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Senin, 19 November 2012

October 2012 U.S. Sporty Car Sales And Premium Sporty Car Sales

2013 Hyundai Veloster Boston red
2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S red
For the first time in the Hyundai Veloster's U.S. sales history we are able to see how the car is getting on one year after it went on sale. September sales rose 262%, but the comparison with the abbreviated September 2011 was basically invalid. These October year-over-year results show the Veloster as it is now, with apparently weak supply, and the Veloster as it was when consumers were hyped up and excited about a sporty little Korean number.

 Compared with October 2011, U.S. Hyundai Veloster sales fell 34% in October 2012. This still means Hyundai sold ten times as many Velosters as Honda sold CR-Zs. It also means Hyundai's Accent-based three-door managed to outsell the Scion tC by 810 units in what was also a poor month for the tC.

 In regards to more genuinely sporting machines, the Scion FR-S rather predictably had its worst full U.S. sales month yet. Since the Scion's true release in June, sales haven't been able to keep up with the early wave of support. But as winter nears and hype subsides, it's hard to keep a rear-wheel-drive sports car with barely usable rear seats at 1500+ units per month. Subaru BRZ sales were at their lowest level since May, as well.

U.S. sports car sales chart October 2012
Sporty Car Sales Chart
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Among American muscle cars, the Ford Mustang closed the year-to-date gap on the Chevrolet Camaro by 206 sales. The Camaro and Mustang are America's 48th and 51st-best-selling vehicles so far this year. In order for the Ford to overtake the Chevrolet, Mustang sales need to be 971 units better in each of the next two months.

 BMW's 6-Series, with assistance from a new sedan bodystyle (that they call the Gran Coupe), easily outsold snug two and four-seat coupe rivals in October, and it outsold the BMW 7-Series for the fourth time in 2012. The Porsche 911 was able to fend off the Mercedes-Benz SL-Class in October, but only by a scant 16 units. Through the first ten months of 2012, the 911 leads the 6-Series by 992 units and the SL-Class, which got a late start in R231 sixth-gen form, by 3421 units. Combined, the 911 and 6-Series Gran Coupe-rivaling Porsche Panamera outsold the 6-Series by 7443 units through the end of October.


U.S. premium sports car sales chart October 2012
Premium Sporty Car Sales Chart
As will always be the case in the future, historic brand and corporate totals (monthly and yearly going back to 2002) are now available through the dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats page, along with results for more than 260 currently sold vehicles. That's where you'll find out that, though Mazda Miata sales are rising this year, they're not exactly at historic levels.

 After the jump you'll find detailed October 2012 and year-to-date U.S. sales figures for a number of wildly different sporty vehicles. If the vehicle you're looking for isn't grouped together with these premium-priced vehicles, it may be listed in the small/entry luxury car category, the small car category, or any other segment you can access through the eighth dropdown menu on GCBC's Tally page.

Sporty Car
October 2012
%
Change
Year To Date
YTD
% Change
1308
- 6.2%14,313+ 9.1%
129
- 33.5%1815- 2.2%
778
+ 14.6%6313- 12.9%
246
+ 167%2198- 27.3%
5122
- 16.3%74,090- 3.0%
1167
+ 23.4%11,737+ 4.6%
2686
- 13.3%36,309+ 9.2%
5328
+ 8.8%72,149+ 17.3%
244
- 15.6%3705- 64.6%
2464
- 33.8%30,802+ 576%
718
- 14.3%11,004- 11.8%
461
+ 30.2%5542+ 9.9%
435
+ 105%3723+ 35.5%
371
- 7.0%4163- 5.3%
347
- 16.2%2553+ 517%
306
-----1902-----
28
- 87.8%1127- 84.4%
383
- 13.3%6482- 0.6%
453
+ 608%2052+ 22.1%
4
- 96.7%448- 62.6%
1107
-----8572-----
1654
- 14.2%19,790+ 2.7%
402
-----3120-----
1100
- 27.0%10,629- 6.1%
331
- 41.3%5529- 17.8%
966
- 20.4%14,226- 1.2%
274
-----3325-----
200
- 29.6%3941- 8.7%

