Large Luxury Car Sales In America - June 2016 YTD

A huge uptick in BMW 7-Series sales bolstered the 7er's Mercedes-Benz S-Class-leading segment in the United States in June 2016. 

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

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7-Series volume jumped 69% to 1408 units, very nearly enough to catch the declining S-Class. Sales of the S-Class tumbled 20% in the first-half of 2016 – the 7% slide in June was not so bad. 

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Porsche's 16% June increase in Panamera sales was merely a blip. Panamera volume is down 12% this year. Panamera sales in 2016 are on track to fall 43% below the 2010 peak. 

A new Panamera for next year has already been revealed, and it's not ugly even when viewed from the rear, as seen above.

Audi lost half its A8 volume in May. Jaguar XJ volume slid 8% last month but increased slightly in the first-half. Lexus' once popular LS is steadily losing all manner of popularity.

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 • May 2016 • June 2015

Large Luxury Car	June 2016	June 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	%  Change
Audi A8	303	647	-53.2%	1941	2517	-22.9%
BMW 6-Series *	284	238	19.3%	1875	5084	-63.1%
BMW 7-Series	1408	832	69.2%	5605	5223	7.3%
Jaguar XJ	284	309	-8.1%	1885	1856	1.6%
Lexus LS	529	629	-15.9%	2878	3701	-22.2%
Mercedes-Benz S-Class	1487	1593	-6.7%	8493	10,580	-19.7%
Porsche Panamera	506	437	15.8%	2198	2492	-11.8%
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Total	4801	4685	2.5%	24,875	31,453	-20.9%

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 now 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 WSJ.com estimates 2200 June Tesla Model S sales, 12,450 YTD.

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U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - June 2016
Small & Midsize Luxury Car Sales In America - June 2016

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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Large Luxury Car Sales In America - June 2016
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Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - May 2016
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - May 2016
Small & Midsize Luxury Car Sales In America - May 2016

Large Luxury Car Sales In America - April 2016 YTD

Plunging luxury car sales were the order of the day in the United States in April 2016. At the low end, the Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class slipped 17%. Among the most popular premium cars, Mercedes-Benz C-Class sales fell 15%. 

And at the high end, Mercedes-Benz S-Class volume plunged 34%, a loss of 692 sales compared with April 2015.

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

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Lost car volume at virtually every level is being made up – mostly – by healthy utility vehicle volume. In April, the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class (and its GLS successor) jumped 36%, a gain of 796 sales.

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Outside of the traditional luxury mainstream, HybridCars.com estimates that Tesla Model S sales slid 11% to 1700 units, well in excess of other cars in this category but the Model S's second-lowest total since September.

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 • May 2016 • March 2016 • April 2015

Large Luxury Car	April 2016	April 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	%  Change
Audi A8	330	387	-14.7%	1315	1454	-9.6%
BMW 6-Series *	278	313	-11.2%	1117	4495	-75.2%
BMW 7-Series	872	1507	-42.1%	3185	3448	-7.6%
Jaguar XJ	285	278	2.5%	1374	1230	11.7%
Lexus LS	397	609	-34.8%	1637	2457	-33.4%
Mercedes-Benz S-Class	1329	2021	-34.2%	5496	7065	-22.2%
Porsche Panamera	371	385	-3.6%	1334	1697	-21.4%
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Total	3862	5500	-29.8%	15,458	21,846	-29.2%

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 now 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. ANDC estimates say sales for Aston Martin and Lotus were 344 and 56, respectively, in the first four months of 2016. Ferrari sold 733 cars in the first one-third of 2016, Lamborghini another 342, Rolls-Royce another 301. 
Tesla, unfortunately, doesn't release model-specific monthly U.S. sales data, but HybridCars.com estimates 1700 Tesla Model S sales in April (down 10.5%) and 7900 YTD (up 34.7%). 

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Small & Midsize Luxury Car Sales In America - April 2016 YTD

Large Luxury Car Sales In America - November 2015 YTD

BMW USA once again began selling its flagship sedan, the 7-Series, in healthy numbers during the month of November 2015. Not since April, when 1507 7-Series sedans were sold, had BMW sold the 7-Series in four-digit figures. 1045 copies of the 7er were sold by BMW in the United States in November 2015, a massive 48% year-over-year leap forward.

