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

The U.S. market hosted the arrival of a handful of new luxury utility vehicles in August 2016. Mercedes-Benz's front-wheel-drive architecture from the CLA and GLA now underpins the Infiniti QX30. The first 74 were sold in August. 

Maserati sold its first 91 Levantes, the brand's new Porsche Cayenne-fighting SUV. Levante pricing starts at a lofty $72,000.

We've included the Bentley Bentayga's first 223 sales with full-size luxury SUVs. 

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

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Not a single one of these three new utility vehicles is about to become a top seller. The Bentley is far too expensive. The Maserati Levante is, well, a Maserati. The Infiniti QX30 is a Mercedes-Benz without being a Mercedes-Benz. 

But premium utility vehicles are a booming sector. Why wouldn't Infiniti want to sell a new small entry? Sales of the current crop are up 27% this year. 

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Why wouldn't Maserati want to join the ranks of the sports-car-maker-turned-SUV-builders? Porsche now produces 60% of its U.S. sales with utility vehicles. 

Why wouldn't Bentley throw an SUV into the mix? Compatriot Jaguar just released its first SUV and the F-Pace already accounts for nearly six in ten Jaguar USA 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 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.

Click Column Headers To Sort • September 2016 • July 2016 • August 2015

Compact Luxury SUV	August 2016	August 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Audi Q3	2238	1189	88.2%	12,525	8602	45.6%
BMW X1	1440	2317	-37.9%	15,709	9411	66.9%
Infiniti QX30	74	---	---	74	---	---
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class	1058	2169	-51.2%	15,375	16,522	-6.9%
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Total	4810	5675	-15.2%	43,683	34,535	26.5%

Small Luxury SUV	August 2016	August 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Acura RDX	4207	4364	-3.6%	34,803	34,654	0.4%
Audi Q5	4419	5051	-12.5%	31,238	31,417	-0.6%
BMW X3	4668	2127	119%	27,174	17,750	53.1%
BMW X4	432	453	-4.6%	3376	4006	-15.7%
Buick Envision	1531	---	---	4478	---	---
Infiniti QX50	1200	241	398%	11,184	1855	503%
Jaguar F-Pace	1222	---	---	4620	---	---
Land Rover Discovery Sport	1038	881	17.8%	9145	2261	304%
Land Rover LR2	---	1	-100%	3	72	-95.8%
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	1130	1430	-21.0%	7074	9573	-26.1%
Lexus NX	5407	4448	21.6%	33,386	28,834	15.8%
Lincoln MKC	2451	2411	1.7%	16,700	16,198	3.1%
Mercedes-Benz  GLC-Class & GLK-Class	4715	2168	117%	31,517	18,321	72.0%
Porsche Macan	2304	1340	71.9%	11,364	9121	24.6%
Volvo XC60	1847	2361	-21.8%	12,770	16,417	-22.2%
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Total	36,571	27,276	34.1%	238,832	190,479	25.4%

Midsize Luxury SUV	August 2016	August 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Acura MDX	5131	4747	8.1%	34,648	39,144	-11.5%
Acura ZDX	---	---	---	---	2	-100%
Audi Q7	2347	2016	16.4%	19,410	12,480	55.5%
BMW X5	4121	2803	47.0%	29,069	37,965	-23.4%
BMW X6	580	443	30.9%	4520	4794	-5.7%
Cadillac SRX	965	6903	-86.0%	21,346	43,863	-51.3%
Cadillac XT5	4929	---	---	17,088	---	---
Infiniti QX60	3268	3995	-18.2%	27,941	25,533	9.4%
Infiniti QX70	283	273	3.7%	3699	3474	6.5%
Land Rover LR4	960	468	105%	8200	5520	48.6%
Land Rover Range Rover Sport	1667	1387	20.2%	13,813	13,898	-0.6%
Lexus GX460	2493	2221	12.2%	15,561	16,249	-4.2%
Lexus RX	9701	9620	0.8%	67,635	62,163	8.8%
Lincoln MKT	273	285	-4.2%	2690	2979	-9.7%
Lincoln MKX	2643	1763	49.9%	20,388	13,031	56.5%
Maserati Levante	91	---	---	91	---	---
Mercedes-Benz  GLE-Class & M-Class	3756	4481	-16.2%	33,354	31,292	6.6%
Porsche Cayenne	1209	1470	-17.8%	10,267	10,944	-6.2%
Volkswagen Touareg *	367	690	-46.8%	2878	4676	-38.5%
Volvo XC70 *	778	445	74.8%	3919	3497	12.1%
Volvo XC90	2859	918	211%	21,760	3659	495%
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Total	48,421	44,928	7.8%	358,277	335,163	6.9%

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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