Large Luxury SUV Sales In America - December 2016 & 2016 Year End

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U.S. sales of the regular-wheelbase Cadillac Escalade increased in 2016 to the highest level seen since 2008. The long-wheelbase Escalade ESV enjoyed a boost to the highest level since 2007.

At the opposite end of the spectrum, the Toyota Land Cruiser's U.S. sales volume reached an eight-year high.

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U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - 2016 Year End
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales By Model - 2016 Year End

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Across the full-size luxury SUV segment, sales grew 10% in 2016, year-over-year. Credit isn't only owed to the high-volume Cadillac and low-volume Toyota. 

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2016 was the best year ever for the Infiniti QX80. The Toyota Land Cruiser's Lexus LX570 sibling climbed to an eight-year high. The Mercedes-Benz G-Class grew its U.S. sales for a seventh consecutive year. The Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class, formerly known as the GL, reached an all-time high.

Hugely profitable when not selling at record levels, these flagship luxury SUVs are presumably far more lucrative now that sales are shooting through the roof. 

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. This table is sortable, so you can rank large luxury SUVs any which way you like. Mobile users can now thumb across the table 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 • January 2017 • November 2016 • December 2015

Large Luxury SUV	Dec. 2016	Dec. 2015	% Change	2016	2015	% Change
Bentley Bentayga	241	---	---	884	---	---
Cadillac Escalade & Escalade ESV	5472	4659	17.5%	39,092	35,921	8.8%
Infiniti QX80	2026	2171	-6.7%	16,772	15,646	7.2%
Land Rover Range Rover	2165	1835	18.0%	16,155	17,821	-9.3%
Lexus LX570	836	892	-6.3%	5707	3884	46.9%
Lincoln Navigator	1110	1250	-11.2%	10,421	11,964	-12.9%
Mercedes-Benz G-Class	453	541	-16.3%	3950	3616	9.2%
Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class & GL-Class	3262	2849	14.5%	30,442	27,707	9.9%
Toyota Land Cruiser	456	350	30.3%	3705	2687	37.9%
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Total	16,021	14,547	10.1%	127,128	119,246	6.6%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
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. 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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