Small And Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In America - February 2016 YTD

Luxury car sales are falling. Hard and fast. Head over heels. 

But that doesn't mean premium automakers are in particular trouble in America. Profit margins on upmarket crossovers are typically superior to that of cars, and premium automakers are selling a lot of upmarket crossovers.

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U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - February 2016 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - February 2016 YTD

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Across the sector, led by the Lexus RX, luxury SUV/crossover sales are up 16% through the first two months of 2016, a gain of 21,000 sales for the 11 premium brands which market utility vehicles. 

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Of the 40 or so nameplates, including a handful of flagship models displayed in this post, only 13 are selling less often in 2016 than they were at this stage of 2016. The sharpest declines belong to the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class and Land Rover Range Rover Evoque.

The most notable improvements have been posted by the lengthened Infiniti QX50, the new Volvo XC90, the Lincoln MKX, Mercedes-Benz GLC, Land Rover LR4, Audi Q7, BMW X1, and BMW X6. 

On the whole, however, improvements are the norm.

Luxury SUV and crossover sales aren't falling.

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 SUVs and crossovers 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 • March 2016 • January 2016 • February 2015

Compact Luxury SUV	February 2016	February 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Audi Q3	988	1046	-5.5%	1890	1919	-1.5%
BMW X1	1418	885	60.2%	3355	1403	139%
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class	1597	1873	-14.7%	4638	3751	23.6%
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Total	4003	3804	5.2%	9883	7073	39.7%

Small Luxury SUV	February 2016	February 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Acura RDX	3798	3862	-1.7%	6902	7379	-6.5%
Audi Q5	2421	2493	-2.9%	5112	5420	-5.7%
BMW X3	3733	3124	19.5%	5735	4465	28.4%
BMW X4	522	466	12.0%	784	862	-9.0%
Infiniti QX50	1396	177	689%	2390	365	555%
Land Rover Discovery Sport	1324	---	---	2364	---	---
Land Rover LR2	1	10	-90.0%	1	46	-97.8%
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	823	1107	-25.7%	1756	2510	-30.0%
Lexus NX	3709	2666	39.1%	6842	5478	24.9%
Lincoln MKC	1746	1558	12.1%	3182	3160	0.7%
Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class & GLK-Class °	3278	1781	84.1%	6127	3179	92.7%
Porsche Macan	1012	624	62.2%	2481	1420	74.7%
Volvo XC60	1187	1954	-39.3%	2047	3471	-41.0%
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Total	24,950	19,822	25.9%	45,723	37,755	21.1%

Midsize Luxury SUV	February 2016	February 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Acura MDX	4292	4553	-5.7%	7868	8934	-11.9%
Audi Q7	1653	1012	63.3%	3989	1892	111%
BMW X5	3842	4149	-7.4%	6426	7363	-12.7%
BMW X6	624	403	54.8%	1009	836	20.7%
Cadillac SRX	4017	3809	5.5%	8795	7294	20.6%
Infiniti QX60	2730	2985	-8.5%	5102	5562	-8.3%
Infiniti QX70	712	569	25.1%	1148	1126	2.0%
Land Rover LR4	1047	615	70.2%	1893	1224	54.7%
Land Rover Range Rover Sport	1684	1827	-7.8%	3045	3579	-14.9%
Lexus GX460	1650	1653	-0.2%	3258	3456	-5.7%
Lexus RX	7192	6490	10.8%	14,148	13,059	8.3%
Lincoln MKT	234	216	8.3%	739	484	52.7%
Lincoln MKX	2375	1135	109%	4427	2493	77.6%
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class & M-Class °	3948	3316	19.1%	7611	6460	17.8%
Porsche Cayenne	1328	1046	27.0%	2723	2162	25.9%
Volkswagen Touareg *	403	413	-2.4%	757	895	-15.4%
Volvo XC70 *	287	316	-9.2%	539	646	-16.6%
Volvo XC90	2472	60	4020%	4847	98	4846%
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Total	40,490	34,567	17.1%	78,324	67,563	15.9%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* indicates a vehicle which is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown
° Mercedes-Benz USA began combining GLK and GLC sales figures – and GLE and M-Class figures – in February 2016's sales report.
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 you'll see the XC70 listed with luxury cars as well as with SUVs and crossovers and the Touareg with luxury SUVs and mainstream SUVs... 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.

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