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

BMW USA reported yet another month of increased 3-Series/4-Series sales in May 2015, the 25th consecutive month in which 3-Series sales, along with its 4-Series offshoot, have improved on a year-over-year basis. 

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

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Year-to-date, BMW's core model line is America's 20th-best-selling car, easily leads the U.S. premium car sales race, and accounts for four out of every ten BMW USA sales. May 3-Series/4-Series volume jumped 18%. So far this year, sales are up 20%.

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The 3-Series and its direct rivals and many of their affordable "luxury" siblings combined for a 22% May improvement even as the overall car market decreased by more than 3%. New product helps, but many established nameplates are faring significantly better now than they did a year ago. 

Along with the 3-Series, Mercedes-Benz C-Class sales were up 40% in May 2015. The Acura ILX, TSX/TL-replacing TLX, Audi A3, BMW 2-Series, BMW i3, Infiniti Q50, and Mercedes-Benz's CLA all posted meaningful increases.

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.

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Small/Entry  Luxury Car	May 2015	May 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Acura ILX *	1673	1629	2.7%	6809	7429	-8.3%
Acura TLX	4352	---	---	18,186	---	---
Acura TSX	4	941	-99.6%	27	4744	-99.4%
Audi A3	3493	2261	54.5%	14,423	5283	173%
Audi A4  ^	3008	3450	-12.8%	11,760	15,653	-24.9%
Audi A5 *	1341	1914	-29.9%	5618	6984	-19.6%
BMW 2-Series (& 1-Series) *^	1119	957	16.9%	4275	2588	65.2%
BMW 3-Series & 4-Series ^	12,868	10,915	17.9%	54,173	45,114	20.1%
BMW i3	818	336	143%	3905	336	1062%
Cadillac ATS	2353	2497	-5.8%	10,296	12,552	-18.0%
Infiniti Q40	1164	1694	-31.3%	6929	7049	-1.7%
Infiniti Q50 ^	3423	2938	16.5%	16,930	15,583	8.6%
Infiniti Q60 ^	367	1004	-63.4%	1926	3268	-41.1%
Lexus CT200h	1436	1762	-18.5%	6005	6816	-11.9%
Lexus IS	4345	4403	-1.3%	19,599	19,641	-0.2%
Lexus RC	1343	---	---	5601	---	---
Mercedes-Benz B-Class *	278	---	---	930	---	--
Mercedes-Benz C-Class	7413	5284	40.3%	35,021	27,427	27.7%
Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class	2816	1214	132%	13,712	8918	53.8%
Volvo C30	---	1	-100%	---	64	-100%
Volvo S60	1507	1814	-16.9%	7352	8884	-17.2%
Volvo V60	241	553	-56.4%	1862	2269	-17.9%
Volvo V60 Cross Country	293	---	---	929	---	---
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Total	55,655	45,567	22.1%	246,268	200,602	22.8%

Midsize Luxury Car	May 2015	May 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Acura RLX	239	324	-26.2%	976	1855	-47.4%
Acura TL	10	1480	-99.3%	76	8026	-99.1%
Audi A6	2027	2151	-5.8%	8978	9719	-7.6%
Audi A7 *	838	861	-2.7%	2707	3783	-28.4%
BMW 5-Series	4257	4752	-10.4%	20,616	19,677	4.8%
Cadillac CTS	1792	2905	-38.3%	8154	13,834	-41.1%
Cadillac XTS	1709	1959	-12.8%	10,143	9797	3.5%
Hyundai Equus	170	324	-47.5%	989	1527	-35.2%
Infiniti Q70	691	398	73.6%	3871	2346	65.0%
Jaguar XF	488	416	17.3%	3144	3130	0.4%
Kia K900	133	227	-41.4%	542	592	-8.4%
Lexus ES	5553	6523	-14.9%	24,299	27,662	-12.2%
Lexus GS	1884	1753	7.5%	9499	8611	10.3%
Lincoln MKS	613	851	-28.0%	3304	4086	-19.1%
Lincoln MKZ	3296	3714	-11.3%	12,717	15,986	-20.4%
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class *	522	623	-16.2%	2357	2668	-11.7%
Mercedes-Benz E-Class	3942	6168	-36.1%	18,641	28,097	-33.7%
Mercedes-Benz R-Class	1	---	---	4	6	-33.3%
Volvo S80	147	110	33.6%	640	834	-23.3%
Volvo XC70 *	387	431	-10.2%	2022	1777	13.8%
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Total	28,699	35,970	-20.2%	133,679	164,013	-18.5%

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 11% to 2785 in May; down 24% to 10,684 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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