Premium Sporty Car
October 2012
%
Change
Year To Date
YTD
% Change
47
- 31.9%701- 24.5%
770
+ 86.0%6252+ 138%
161
+ 66.0%1394- 3.5%
3
- 25.0%36- 25.0%
54
- 46.5%589- 27.0%
574
+ 567%3823+ 201%
28
+ 115%734+ 57.2%
86
- 14.9%1054- 12.4%
590
+ 33.8%7244+ 39.4%
Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
Clearly GoodCarBadCar is not suggesting that the cars in the two tables above are all direct competitors. Establishing categories among cars as unique as even the Audi TT and Porsche Boxster has never pleased a single reader, so cars have been lumped together so you can simply see how buyers looking for sports cars, roadsters, hot hatches, convertibles, GTs, and wanna-be sports cars spend their money. Greater categorization of cars would only lead to problems that automakers create by not isolating model-specific sales figures: we don't know how many M3s BMW has sold or how many Civics are Si models, for example. The numbers we do have are listed above.

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Sabtu, 17 November 2012

October 2012 U.S. Large Luxury Car Sales And Large Luxury SUV Sales

2012 Infiniti QX56 dark currant
2006 Infiniti Q45
The Last Q45 Was Not What
You'd Call Conventionally Pretty
Lacking a Q45 to fight Lexus and the Germans at the top end of the luxury category, Infiniti is currently missing out on a huge opportunity to separate the brand from Acura. More importantly, Nissan is missing out on a chance to provide Infiniti with a halo model, a car not only capable of stealing some large luxury market share but also improving the fortunes of other Infinitis.

 There is, however, one Infiniti which sells in relatively large numbers, a vehicle that makes Lexus and Acura look more like... well, Infiniti. In almost every premium category, Lexus has a model that sells more frequently than the equivalent Infiniti. The RX outsells the Infiniti JX, EX, and FX combined, and does so with thousands of units to spare. The ES and GS both make the Infiniti M look supremely weak.  Lexus's IS doesn't find as many buyers as the Infiniti G, but Acura sells three different potential G rivals, and together they easily outsell the G.

U.S. large luxury SUV sales chart October 2012
Large Luxury SUV Sales Chart
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Infiniti does sell QX56 SUVs very well, however. Out-selling the regular-wheelbase Cadillac Escalade in its home market is no easy feat. True, the Benz GL is way out in front, but the Infiniti QX56 sells 2.7 times for every single Lexus LX570. Yes, 2012 has been a particularly good year for the QX, on track to be nearly as good as its best-ever year, 2005, when the overall market was much larger.

 In October 2012, the QX56 outsold its Lexus rival by a 4-to-1 count. The LX570 starts at $80,930. The QX starts at $60K and tops out around $81,000 with all options and accessories. It helps to be the value-priced machine. 


 Acura doesn't offer a vehicle in this segment: the MDX starts at $43,280 and doesn't have the African roots of the QX or the Land Cruiser background of the LX.

U.S. October 2012 large luxury car sales chart
Large Luxury Car Sales Chart
But again, Infiniti has no S-Class rival, no 7-Series fighter, no LS alternative. 4652 large luxury sedans found buyers in the United States in October 2012. The second-best-selling Lexus owned 18% of the segment. Porsche and Jaguar were feeding from the bottom of the barrel with just 10% and 6% of the category, respectively. Even so, Jaguar grabbed more large luxury car market share than Infiniti and Acura managed. Not that Jaguar should be teaching lessons about total volume.

 As will always be the case in the future, historic brand and corporate totals (monthly and yearly going back to 2002) are now available through the dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats page, along with results for more than 260 currently sold vehicles. That's where you'll find out that the Lexus LS was the best-selling large luxury car in America in 2007, 2008, and 2009.

 After the jump you'll find detailed October 2012 and year-to-date U.S. sales figures for seven high-end luxury cars and eight premium SUVs. If the vehicle you're looking for isn't grouped together with these premium-priced vehicles, check out this luxury SUV/CUV section or the mainstream alternative.

Large Luxury Car
October 2012
%
Change
Year To Date
YTD
% Change
591
+ 54.7%45610.0%
770
+ 86.0%6252+ 138%
634
- 42.5%8737- 1.3%
260
- 15.0%4197- 6.9%
834
- 29.7%5750- 23.9%
1096
+ 18.2%9310- 5.0%
467
- 23.6%6451+ 11.3%

Large Luxury SUV
October 2012
%
Change
Year To Date
YTD
% Change
1832
- 20.7%18,269- 8.6%
1467
+ 17.9%10,957+ 6.9%
403
- 49.3%6457- 20.1%
366
+ 37.6%4126+ 60.0%
792
+ 8.5%6614+ 4.1%
160
+ 100%911- 15.4%
2296
+ 7.9%19,854+ 2.7%
259
+ 89.1%2333+ 71.2%
Source: Manufacturers & ANDC

