Small And Midsize Luxury Car Sales In America - January 2017

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The Mercedes-Benz C-Class, BMW 3-Series, Infiniti Q50, and Audi A4 all posted year-over-year U.S. sales improvements to begin 2017. January 2017 sales of numerous lower-volume luxury cars also increased despite the market's turn away from passenger cars.

U.S. car sales plunged 13% in January, a year-over-year dive worth 61,000 lost sales compared with January 2016. While mainstream, volume brand cars played a more significant role – midsize car volume was down by more than 30,000 units, for example – many premium nameplates increased the rate of decline.

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U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - January 2017
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - January 2017

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The Acura ILX, for instance, was down 44%. The Acura TLX, Audi A3, Lexus IS, Mercedes-Benz CLA, Cadillac CTS, Jaguar XF, Lexus ES, and Lexus GS all posted worse-than-average decreases. 

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The BMW 5-Series, however, tumbled 80%, a loss of 3046 sales, as BMW readies the G30 replacement for the departing F10 5-Series. Don't expect the 5-Series to continue such declines. 

But don't expect 5-Series sales to rebound to historic norms, either. The market has moved on, and selling more than 56,000 5ers in 2017 – as BMW did in 2012 and 2013 – is highly unlikely. Only 44,162 were sold in 2015; only 32,408 last year.

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 sortable, so you can rank luxury brand cars 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 • February 2017 • December 2016 • January 2016

Small/Entry  Luxury Car	Jan. 2017	Jan. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Acura ILX *	693	1233	-43.8%	693	1233	-43.8%
Acura TLX	1903	2239	-15.0%	1903	2239	-15.0%
Alfa Romeo Giulia	70	---	---	70	---	---
Audi A3	1806	2148	-15.9%	1806	2148	-15.9%
Audi A4  ^	1959	1474	32.9%	1959	1474	32.9%
Audi A5 *	304	515	-41.0%	304	515	-41.0%
BMW 2-Series *	658	710	-7.3%	658	710	-7.3%
BMW 3-Series	4032	3287	22.7%	4032	3287	22.7%
BMW 4-Series	1944	1832	6.1%	1944	1832	6.1%
BMW i3	382	182	110%	382	182	110%
Cadillac ATS	974	1067	-8.7%	974	1067	-8.7%
Infiniti Q40	---	10	-100%	---	10	-100%
Infiniti Q50	3206	2914	10.0%	3206	2914	10.0%
Infiniti Q60 *	732	132	455%	732	132	455%
Jaguar XE	693	---	---	693	---	---
Lexus CT200h	393	622	-36.8%	393	622	-36.8%
Lexus IS	1423	2178	-34.7%	1423	2178	-34.7%
Lexus RC	447	755	-40.8%	447	755	-40.8%
Mercedes-Benz B-Class *	53	58	-8.6%	53	58	-8.6%
Mercedes-Benz C-Class	6453	5079	27.1%	6453	5079	27.1%
Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class	1405	3168	-55.7%	1405	3168	-55.7%
Volvo S60	595	455	30.8%	595	455	30.8%
Volvo S60 Cross Country	16	38	-57.9%	16	38	-57.9%
Volvo V60	248	223	11.2%	248	223	11.2%
Volvo V60 Cross Country	125	76	64.5%	125	76	64.5%
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Total	30,514	30,395	0.4%	30,514	30,395	0.4%

Midsize Luxury Car	Jan. 2017	Jan. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Acura RLX	80	98	-18.4%	80	98	-18.4%
Audi A6	1008	841	19.9%	1008	841	19.9%
Audi A7	414	432	-4.2%	414	432	-4.2%
BMW 5-Series	749	3795	-80.3%	749	3795	-80.3%
Cadillac CT6	634	---	---	634	---	---
Cadillac CTS	691	1013	-31.8%	691	1013	-31.8%
Cadillac XTS	1849	1813	2.0%	1849	1813	2.0%
Genesis G80	1350	---	---	1350	---	---
Infiniti Q70	476	492	-3.3%	476	492	-3.3%
Jaguar XF	290	726	-60.1%	290	726	-60.1%
Kia K900	34	68	-50.0%	34	68	-50.0%
Lexus ES	2171	3400	-36.1%	2171	3400	-36.1%
Lexus GS	422	1298	-67.5%	422	1298	-67.5%
Lincoln Continental	1167	---	---	1167	---	---
Lincoln MKS	20	538	-96.3%	20	538	-96.3%
Lincoln MKZ	2090	1946	7.4%	2090	1946	7.4%
Maserati Ghibli	356	325	9.5%	356	325	9.5%
Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class	4155	2790	48.9%	4155	2790	48.9%
Volvo S80	1	41	-97.6%	1	41	-97.6%
Volvo S90	224	---	---	224	---	---
Volvo V90 Cross Country *	4	---	---	4	---	---
Volvo XC70 *	24	252	-90.5%	24	252	-90.5%
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Total	16,119	19,868	-18.9%	16,119	19,868	-18.9%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* vehicle also displayed in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ A4 includes Allroad, without which A4 sales were up 31% to 1737 in January.
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 why you'll see the Acura ILX here but also with mainstream cars like the Buick Verano, too, and the Audi A5 is also displayed with coupes and convertibles... because readers have wanted it both ways. Hyundai USA, not GoodCarBadCar, chooses to combine sales figures for the Genesis sedan and Genesis Coupe, forcing us to include the Genesis with volume-brand cars on pricing grounds before we even get to the "brand status" issue. The K900, Equus, and XTS are here not because of their size but because of their price points, their lack of direct comparability with the Mercedes-Benz S-Class. 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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