Small And Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In America - April 2016 YTD

As U.S. sales of SUVs and crossovers grew 8% in April 2016, sales of small luxury SUVs and crossovers jumped 27% to 34,813 units. Together, 15 small premium utilities generated 6.2% of the overall SUV/crossover market, up from nearly a full percentage point compared with April 2015.

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U.S. Vehicle Sales By Model - April 2016 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales By Model - April 2016 YTD

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Leading the way in April was the Acura RDX, sales of which jumped 49% to 5905 units, the best month ever for the entry-level Acura crossover. Sales of direct and indirect rivals at Audi (Q5), Infiniti (QX50), Land Rover (Discovery Sport), Lexus (NX), Lincoln (MKC), and Mercedes-Benz (GLC) all grew at an above-market-average rate, as well.

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Acura's MDX didn't fare quite so well in March or through the first four months of 2016. Year-to-date, MDX volume is down 14%. Sales of its Honda sibling, the Pilot, are down 17% this year. Nevertheless, no three-row premium brand utility in America sells more often than the MDX. 

No premium utility vehicle of any sort sells more often than the Lexus RX, America's top-selling premium brand vehicle overall. April RX sales jumped 29%, a gain of nearly 2000 sales, year-over-year. 

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 SUVs and crossovers 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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Compact Luxury SUV	April 2016	April 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Audi Q3	1635	1065	53.5%	5030	4252	18.3%
BMW X1	1447	886	63.3%	7947	3647	118%
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class	2137	2081	2.7%	8980	7750	15.9%
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Total	5219	4032	29.4%	21,957	15,649	40.3%

Small Luxury SUV	April 2016	April 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Acura RDX	5905	3972	48.7%	18,117	15,314	18.3%
Audi Q5	3670	2991	22.7%	15,538	13,507	15.0%
BMW X3	2422	2401	0.9%	12,633	8407	50.3%
BMW X4	364	920	-60.4%	1837	2381	-22.8%
Infiniti QX50	1401	185	657%	5303	767	591%
Land Rover Discovery Sport	894	147	508%	5260	147	3478%
Land Rover LR2	1	6	-83.3%	3	63	-95.2%
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	528	1081	-51.2%	3146	4875	-35.5%
Lexus NX	3815	3421	11.5%	15,190	12,532	21.2%
Lincoln MKC	2822	1866	51.2%	7960	7096	12.2%
Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class & GLK-Class	4439	3071	44.5%	15,437	8728	76.9%
Porsche Macan	1877	1537	22.1%	5481	4137	32.5%
Volvo XC60	1456	1819	-20.0%	5102	7754	-34.2%
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Total	29,594	23,417	26.4%	111,007	85,708	29.5%

Midsize Luxury SUV	April 2016	April 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Acura MDX	4733	4970	-4.8%	16,689	19,407	-14.0%
Acura ZDX	---	---	---	---	1	-100%
Audi Q7	2472	1620	52.6%	9465	5072	86.6%
BMW X5	3771	4095	-7.9%	13,814	15,846	-12.8%
BMW X6	608	522	16.5%	2252	1945	15.8%
Cadillac SRX	2952	6390	-53.8%	15,818	18,684	-15.3%
Cadillac XT5	304	---	---	304	---	---
Infiniti QX60	3311	2829	17.0%	12,318	11,634	5.9%
Infiniti QX70	364	436	-16.5%	2173	2137	1.7%
Land Rover LR4	987	777	27.0%	4449	2842	56.5%
Land Rover Range Rover Sport	1633	1758	-7.1%	7185	7983	-10.0%
Lexus GX460	1974	1950	1.2%	7193	7430	-3.2%
Lexus RX	8767	6810	28.7%	32,563	29,046	12.1%
Lincoln MKT	472	428	10.3%	1601	1285	24.6%
Lincoln MKX	2631	1357	93.9%	9829	5325	84.6%
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class & M-Class	4327	4945	-12.5%	16,668	15,428	8.0%
Porsche Cayenne	1466	1773	-17.3%	5483	5299	3.5%
Volkswagen Touareg *	437	619	-29.4%	1588	2049	-22.5%
Volvo XC70 *	377	426	-11.5%	1336	1635	-18.3%
Volvo XC90	3009	256	1075%	10,856	367	2858%
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Total	44,595	41,961	6.3%	171,584	153,415	11.8%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* indicates a vehicle which is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown
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 you'll see the XC70 listed with luxury cars as well as with SUVs and crossovers and the Touareg with luxury SUVs and mainstream SUVs... 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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