Small And Midsize Luxury Car Sales In America - July 2015 YTD

More than just a fast start, U.S. sales of the Audi A3 continue to grow. More than a year since the relaunch of the sedan (and now convertible) A3, sales jumped 46% to more than 3100 units in July 2015.

This marked the fifth consecutive month in which A3 sales rose beyond 3000 units.

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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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At BMW, sales of the brand's core 3-Series and 4-Series models declined, but the entry-level 2-Series coupe and cabriolet jumped 61% to 1028 units, the fifth consecutive month in which 2-Series sales shot past the 1K marker.

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Over at Mercedes-Benz, the CLA-Class's modest 3% uptick equalled only 61 extra units. But Mercedes-Benz USA's old entry point, the C-Class, posted a 12% increase to 6384 sales, second only to the 3-Series among premium cars.

At Lexus, July's top-selling premium brand, crossovers are the main source of growth. The NX added 4337 sales to the Lexus brand's July tally compared with July 2014. The IS sedan, the Lexus car division's entry point, was down 6%. But that car decline was more than counteracted by an additional 1232 RC coupe sales.

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 brand 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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Small/Entry  Luxury Car	July 2015	July 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Acura ILX *	1613	1235	30.6%	10,084	9592	5.1%
Acura TLX	3530	---	---	25,702	---	---
Acura TSX	2	479	-99.6%	30	5904	-99.5%
Audi A3	3167	2164	46.3%	21,072	9899	113%
Audi A4  ^	2433	3083	-21.1%	17,305	22,492	-23.1%
Audi A5 *	1105	1610	-31.4%	7824	10,148	-22.9%
BMW 2-Series (& 1-Series) *^	1028	638	61.1%	6370	3906	63.1%
BMW 3-Series ^	7729	8789	-12.1%	50,512	50,310	0.4%
BMW 4-Series ^	3190	3708	-14.0%	28,096	19,110	47.0%
BMW i3	935	363	158%	5391	1057	410%
Cadillac ATS	1588	2582	-38.5%	14,095	17,492	-19.4%
Infiniti Q40	407	1340	-69.6%	8084	9781	-17.3%
Infiniti Q50	3807	2461	54.7%	24,207	20,467	18.3%
Infiniti Q60 *	319	682	-53.2%	2611	4702	-44.5%
Lexus CT200h	1374	1979	-30.6%	8497	10,316	-17.6%
Lexus IS	4280	4542	-5.8%	27,700	28,115	-1.5%
Lexus RC	1232	---	---	7962	---	---
Mercedes-Benz B-Class *	196	41	378%	1368	41	3237%
Mercedes-Benz C-Class	6384	5700	12.0%	49,721	38,734	28.4%
Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class	2439	2378	2.6%	18,542	12,954	43.1%
Volvo C30	---	---	---	---	64	-100%
Volvo S60	1052	1739	-39.5%	9810	12,960	-24.3%
Volvo V60	573	442	29.6%	2868	3181	-9.8%
Volvo V60 Cross Country	232	---	---	1493	---	---
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Total	48,615	45,955	5.8%	349,344	291,225	20.0%

Midsize Luxury Car	July 2015	July 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Acura RLX	213	208	2.4%	1413	2292	-38.4%
Acura TL	3	736	-99.6%	84	9752	-99.1%
Audi A6	1928	1820	5.9%	13,337	13,730	-2.9%
Audi A7 *	749	647	15.8%	4125	5116	-19.4%
BMW 5-Series	2186	5676	-61.5%	25,767	33,293	-22.6%
Cadillac CTS	1515	2039	-25.7%	11,204	18,047	-37.9%
Cadillac XTS	1302	1939	-32.9%	12,892	13,429	-4.0%
Hyundai Equus	174	305	-43.0%	1333	2082	-36.0%
Infiniti Q70	572	272	110%	5056	2997	68.7%
Jaguar XF	470	240	95.8%	4060	3682	10.3%
Kia K900	480	132	264%	1190	948	25.5%
Lexus ES	5440	6326	-14.0%	34,481	39,496	-12.7%
Lexus GS	1701	2001	-15.0%	12,843	12,123	5.9%
Lincoln MKS	544	530	2.6%	4373	5218	-16.2%
Lincoln MKZ	2642	2776	-4.8%	17,902	21,752	-17.7%
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class *	1238	705	75.6%	4039	3899	3.6%
Mercedes-Benz E-Class	4893	6648	-26.4%	27,145	41,244	-34.2%
Mercedes-Benz R-Class	---	---	---	4	6	-33.3%
Volvo S80	35	118	-70.3%	958	1079	-11.2%
Volvo XC70 *	405	456	-11.2%	3052	2637	15.7%
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Total	26,490	33,574	-21.1%	185,258	232,822	-20.4%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* vehicle also displayed in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ BMW USA, previously combined sales figures of the 3-Series and 4-Series but recently began splitting the pair. 2-Series figures continue to take old 1-Series sales into account.
^ A4 includes Allroad, without which A4 sales were down 18% to 2218 in July; down 22% to 15,765 YTD.
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 why you'll see the Acura ILX here but also with mainstream cars like the Buick Verano, too, and the Audi A5 is also displayed with coupes and convertibles... because readers have wanted it both ways. Hyundai USA, not GoodCarBadCar, chooses to combine sales figures for the Genesis sedan and Genesis Coupe, forcing us to include the Genesis with volume-brand cars on pricing grounds before we even get to the "brand status" issue. The K900, Equus, and XTS are here not because of their size but because of their price points, their lack of direct comparability with the Mercedes-Benz 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.

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