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Jumat, 16 November 2012

October 2012 U.S. Small Luxury SUV Sales And Midsize Luxury SUV Sales

2012 Infiniti EX35 Midnight Garnet
Cadillac's fourth-best SRX U.S. sales month in the last 34 months was also the SRX's highest-volume month in 2012. Lexus still sold more RX hybrids and RX350s, but the SRX increase in October was hugely important to Cadillac dealers which sold far fewer copies of the CTS than they did a year ago.

U.S. October 2012 small luxury SUV sales chart
Small Luxury SUV Sales Chart
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October 2012 was also a particularly good month for BMW's SAV department. Including the X1, which wasn't on sale in the United States at this time last year, BMW's X models posted a collective 48% year-over-year increase. The four X models were responsible for finding 38% of BMW USA's buyers in October 2012, down from 42% in September but up from 31% a year ago.

 42% of BMW USA's October SAV volume was X5-derived, but all four models sold better this October than last. 35% of all Lexus sales stemmed from the RX.

U.S. midsize luxury SUV sales chart October 2012
Midsize Luxury SUV Sales Chart
Ten premium luxury SUVs and crossovers from the small and midsize tables below sold less often this October than last. Through the first ten months of 2012, only six of these 25 luxury utilities failed to match last year's pace. One of those in decline has been cancelled by Acura. The Volvo XC90 has been around for a dog's age. And the Land Rover LR4, down 8% in an overall market that's climbed 14%, now has to fight against the obviously less roomy but more overtly stylish Range Rover Evoque in its own showroom.

All 265 Vehicles Ranked By U.S. October YTD Sales

 As will always be the case in the future, historic brand and corporate totals (monthly and yearly going back to 2002) are now available through the dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats page, along with results for more than 260 currently sold vehicles. That's where you'll find out that October was the worst U.S. sales month for the Volvo XC90 in its worst U.S. sales year.

 After the jump you'll find detailed October 2012 and year-to-date U.S. sales figures for a bunch of luxury utility vehicles. If the vehicle you're looking for isn't grouped together with these premium-priced vehicles, check out the large luxury SUV section or the mainstream alternative.

Small
Luxury SUV
October 2012
%
Change
Year To Date
YTD
% Change
2659
+ 62.9%22,460+ 82.7%
2424
- 7.1%22,321+ 10.6%
1907
-----4053-----
3248
+ 39.9%25,839+ 20.2%
5521
+ 10.8%45,745+ 2.0%
247
- 47.3%2727- 46.1%
216
+ 14.9%2633+ 23.0%
645
- 21.4%6880+ 738%
6928
+ 3.5%73,976+ 16.5%
2943
+ 18.0%23,084+ 18.4%
1562
+ 82.1%15,312+ 38.8%

Midsize Luxury SUV
October 2012
%
Change
Year To Date
YTD
% Change
3771
+ 2.2%42,417+ 19.9%
46
- 64.9%688- 49.1%
1012
+ 42.5%8354+ 11.8%
4240
+ 6.1%33,922+ 12.9%
671
+ 41.3%4897- 0.2%
5521
+ 10.8%45,745+ 2.05
783
+ 18.5%8245+ 6.8%
2084
-----16,437-----
474
- 27.3%5979- 8.1%
1391
- 2.7%12,854+ 7.2%
909
- 11.1%8629- 7.4%
6928
+ 3.5%73,976+ 16.5%
426
+ 15.4%5904+ 43.1%
1602
- 9.2%20,382+ 8.8%
2868
- 29.9%29,966+ 16.5%
1697
+ 64.4%12,031+ 8.7%
965
+ 33.1%8077+ 44.8%
588
- 30.7%7848- 10.5%
Source: Manufacturers & ANDC

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October 2012 U.S. Small/Entry Luxury Car Sales And Midsize Luxury Car Sales

2013 Lexus GS350 F Sport riviera red
U.S. sales of the Cadillac CTS fell by 1574 units in October 2012. The new, less expensive Cadillac ATS didn't sell well enough to make up for the lost CTS sales. Year-over-year, the ATS and CTS duo was down 8% compared to the CTS's output last October.

