Automotive
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - January 2017
The next-best-selling car was Mercedes-Benz's E-Class, ranked third overall. (Mercedes-Benz is now including CLS sales inside the E's total.) Total E-Class/CLS-Class sales jumped 49% in January. The second-ranked Lexus RX, America's top-selling premium utility vehicle and 2016's top-selling premium brand vehicle overall, sid 21% to 5520 units as Lexus reported a five-year sales low.
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The E-Class was the most popular vehicle among new vehicles with base prices above $50,000. Of the 15 $50K+ leaders, the E-Class, its S-Class big brother, its BMW 5-Series rival, the Chevrolet Corvette, and the Porsche 911 were the only passenger cars.
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.
February 2017 • December 2016 • January 2016
Rank | Premium Brand Vehicle | January 2017 | January 2016 | % Change |
#1 | Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 6,453 | 5,079 | 27.1% |
#2 | Lexus RX | 5,520 | 6,956 | -20.6% |
#3 | Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class | 4,155 | 2,790 | 48.9% |
#4 | BMW 3-Series | 4,032 | 3,287 | 22.7% |
#5 | Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class & M-Class | 3,970 | 3,663 | 8.4% |
#6 | Cadillac XT5 | 3,883 | --- | --- |
#7 | Audi Q5 | 3,636 | 2,691 | 35.1% |
#8 | BMW X5 | 3,276 | 2,584 | 26.8% |
#9 | Acura MDX | 3,274 | 3,576 | -8.4% |
#10 | Infiniti Q50 | 3,206 | 2,914 | 10.0% |
#11 | Acura RDX | 3,202 | 3,104 | 3.2% |
#12 | BMW X3 | 3,154 | 2,002 | 57.5% |
#13 | Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class & GLK-Class | 3,065 | 2,849 | 7.6% |
#14 | Lexus NX | 2,964 | 3,133 | -5.4% |
#15 | Lincoln MKX | 2,928 | 2,052 | 42.7% |
Rank | Vehicles With Base Prices Above $50K | January 2017 | January 2015 | % Change |
#1 | Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class | 4,155 | 2,790 | 48.9% |
#2 | Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class & M-Class | 3,970 | 3,663 | 8.4% |
#3 | BMW X5 | 3,276 | 2,584 | 26.8% |
#4 | Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class & GL-Class | 2,336 | 1,796 | 30.1% |
#5 | Cadillac Escalade | 2,197 | 2,002 | 9.7% |
Cadillac Escalade * | 1,218 | 1,227 | -0.7% | |
Cadillac Escalade ESV * | 979 | 775 | 26.3% | |
#6 | GMC Yukon XL | 2,078 | 1,995 | 4.2% |
#7 | Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 1,918 | 1,361 | 40.9% |
#8 | Land Rover Range Rover | 1,833 | 1,475 | 24.3% |
#9 | Infiniti QX80 | 1,749 | 1,164 | 50.3% |
#10 | Lexus GX | 1,418 | 1,608 | -11.8% |
#11 | Porsche Cayenne | 1,350 | 1,395 | -3.2% |
#12 | Chevrolet Corvette | 1,263 | 1,501 | -15.9% |
#13 | Mercedes-Benz S-Class | 1,212 | 1,277 | -5.1% |
#14 | Porsche 911 | 814 | 723 | 12.6% |
#15 | BMW 5-Series | 749 | 3,795 | -80.3% |
$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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