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

Let down by some declines in the middle section of the sector, U.S. sales of luxury SUVs were nevertheless very healthy overall in July 2016. At the top end, full-size luxury flagships jumped 18%. 

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

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The smallest trio of German luxury crossovers combined for a 24% July increase worth an additional 1056. One size and price class up, big gains from the Mercedes-Benz GLC, Infiniti QX50, Land Rover Discovery Sport joined with the additions provided by all new models to provide an 18% category-wide improvement.

Yet another size and/or price class up, there were many noteworthy increases in July. Sales in the seventh month of 2016 were 146% stronger for the Volvo XC90 than in July 2015. 

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Audi Q7 volume jumped 20%. Land Rover's LR4 and Range Rover Sport rose by 638 sales. Mercedes-Benz GLE sales continued to rise, as well, as did sales of America's top-selling premium utility vehicle, the Lexus RX. 

But at Cadillac, where the XT5's replacement of the Cadillac SRX is slow in taking full effect – July XT5/SRX volume was down 7%. Both of Infiniti's mid-range crossovers posted declines. Porsche reported a 28% Cayenne drop. And at BMW, the South Carolina-built X5 reported a 54% drop, the worst decline of any continuing volume nameplate in July. 

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. Mobile users can now thumb across tables for full-width access. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

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Compact Luxury SUV	July 2016	July 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Audi Q3	1819	1166	56.0%	10,287	7413	38.8%
BMW X1	2130	1189	79.1%	14,269	7094	101%
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class	1502	2040	-26.4%	14,317	14,353	-0.3%
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Total	5451	4395	24.0%	38,873	28,860	34.7%

Small Luxury SUV	July 2016	July 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Acura RDX	4320	4577	-5.6%	30,596	30,290	1.0%
Audi Q5	4833	4700	2.8%	26,819	26,366	1.7%
BMW X3	2678	2340	14.4%	22,506	15,623	44.1%
BMW X4	329	407	-19.2%	2944	3553	-17.1%
Buick Envision	1421	---	---	2947	---	---
Infiniti QX50	1360	182	647%	9984	1614	519%
Jaguar F-Pace	1609	---	---	3398	---	---
Land Rover Discovery Sport	1163	481	142%	8107	1380	487%
Land Rover LR2	---	2	-100%	3	71	-95.8%
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	1036	1497	-30.8%	5944	8143	-27.0%
Lexus NX	4689	4337	8.1%	27,979	24,386	14.7%
Lincoln MKC	2138	2455	-12.9%	14,249	13,787	3.4%
Mercedes-Benz  GLC-Class & GLK-Class	3411	2318	47.2%	26,802	16,153	65.9%
Porsche Macan	931	1533	-39.3%	9060	7781	16.4%
Volvo XC60	2097	2146	-2.3%	10,928	14,056	-22.3%
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Total	32,015	26,975	18.7%	202,266	163,203	23.9%

Midsize Luxury SUV	July 2016	July 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Acura MDX	4902	4977	-1.5%	29,517	34,397	-14.2%
Acura ZDX	---	---	---	---	2	-100%
Audi Q7	2322	1939	19.8%	17,063	10,464	63.1%
BMW X5	2744	6011	-54.4%	24,948	35,162	-29.0%
BMW X6	405	393	3.1%	3940	4351	-9.4%
Cadillac SRX	1307	6753	-80.6%	20,381	36,960	-44.9%
Cadillac XT5	4951	---	---	12,159	---	---
Infiniti QX60	3701	3760	-1.6%	24,673	21,538	14.6%
Infiniti QX70	242	310	-21.9%	3416	3201	6.7%
Land Rover LR4	940	693	35.6%	7240	5052	43.3%
Land Rover Range Rover Sport	1772	1338	32.4%	12,146	12,511	-2.9%
Lexus GX460	1918	2337	-17.9%	13,068	14,028	-6.8%
Lexus RX	8522	8264	3.1%	57,934	52,543	10.3%
Lincoln MKT	259	591	-56.2%	2417	2694	-10.3%
Lincoln MKX	2656	2519	5.4%	17,745	11,268	57.5%
Mercedes-Benz  GLE-Class & M-Class	4412	3851	14.6%	29,598	26,811	10.4%
Porsche Cayenne	1067	1471	-27.5%	9058	9474	-4.4%
Volkswagen Touareg *	308	676	-54.4%	2511	3986	-37.0%
Volvo XC70 *	632	405	56.0%	3141	3052	2.9%
Volvo XC90	2888	1176	146%	18,905	2629	619%
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Total	45,948	47,464	-3.2%	309,860	290,123	6.8%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* indicates a vehicle which is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown
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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