Small And Midsize Luxury Car Sales In America - February 2017

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Increasing availability of a new generation of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, the standard bearer of the luxury car establishment, led to a 41% year-over-year uptick in sales of the class-leading middle-rung Benz. February 2017 U.S. sales of the E-Class jumped to 3340 units.

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U.S. Vehicle Sales By Model - February 2017 YTD
U.S. Car Sales By Model - February 2017 YTD

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Don't be surprised to see a similar surge from the BMW 5-Series in the near future, as BMW launches a new generation of its E-Class fighter, perenially the second fiddle. The Audi A6 and Maserati Ghibli also posted February and year-to-date increases, though this is undeniably a segment in which consumers are quickly losing interest.

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Among smaller, more affordable luxury cars, the Alfa Romeo Giulia and Jaguar XE remain predictably low-volume challengers early in their tenures. February was essentially the Alfa's first true month of (admittedly still limited) availability. 8342 Jaguar XEs have been sold since May 2016, roughly the number of C-Class sedans and coupes sold by Mercedes-Benz every five weeks. 

C-Class sales have increased in four consecutive mnths. Boosted still by a new model, U.S. sales of the Audi A4 have increased in eight consecutive months.

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 • March 2017 • January 2017 • February 2016

Small/Entry  Luxury Car	Feb. 2017	Feb. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Acura ILX *	739	1500	-50.7%	1432	2733	-47.6%
Acura TLX	2406	3080	-21.9%	4309	5319	-19.0%
Alfa Romeo Giulia	412	---	---	482	---	---
Audi A3	1915	2183	-12.3%	3721	4331	-14.1%
Audi A4  ^	2547	1951	30.5%	4506	3425	31.6%
Audi A5 *	333	602	-44.7%	637	1117	-43.0%
BMW 2-Series *	598	1085	-44.9%	1256	1795	-30.0%
BMW 3-Series	4408	4595	-4.1%	8440	7882	7.1%
BMW 4-Series	2812	2683	4.8%	4756	4515	5.3%
BMW i3	318	248	28.2%	700	430	62.8%
Cadillac ATS	1005	1591	-36.8%	1979	2658	-25.5%
Infiniti Q40	---	16	-100%	---	26	-100%
Infiniti Q50	3444	3364	2.4%	6650	6278	5.9%
Infiniti Q60 *	810	172	371%	1542	304	407%
Jaguar XE	993	---	---	1686	---	---
Lexus CT200h	458	762	-39.9%	851	1384	-38.5%
Lexus IS	1684	2961	-43.1%	3107	5139	-39.5%
Lexus RC	495	920	-46.2%	942	1675	-43.8%
Mercedes-Benz B-Class *	56	37	51.4%	109	95	14.7%
Mercedes-Benz C-Class	6145	6102	0.7%	12,598	11,181	12.7%
Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class	1526	1474	3.5%	2931	4642	-36.9%
Volvo S60	1060	823	28.8%	1655	1278	29.5%
Volvo S60 Cross Country	14	42	-66.7%	30	80	-62.5%
Volvo V60	278	252	10.3%	401	399	0.5%
Volvo V60 Cross Country	147	154	-4.5%	272	230	18.3%
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Total	34,603	36,597	-5.4%	64,992	66,916	-2.9%

Midsize Luxury Car	Feb. 2017	Feb. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Acura RLX	103	103	0.0%	183	201	-9.0%
Audi A6	1094	1064	2.8%	2102	1905	10.3%
Audi A7	471	429	9.8%	885	861	2.8%
BMW 5-Series	2731	2758	-1.0%	3480	6553	-46.9%
Cadillac CT6	802	---	---	1436	---	---
Cadillac CTS	913	1461	-37.5%	1604	2474	-35.2%
Cadillac XTS	1345	1813	-25.8%	3194	3626	-11.9%
Genesis G80	1255	---	---	2605	---	---
Infiniti Q70	414	494	-16.2%	890	986	-9.7%
Jaguar XF	317	790	-59.9%	607	1516	-60.0%
Kia K900	31	83	-62.7%	65	151	-57.0%
Lexus ES	2709	3826	-29.2%	4880	7226	-32.5%
Lexus GS	536	1167	-54.1%	958	2465	-61.1%
Lincoln Continental	1079	---	---	2246	---	---
Lincoln MKS	17	599	-97.2%	37	1137	-96.7%
Lincoln MKZ	2074	2128	-2.5%	4164	4074	2.2%
Maserati Ghibli	523	483	8.3%	879	808	8.8%
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class	131	338	-61.2%	264	625	-57.8%
Mercedes-Benz E-Class	3340	2362	41.4%	7362	4865	51.3%
Volvo S80	2	43	-95.3%	3	84	-96.4%
Volvo S90	369	---	---	593	---	---
Volvo V90 Cross Country *	33	---	---	37	---	--
Volvo XC70 *	19	287	-93.4%	43	539	-92.0%
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Total	20,308	20,228	0.4%	38,517	40,096	-3.9%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* vehicle also displayed in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ A4 includes Allroad, without which A4 sales were up 30% to 2377 in February; up 31% to 4114 YTD.
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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Small & Midsize Luxury Car Sales In America - March 2017
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U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - February 2017
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