Top 15 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In America - October 2016

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The Lexus RX was America's top-selling premium brand vehicle in October 2016. 

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U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2016 YTD

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Thanks to a modest uptick in a market that declined in an abbreviated sales month, the top-selling Lexus outsold the second-ranked Mercedes-Benz C-Class by more than 1800 units and the second-ranked SUV/crossover by nearly 3000 units.

Among vehicles priced above $50,000, the Mercedes-Benz GLE was October's top seller, though GLE/M-Class sales were down 17%, year-over-year.

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These two lists of America's luxury leaders are subject to change. The Ford Motor Company has not yet submitted October 2016 sales numbers because of a fire at the company's headquarters. This means we've yet to receive Lincoln sales results. Both one year ago and last month, however, there were no Lincolns among the top 15 best-selling luxury vehicles. 

Once we have Lincoln's figures, we'll also have a luxury auto brand market share chart. (Updated at 11:15 AM AT on 11.02.2016 with Lincoln results.)

Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these top-selling luxury vehicles can always be accessed through the dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats page, and for those not viewing the mobile version of this site, near the top right of this page, as well. Mobile users can now thumb across the tables for full-width access.

November 2016 • September 2016 • October 2015

Rank	Premium Brand Vehicle	October 2016	October 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
#1	Lexus RX	8044	8018	0.3%	88,284	77,940	8.1%
#2	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	6227	7283	-14.5%	62,561	71,818	-12.9%
#3	BMW 3-Series	5215	11,012	-52.6%	58,307	80,845	-27.9%
#4	Acura MDX	5052	4405	14.7%	44,630	47,862	-6.8%
#5	Cadillac XT5	4989	---	---	26,685	---	---
#6	Lexus NX	4274	3399	25.7%	42,389	35,346	19.9%
#7	Lexus ES	4190	5426	-22.8%	47,963	52,388	-8.4%
#8	Audi A4	4176	3156	32.3%	29,253	25,686	13.9%
#9	Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class & M-Class	4042	4880	-17.2%	41,523	41,327	0.5%
#10	Acura RDX	3944	3891	1.4%	42,666	42,393	0.6%
#11	BMW X5	3885	4292	-9.5%	36,703	44,782	-18.0%
#12	Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class	3827	5162	-25.9%	41,403	45,103	-8.2%
#13	Audi Q5	3772	4863	-22.4%	38,967	41,429	-5.9%
#14	Infiniti Q50	3689	3811	-3.2%	34,852	35,414	-1.6%
#15	BMW X3	3680	3028	21.5%	34,683	23,811	45.7%

For the purposes of the above list, premium brands include Acura, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Cadillac, Infiniti, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and Volvo. Brands like Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Lotus don't report specific monthly sales data.

Rank	Vehicles With Base Prices Above $50K	October 2016	October 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
#1	Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class & M-Class	4042	4880	-17.2%	41,523	41,327	0.5%
#2	BMW X5	3885	4292	-9.5%	36,703	44,782	-18.0%
#3	Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class	3827	5162	-25.9%	41,403	45,103	-8.2%
#4	GMC Yukon XL	3469	2722	27.4%	27,582	23,661	16.6%
#5	Cadillac Escalade	3441	3151	9.2%	30,128	28,281	6.5%
	Cadillac Escalade *	1988	1838	8.2%	18,119	16,815	7.8%
	Cadillac Escalade ESV *	1453	1313	10.7%	12,009	11,466	4.7%
#6	Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class & GL-Class	2828	2613	8.2%	24,072	21,942	9.7%
#7	Audi Q7	2798	2106	32.9%	24,683	16,527	49.3%
#8	Mercedes-Benz S-Class	2420	1921	26.0%	15,834	17,969	-11.9%
#9	Land Rover Range Rover Sport	1580	1906	-17.1%	16,925	17,437	-2.9%
#10	BMW 5-Series	1462	2693	-45.7%	29,167	36,531	-20.2%
#11	Cadillac CT6	1316	---	---	6707	---	---
#12	Jaguar F-Pace	1240	---	---	---	---	---
#13	Land Rover Range Rover	1223	1803	-32.2%	12,748	14,388	-11.4%
#14	Infiniti QX80	1214	1206	0.7%	13,008	11,738	10.8%
#15	Porsche Cayenne	1206	1454	-17.1%	12,712	13,721	-7.4%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
$50,000 USD (before delivery) is an arbitrary borderline, upgraded in 2016 from $45K last year by $5K, but if GCBC was to follow this system of designating only expensive vehicles as luxury vehicles, adding approximately $20,000 to the average new car transaction price seemed like a fitting place to begin. Plenty of less expensive vehicles with specific models feature prices above $50,000 - M, RS, and AMG models come to mind, specifically - but in the case of the second list, we know that none of the registrations were of cars priced below that borderline.

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