Top 15 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In America - April 2015

America's perennial favourite, the BMW 3-Series (and its 4-Series offshoot) posted a 6% year-over-year sales increase to 10,374 units in April 2015.

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

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The growth from BMW's most popular model line produced a 3564-unit margin of victory over the next-best-selling premium brand vehicle, the Lexus RX.

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Mercedes-Benz's C-Class was the second-ranked premium brand car, 3709 sales back of the BMW.

Of the 15 top-selling luxury brand vehicles in America in April 2015, seven were cars; eight were utility vehicles. Among vehicles with base prices in excess of $45,000, six of the top 15 best sellers were GM products; ten of the top 15 were SUVs.

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.

April 2016 • May 2015 • March 2015 • April 2014

Rank	Premium  Brand Vehicle	April 2015	April 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
#1	BMW 3-Series & 4-Series	10,374	9794	5.9%	41,305	34,199	20.8%
#2	Lexus RX	6810	8130	-16.2%	29,046	29,362	-1.1%
#3	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	6665	5114	30.3%	27,608	22,143	24.7%
#4	Cadillac SRX	6390	4547	40.5%	18,684	19,450	-3.9%
#5	Acura MDX	4970	5180	-4.1%	19,407	19,777	-1.9%
#6	Mercedes-Benz M-Class	4945	3831	29.1%	15,428	13,965	10.5%
#7	Lexus ES	4701	6036	-22.1%	18,746	21,139	-11.3%
#8	BMW 5-Series	4294	3973	8.1%	16,359	14,925	9.6%
#9	BMW X5	4095	4393	-6.8%	15,846	14,153	12.0%
#10	Acura TLX	4093	---	---	13,834	---	---
#11	Lexus IS	4008	3780	6.0%	15,254	15,238	0.1%
#12	Acura RDX	3972	4344	-8.6%	15,314	14,565	5.1%
#13	Audi Q5	3762	3293	14.2%	13,116	12,067	8.7%
#14	Mercedes-Benz E-Class	3466	6056	-42.8%	14,700	21,929	-33.0%
#15	Lexus NX	3421	---	---	---	---	---

For the purposes of the above list, premium brands include Acura, Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Infiniti, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and Volvo. Brands like Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Lotus don't report specific monthly sales data. Bentley and Maserati only report brand totals. Buick has been excluded with a bunch of other automakers that don't sell vehicles with base prices higher than $40K.

Rank	Vehicles With  Base Prices Above $45K	April 2015	April 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
#1	Chevrolet Tahoe	7903	9759	-19.0%	28,780	25,462	13.0%
#2	Mercedes-Benz M-Class	4945	3831	29.1%	15,428	13,965	10.5%
#3	BMW 5-Series	4294	3973	8.1%	16,359	14,925	9.6%
#4	Chevrolet Suburban	4139	4840	-14.5%	16,015	11,564	38.5%
#5	BMW X5	4095	4393	-6.8%	15,846	14,153	12.0%
#6	Chevrolet Corvette	3469	3514	-1.3%	11,986	11,693	2.5%
#7	Mercedes-Benz E-Class	3466	6056	-42.8%	14,700	21,929	-33.0%
#8	Cadillac Escalade	3237	1327	144%	11,138	4975	124%
	Cadillac Escalade ^	1945	877	122%	6771	3100	118%
	Cadillac Escalade ESV ^	1292	448	188%	4365	1831	138%
	Cadillac Escalade EXT ^	---	2	-100%	2	44	-95.5%
#9	GMC Yukon	3158	3733	-15.4%	11,264	10,249	9.9%
#10	GMC Yukon XL	2525	2506	0.8%	8515	6185	37.7%
#11	Mercedes-Benz GL-Class	2195	2253	-2.6%	8530	7671	11.2%
#12	Audi A6	2139	2132	0.3%	6951	7568	-8.2%
#13	Mercedes-Benz S-Class	2021	1909	5.9%	7065	7278	-2.9%
#14	Lexus GX460	1950	1639	19.0%	7430	6546	13.5%
#15	Porsche Cayenne	1773	1839	-3.6%	5299	6119	-13.4%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
$45,000 USD (before delivery) is an arbitrary borderline, but if GCBC was to follow this system of designating only expensive vehicles as luxury vehicles, adding approximately $15,000 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 $45,000 - 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 at $32,750, as would be the case with the new BMW 320i, which costs less than a Honda Accord V6 Touring. 
^ Escalade breakdown by variant.
* BMW USA, not GoodCarBadCar, has chosen to combine sales of the 3-Series and 4-Series. GCBC combines sales of the Audi A4 and Audi A4 Allroad. None-Allroad sales were down 26.5% to 2327 in April.

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