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

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2015 is still a poor year for 7-Series sales, not just by the standards of the first 11 months of 2014, but historically speaking. As recently as 2010, a dreadful year for auto sales in America, more than 12,000 copies of the 7-Series were sold. Think back to the six years leading up to 2008's recession, when BMW averaged more than 18,000 7-Series sales per month.

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But it's not just the 7-Series. Mercedes-Benz's segment-dominating S-Class is down 12% to 19,771 sales in 2015, but the projected sales pace for the S-Class's year end total is still down nearly 30% compared with 2006.

In addition to style-centric desires and the inclination to sit up high, consumers see greater value in the flexibility of SUVs, even in this luxury arena.

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 now 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 • November 2016 • December 2015 • October 2015 • November 2014

Large Luxury Car	November 2015	November 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	%  Change
Audi A7 *	636	588	8.2%	6880	7609	-9.6%
Audi A8	364	582	-37.5%	4566	5172	-11.7%
BMW 6-Series *	398	648	-38.6%	6685	7757	-13.8%
BMW 7-Series	1045	704	48.4%	8026	8648	-7.2%
Jaguar XJ	179	281	-36.3%	3404	3954	-13.9%
Lexus LS	534	857	-37.7%	6311	7539	-16.3%
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class *	454	224	103%	5571	6406	-13.0%
Mercedes-Benz S-Class	1856	2863	-35.2%	19,771	22,444	-11.9%
Porsche Panamera	491	493	-0.4%	4729	5420	-12.7%
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Total	5957	7240	-17.7%	65,943	74,949	-12.0%

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 more ways sales data can be displayed, the better, right? This explains why you'll see the the A7 and CLS here but also with midsize luxury cars... 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. Sales data for brands such as Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus, Rolls-Royce etc. are unfortunately not broken down by model. ANDC estimates say sales for Aston Martin and Lotus in the first 11 months of 2015 were 935 and 139, respectively. Tesla, unfortunately, doesn't release model-specific monthly U.S. sales data, but HybridCars.com estimates 3100 November Tesla Model S sales, 22,900 YTD. Bentley, Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini, and Rolls-Royce sold 2105, 1999, 10,624, 930, and 775 cars, respectively in the first 11 months of 2015.

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Large Luxury Car Sales In America - October 2015 YTD

Jaguar XJ sales jumped 49% in the United States in October 2015, but the XJ was still the worst-selling car in its class.

U.S. sales of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class tumbled 28% in October 2015, but the S-Class was still, by far, the best-selling car in its class.

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

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Indeed, while most of its rivals are quite rightfully rather rare cars – they are expensive machines, after all – the S-Class is the 73rd-best-selling car in America so far this year, ahead of much less costly luxury cars like the Lexus GS and Cadillac CTS; ahead of cars like the Toyota Yaris, Chevrolet Volt, and Buick Regal which should be true volume players. 

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Combined, the S-Class's two best-selling direct rivals generated 12,758 U.S. sales in the first ten months of 2015. Mercedes-Benz sold nearly 18,000 copies of the S-Class.

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 now 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 • October 2016 • November 2015 • September 2015 • October 2014

Large Luxury Car	October 2015	October 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	%  Change
Audi A7 *	736	635	15.9%	6244	7021	-11.1%
Audi A8	385	530	-27.4%	4202	4590	-8.5%
BMW 6-Series *	369	740	-50.1%	6287	7109	-11.6%
BMW 7-Series	618	1680	-63.2%	6981	7944	-12.1%
Jaguar XJ	305	205	48.8%	3225	3673	-12.2%
Lexus LS	507	778	-34.8%	5777	6682	-13.5%
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class *	501	33	1418%	5117	6182	-17.2%
Mercedes-Benz S-Class	1921	2666	-27.9%	17,915	19,581	-8.5%
Porsche Panamera	353	533	-33.8%	4238	4927	-14.0%
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Total	5695	7800	-27.0%	59,986	67,709	-11.4%

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 more ways sales data can be displayed, the better, right? This explains why you'll see the the A7 and CLS here but also with midsize luxury cars... 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. Sales data for brands such as Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus, Rolls-Royce etc. are unfortunately not broken down by model. ANDC estimates say sales for Aston Martin and Lotus in the first ten months of 2015 were 850 and 126, respectively. Tesla, unfortunately, doesn't release model-specific monthly U.S. sales data, but HybridCars.com estimates 2100 October Tesla Model S sales, 19,800 YTD. Bentley, Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini, and Rolls-Royce sold 1917, 1903, 9543, 866, and 701 cars in the first ten months of 2015.

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