Small And Midsize Luxury Car Sales In America - April 2015 YTD

In a month that saw Mercedes-Benz claim the crown as America's top-selling manufacturer of luxury brand vehicles, the company's sales jumped 13%. But Mercedes-Benz car volume rose just 1%, dragged down by the Mercedes-Benz E-Class's ninth consecutive year-over-year decline. 

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U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - April 2015 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - April 2015 YTD

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E-Class volume plunged 43% in April 2015, a loss of 2590 sales compared with April 2014.

But C-Class sales jumped 30%, a gain of 1551 sales, and the CLA added 1095 sales, year-over-year, in comparison with April 2014, the nameplate's second-lowest monthly total since arriving in September 2013.

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As a result, Mercedes-Benz sold 16,596 cars: B, C, CLA, CLS, E, AMG GT, R, S, SL, SLK, SLS AMG. Compare that with Cadillac's overall total - SUVs and crossovers included - of 15,801 sales, and you get a clearer picture of Mercedes-Benz's U.S. success. The automaker also sold 12,595 SUVs and crossovers.

BMW's 3-Series, however, continues to be the best-selling luxury brand nameplate, with its 4-Series offshoot included. 3-Series/4-Series sales rose 6% to 10,374 units in April 2015.

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 • April 2016 • May 2015 • March 2015 • April 2014

Small/Entry  Luxury Car	April 2015	April 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Acura ILX *	1631	1659	-1.7%	5136	5800	-11.4%
Acura TLX	4093	---	---	13,834	---	---
Acura TSX	4	880	-99.5%	23	3803	-99.4%
Audi A3	3187	2159	47.6%	10,930	3022	262%
Audi A4  ^	2542	3516	-27.7%	8752	12,203	-28.3%
Audi A5 *	1300	1579	-17.7%	4277	5070	-15.6%
BMW 2-Series *^	1009	727	38.8%	3156	1631	93.5%
BMW 3-Series & 4-Series ^	10,374	9794	5.9%	41,305	34,199	20.8%
BMW i3	406	---	---	3087	---	---
Cadillac ATS	2119	2737	-22.6%	7943	10,055	-21.0%
Infiniti Q40	1371	1525	-10.1%	5765	5355	7.7%
Infiniti Q50	2991	2626	13.9%	13,507	12,645	6.8%
Infiniti Q60	379	846	-55.2%	1559	2264	-31.1%
Lexus CT200h	1170	1054	11.0%	4569	5054	-9.6%
Lexus IS	4008	3780	6.0%	15,254	15,238	0.1%
Lexus RC	1226	---	---	4258	---	---
Mercedes-Benz B-Class *	158	---	---	652	---	---
Mercedes-Benz C-Class	6665	5114	30.3%	27,608	22,143	24.7%
Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class	2670	1575	69.5%	10,896	7704	41.4%
Volvo C30	---	1	-100%	---	63	-100%
Volvo S60	1301	1786	-27.2%	5845	7070	-17.3%
Volvo V60	400	457	-12.5%	1621	1716	-5.5%
Volvo V60 Cross Country	313	---	---	636	---	---
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Total	49,317	41,815	17.9%	190,613	155,035	22.9%

Midsize Luxury Car	April 2015	April 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Acura RLX	194	353	-45.0%	737	1531	-51.9%
Acura TL	10	1694	-99.4%	66	6546	-99.0%
Audi A6	2139	2132	0.3%	6951	7568	-8.2%
Audi A7 *	754	816	-7.6%	1869	2922	-36.0%
BMW 5-Series	4294	3973	8.1%	16,359	14,925	9.6%
Cadillac CTS	1726	3270	-47.2%	6362	10,929	-41.8%
Cadillac XTS	2225	1958	13.6%	8434	7838	7.6%
Hyundai Equus	178	285	-37.5%	819	1203	-31.9%
Infiniti Q70	763	355	115%	3180	1948	63.2%
Jaguar XF	484	418	15.8%	2656	2714	-2.1%
Kia K900	140	260	-46.2%	409	365	12.1%
Lexus ES	4701	6036	-22.1%	18,746	21,139	-11.3%
Lexus GS	1711	1500	14.1%	7615	6858	11.0%
Lincoln MKS	649	795	-18.4%	2691	3235	-16.8%
Lincoln MKZ	2915	3054	-4.6%	9421	12,272	-23.2%
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class *	539	562	-4.1%	1835	2045	-10.3%
Mercedes-Benz E-Class	3466	6056	-42.8%	14,700	21,929	-33.0%
Mercedes-Benz R-Class	3	2	50.0%	3	6	-50.0%
Volvo S80	121	112	8.0%	493	724	-31.9%
Volvo XC70 *	426	436	-2.3%	1635	1346	21.5%
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Total	27,438	34,067	-19.5%	104,981	128,043	-18.0%

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 26.5% to 2327 in April; down 27.6% to 7899 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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