 Acura knows how Cadillac feels. But there's one key difference. Acura TSX sales plunged by 1400 units in October 2012, but the new, less expensive ILX filled in with 1529 sales. There may be an advantage to selling a smaller, less expensive, Civic-based sedan rather than a bigger, more expensive, Euro Accord-based car to American consumers, but until now we're not really seeing it. Year-over-year, the ILX/TSX pair was up 4% compared to the TSX's output last October.

U.S. small luxury car sales chart October 2012
Small/Entry Luxury Car Sales Chart
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Meanwhile BMW sold more than 10,000 copies of its two small cars, Mercedes-Benz sold 7636 C-Class sedans and coupes, and Lexus's three smallest cars fell 120 units short of Infiniti's G coupe and sedan total.

 Audi reported its best A7 sales month since May, and was therefore able to outsell the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class by 169 units. Of course, Mercedes-Benz has an E-Class-sized trick up its sleeve. In what's been a tough year for the best-selling midsize luxury car in America, October was a bright spot, despite a loss to the much less costly Lexus ES. E-Class sales jumped 17%, and Mercedes-Benz's E/CLS total stood at 5864 units. That's nearly 2.5 times better than Audi's A6/A7 total.

All 265 Vehicles Ranked By U.S. October YTD Sales

 Between the new ES and still-fresh GS sedan, Lexus sold 7492 midsize luxury cars in the United States in October 2012. The ES accounted for more than half of all Lexus passenger car sales and three out of every ten overall Lexus sales in October. The RX crossover remains the brand's top seller.

U.S. midsize luxury car sales chart October 2012
Midsize Luxury Car Sales Chart
As will always be the case in the future, historic brand and corporate totals (monthly and yearly going back to 2002) are now available through the dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats page, along with results for more than 260 currently sold vehicles. That's where you'll find out that Cadillac ATS sales in October, the car's second month on sale, were 107% better than in September while Cadillac CTS sales fell 24% in the same period.

 But after the jump you'll find detailed October 2012 and year-to-date U.S. sales figures for nearly three dozen luxury cars. If the car you're looking for isn't grouped together with these premium-priced vehicles, check out the large luxury car section or the mainstream alternative.

Small/Entry Luxury Car
October 2012
%
Change
Year To Date
YTD
% Change
1529
-----7658-----
1577
- 47.0%24,955+ 1.0%
- TSX Sedan
1185
- 56.4%21,519 - 2.2%
- TSX SportWagon
392
+ 51.4% 3436 + 27.7%
658
+ 59.7%6408+ 17.9%
3151
+ 20.6%31,381+ 8.2%
- A4
2740
+ 4.9% 29,138 + 0.4%
411
----- 2243 -----
1308
- 6.2%14,313+ 9.1%
778
+ 14.6%6313- 12.9%
9729
+ 25.6%78,081- 0.3%
1266
-----1877-----
2344
- 40.2%40,809- 10.9%
3438
- 10.1%49,490+ 4.8%
- G Sedan
3730
- 8.9% 38,486 + 10.8%
- G Coupe & Convertible
718
- 14.3% 11,004 - 11.8%
1199
- 20.6%14,811+ 42.9%
3
- 98.5%644- 73.0%
2116
- 19.8%23,223- 0.6%
7636
+ 7.8%65,376+ 22.9%
148
- 53.3%2321- 19.7%
1153
- 34.0%19,146+ 9.1%

Midsize Luxury Car
October 2012
%
Change
Year To Date
YTD
% Change
21
- 4.5%350- 65.0%
2560
- 3.8%29,408+ 15.1%
1620
+ 36.6%15,529+ 96.8%
768
+ 17.3%7019+ 47.7%
4228
- 16.2%42,556- 1.1%
Cadillac STS
1
- 99.4%463- 95.9%
2540
-----9696-----
318
+ 11.6%3281+ 27.8%
2175
- 16.4%29,191+ 4.9%
738
+ 11.1%7497- 14.9%
278
- 45.1%4658+ 9.0%
5971
+ 38.9%42,105+ 34.7%
1521
+ 472%17,538+ 424%
699
- 28.7%10,109+ 2.9%
1614
- 17.4%25,088+ 9.0%
599
- 21.5%6708+ 57.1%
5265
+ 16.6%50,061- 4.4%
163
- 53.3%2805- 34.8%
386
- 12.9%4402- 6.3%
Source: Manufacturers & ANDC 
Italicized lines are nothing more than available breakdowns, already included in the model's total, not in addition to the model's total.

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