Large Luxury Car Sales In America - May 2016 YTD

In May 2016, for the first time this year, BMW USA reported more than 1000 sales of the 7-Series.

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U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - May 2016 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - May 2016 YTD

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Yet the 7-Series still played second-fiddle to the Mercedes-Benz S-Class during a month in which S-Class volume tumbled 21%. 

More than 1500 copies of the biggest Mercedes-Benz car were sold in the United States in May, just the second time this year Mercedes-Benz USA has topped the 1500-unit mark. In 2015's first five months, Mercedes-Benz averaged 1800 monthly S-Class sales.

May was a particularly poor month for the Audi A8 and Jaguar XJ, as well. But Lexus LS volume rose to a five-month high of 712 units after averaging barely more than 400 monthly sales in the first-third of 2016.

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. This table is sortable, so you can rank large luxury 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 • June 2016 • April 2016 • May 2015

Large Luxury Car	May 2016	May 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	%  Change
Audi A8	323	416	-22.4%	1638	1870	-12.4%
BMW 6-Series	474	351	35.0%	1591	4846	-67.2%
BMW 7-Series	1012	943	7.3%	4197	4391	-4.4%
Jaguar XJ	227	317	-28.4%	1601	1547	3.5%
Lexus LS	712	615	15.8%	2349	3072	-23.5%
Mercedes-Benz S-Class	1510	1922	-21.4%	7006	8987	-22.0%
Porsche Panamera	358	358	0.0%	1692	2055	-17.7%
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Total	4616	4922	-6.2%	20,074	26,768	-25.0%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
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 BMW 6-Series is listed here as it features a "mainstream" sedan bodystyle in addition to its two-door variants, just like the larger 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. Sales data for brands such as Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus, Rolls-Royce etc. are unfortunately not broken down by model. Tesla, unfortunately, doesn't release model-specific monthly U.S. sales data, but HybridCars.com estimates 1500 May Tesla Model S sales, 9400 YTD.

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