Large Luxury Car Sales In America - July 2015 YTD

Mercedes-Benz S-Class sales fell 26% to 1414 units in the United States in July 2015, the second-lowest total for the S-Class in 18 months.

And yet, it was still America's top-selling flagship luxury car.

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

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Granted, Mercedes-Benz's own CLS-Class came close thanks a to a 76% year-over-year leap. We include the CLS in this segment breakdown not because it's a direct S-Class rival – that would be silly – but rather for the same reason we include it in the E-Class's "midsize" breakdown. It's a tweener: sized like a snug E-Class, priced like a Jaguar XJ. This is why the Audi A7's here, as well.

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Regardless, against more direct S-Class rivals like the BMW 7-Series, the S-Class was decidedly more popular even in what was a declining month for the Benz and an improved month for the BMW.

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.

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Large Luxury Car	July 2015	July 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	%  Change
Audi A7 *	749	647	15.8%	4125	5116	-19.4%
Audi A8	418	503	-16.9%	2935	3137	-6.4%
BMW 6-Series *	311	384	-19.0%	5395	5717	-5.6%
BMW 7-Series	916	544	68.4%	6139	5255	16.8%
Jaguar XJ	336	305	10.2%	2192	2627	-16.6%
Lexus LS	631	624	1.1%	4332	4578	-5.4%
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class *	1238	705	75.6%	4039	3899	3.6%
Mercedes-Benz S-Class	1414	1920	-26.4%	11,994	13,151	-8.8%
Porsche Panamera	370	391	-5.4%	2862	3516	-18.6%
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Total	6383	6023	6.0%	44,013	46,996	-6.3%

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 those brands in the first seven months of 2015 were 595, 1239, 441, 87, and 665, respectively. Tesla, unfortunately, doesn't release model-specific monthly U.S. sales data, but HybridCars.com estimates Tesla sales: 1800 in July; 13,700 YTD.

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