Volvo S80	182	152	19.7%	1393	1401	-0.6%
Volvo XC70 *	559	361	54.8%	3748	3639	3.0%
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Total	25,547	30,458	-16.1%	294,480	299,072	-1.5%

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 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 26% to 2480 in September; down 4% to 25,829 YTD.
^ Jointly, Q50 and G sedan sales were down 13% to 3623 in September; up 23% to 38,072 YTD. Total G, Q60, Q50 sales were down 18% to 4077 in September; up 12% to 43,830 YTD.
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. 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. Hyundai USA, not GoodCarBadCar, chooses to combine sales figures for the Genesis sedan and Genesis Coupe, forcing us to include the Genesis with volume-brand cars on pricing grounds before we even get to the "brand status" issue. The K900, Equus, and XTS are here not because of their size but because of their price points, their lack of direct comparability with the Mercedes-Benz S-Class. 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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