Small And Midsize Luxury Car Sales In America - January 2016

Typically America's best-selling premium brand car, the BMW 3-Series suffered a 31% year-over-year drop to only 3287 January sales in 2016. As a result, the 3-Series ranked fourth overall among premium brand cars, more than 500 sales back of BMW's bigger 5-Series; nearly 1800 sales behind the Mercedes-Benz C-Class. 

January, of course, is a low-volume sales month for the industry and for the 3-Series, which is transitioning into updated MY2016 form. Only 1 out of every 20 3ers sold in America in 2015 left dealers in January of last year. 

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U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - January 2016
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - January 2016

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Moreover, the 3-Series' sharp drop was by no means the only decline in its circle of rivals. The class-leading Mercedes-Benz C-Class took a 19% dive. The Audi A4 tumbled 18%. Lexus IS sales slid 36%. The Volvo S60 posted a massive 67% year-over-year decline. 

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Among the larger 5-Series' class, the BMW's 13% increase was certainly an exception. Cadillac barely sold 1000 CTS sedans. The Acura RLX, Hyundai Equus, Infiniti Q70, Lexus GS, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, and Volvo S80 all reported losses of at least 20%. 

Keep in mind, the U.S. auto industry's collective 0.4% decline in January occurred largely because of a strange auto sales calendar. 

The duration of the industry's "January" was just 24 days and didn't begin until January 5. In 2015, there were 26 selling days. Thus, for a car like the Infiniti Q50, which posted a 2% volume loss, the daily selling rate was actually up 6%.

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 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.

Click Column Headers To Sort • February 2016 • December 2015 • January 2015

Small/Entry  Luxury Car	January 2016	January 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Acura ILX *	1233	992	24.3%	1233	992	24.3%
Acura TLX	2239	2892	-22.6%	2239	2892	-22.6%
Acura TSX	---	6	-100%	---	6	-100%
Audi A3	2148	2383	-9.9%	2148	2383	-9.9%
Audi A4  ^	1474	1790	-17.7%	1474	1790	-17.7%
Audi A5 *	515	843	-38.9%	515	843	-38.9%
BMW 2-Series *	710	375	89.3%	710	375	89.3%
BMW 3-Series	3287	4733	-30.6%	3287	4733	-30.6%
BMW 4-Series	1832	2615	-29.9%	1832	2615	-29.9%
BMW i3	182	670	-72.8%	182	670	-72.8%
Cadillac ATS	1067	1757	-39.3%	1067	1757	-39.3%
Infiniti Q40	10	1029	-99.0%	10	1029	-99.0%
Infiniti Q50	2914	2966	-1.8%	2914	2966	-1.8%
Infiniti Q60 *	132	466	-71.7%	132	466	-71.7%
Lexus CT200h	622	1005	-38.1%	622	1005	-38.1%
Lexus IS	2178	3375	-35.5%	2178	3375	-35.5%
Lexus RC	755	847	-10.9%	755	847	-10.9%
Mercedes-Benz B-Class *	58	240	-75.8%	58	240	-75.8%
Mercedes-Benz C-Class	5079	6236	-18.6%	5079	6236	-18.6%
Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class	3168	2491	27.2%	3168	2491	27.2%
Volvo S60	455	1371	-66.8%	455	1371	-66.8%
Volvo S60 Cross Country	38	---	---	38	---	---
Volvo V60	147	292	-80.7%	147	292	-80.7%
Volvo V60 Cross Country	76	28	171%	76	28	171%
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Total	30,319	39,402	-23.1%	30,319	39,402	-23.1%

Midsize Luxury Car	January 2016	January 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Acura RLX	98	176	-44.3%	98	176	-44.3%
Acura TL	---	18	-100%	---	18	-100%
Audi A6	841	1202	-30.0%	841	1202	-30.0%
Audi A7	432	285	51.6%	432	285	51.6%
BMW 5-Series	3795	3359	13.0%	3795	3359	13.0%
Cadillac CTS	1013	1698	-40.3%	1013	1698	-40.3%
Cadillac XTS	1813	1882	-3.7%	1813	1882	-3.7%
Hyundai Equus	171	220	-22.3%	171	220	-22.3%
Infiniti Q70	492	627	-21.5%	492	627	-21.%
Jaguar XF	726	644	12.7%	726	644	12.7%
Kia K900	68	119	-42.9%	68	119	-42.9%
Lexus ES	3400	4080	-16.7%	3400	4080	-16.7%
Lexus GS	1298	1679	-22.7%	1298	1679	-22.7%
Lincoln MKS	538	645	-16.6%	538	645	-16.6%
Lincoln MKZ	1946	1830	6.3%	1946	1830	6.3%
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class	287	406	-29.3%	287	406	-29.3%
Mercedes-Benz E-Class	2503	4336	-42.3%	2503	4336	-42.3%
Volvo S80	41	212	-80.7%	41	212	-80.7%
Volvo XC70 *	252	330	-24.0%	252	330	-24.0%
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Total	19,714	23,748	-17.0%	19,714	23,748	-17.0%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* vehicle also displayed in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ A4 includes Allroad, without which A4 sales were down 15.2% to 1325 in January.
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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