Small And Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In America - November 2016 YTD

U.S. sales of subcompact luxury crossovers jumped 26% in November 2016. U.S. sales of compact luxury crossovers jumped 33%. U.S. sales of midsize luxury utility vehicles rose 6%. U.S. sales of large luxury SUVs rose 2%.

U.S. sales of luxury SUVs and crossovers? Why, they're rising, wouldn't you say?

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U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - November 2016 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - November 2016 YTD

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Led in November 2016 by the Lexus RX, a perennial favourite, the luxury utility vehicle sector continued to explode in popularity thanks to a mix of big and small, new and old, affordable and expensive. 

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On the end end, the BMW X1 posted a 53% increase to a segment-leading 2745 sales. But at the other end of the spectrum, Cadillac Escalade sales jumped 17% to 3492 units. 

In between, Porsche Macan volume more than doubled, the new Jaguar F-Pace added 1525 sales for its second-best month to date, and the Audi Q7 jumped 104% to 2605 sales. 

November was the Q7's ninth consecutive month above 2000 sales. Over the previous five years, Audi USA had averaged 1225 monthly sales.

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 now sortable, so you can rank luxury SUVs and crossovers 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 • December 2016 • October 2016 • November 2015

Subcompact Luxury SUV	Nov. 2016	Nov. 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Audi Q3	1613	1109	45.4%	18,001	11,728	53.5%
BMW X1	2745	1792	53.2%	23,627	12,651	86.8%
Infiniti QX30	473	---	---	1519	---	---
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class	2227	2721	-18.2%	22,194	23,393	-5.1%
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Total	7058	5622	25.5%	65,341	47,772	36.8%

Compact Luxury SUV	Nov. 2016	Nov. 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Acura RDX	3750	3691	1.6%	46,416	46,084	0.7%
Audi Q5	4187	4520	-7.4%	43,154	45,949	-6.1%
BMW X3	4535	4987	-9.1%	39,218	28,798	36.2%
BMW X4	405	572	-29.2%	4590	5545	-17.2%
Buick Envision	1785	---	---	10,262	---	---
Infiniti QX50	1442	908	58.8%	14,947	4015	272%
Jaguar F-Pace	1525	---	---	8194	---	---
Land Rover Discovery Sport	1139	1180	-3.5%	12,584	5937	112%
Land Rover LR2	---	2	-100%	3	76	-96.1%
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	890	1056	-15.7%	9803	13,213	-25.8%
Lexus NX	5120	3284	55.9%	47,509	38,630	23.0%
Lincoln MKC	2065	1805	14.4%	22,767	22,024	3.4%
Mercedes-Benz  GLC-Class & GLK-Class	3876	1216	219%	43,854	23,536	86.3%
Porsche Macan	2054	962	114%	17,536	12,151	44.3%
Volvo XC60	2127	2077	2.4%	17,669	22,623	-21.9%
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Total	34,900	26,260	32.9%	338,506	268,581	26.0%

Midsize Luxury SUV	Nov. 2016	Nov. 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Acura MDX	4622	4092	13.0%	49,252	51,954	-5.2%
Acura ZDX	---	---	---	---	2	-100%
Audi Q7	2605	1279	104%	27,288	17,806	53.3%
BMW X5	4693	3965	18.4%	41,396	48,747	-15.1%
BMW X6	609	672	-9.4%	6323	6359	-0.6%
Cadillac SRX	111	5087	-97.8%	22,015	61,819	-64.4%
Cadillac XT5	5364	---	---	32,049	---	---
Infiniti QX60	3196	3736	-14.5%	37,192	36,783	1.1%
Infiniti QX70	742	610	21.6%	5175	5040	2.7%
Land Rover LR4	503	927	-45.7%	10,392	7716	34.7%
Land Rover Range Rover Sport	1885	1776	6.1%	18,810	19,213	-2.1%
Lexus GX460	2307	2011	14.7%	21,674	22,094	-1.9%
Lexus RX	10,269	10,771	-4.7%	94,553	88,711	6.6%
Lincoln MKT	187	425	-56.0%	3379	4290	-21.2%
Lincoln MKX	2451	1883	30.2%	27,440	19,239	42.6%
Maserati Levante	331	---	---	1309	---	---
Mercedes-Benz  GLE-Class & M-Class	4694	5250	-10.6%	46,217	46,577	-0.8%
Porsche Cayenne	1572	1523	3.2%	14,284	15,244	-6.3%
Volkswagen Touareg *	348	397	-12.3%	3827	6551	-41.6%
Volvo XC70 *	390	262	48.9%	5193	4686	10.8%
Volvo XC90	2606	2236	16.5%	29,218	9642	203%
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Total	49,485	46,902	5.5%	496,986	472,473	5.2%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* indicates a vehicle which is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown
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 you'll see the XC70 listed with luxury cars as well as with SUVs and crossovers and the Touareg with luxury SUVs and mainstream SUVs... because readers have wanted it both ways. 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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Large Luxury SUV Sales In America - November 2016 YTD

Cadillac's Escalade sales surge continued in the United States in November 2016, with total Escalade and Escalade ESV sales jumping 17%, year-over-year, to 3492 units. 

Mercedes-Benz's biggest SUV, the GLS-Class, likewise posted improved November volume. Infiniti QX80 sales grew by a single unit. Lexus also reported a year-over-year increase with the LX570, its sixth consecutive and twelfth in the last thirteen months.

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At the upper end of the scale, Land Rover Range Rover sales tumbled 22% in November, the third consecutive decrease for Land Rover's flagship. After jumping out to a hot start with pent-up demand for a 223-unit result in August, the Bentley Bentayga has averaged a more realistic 140 monthly sales ever since.  

Since its late summer launch, 47% of Bentley's U.S. volume has been produced by the Bentayga.

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 • December 2016 • October 2016 • November 2015

Large Luxury SUV	Nov. 2016	Nov. 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Bentley Bentayga	138	---	---	643	---	---
Cadillac Escalade & Escalade ESV/EXT	3492	2981	17.1%	33,620	31,264	7.5%
Infiniti QX80	1738	1737	0.1%	14,746	13,475	9.4%
Land Rover Range Rover	1242	1598	-22.3%	13,990	15,986	-12.5%
Lexus LX570	614	512	19.9%	4871	2992	62.8%
Lincoln Navigator	677	960	-29.5%	9311	10,714	-13.1%
Mercedes-Benz G-Class	326	334	-2.4%	3497	3075	13.7%
Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class/GL-Class	3108	2916	6.6%	27,180	24,858	9.3%
Toyota Land Cruiser	345	394	-12.4%	3249	2337	39.0%
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Total	11,680	11,432	2.2%	111,107	104,701	6.1%

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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Small SUV Sales In America - November 2016 YTD

Largely due to a sharp declines from a handful of domestic nameplates, U.S. sales of small SUVs/crossovers decreased marginally in November 2016 despite the auto market's forward surge.

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U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - November 2016 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - November 2016 YTD

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Jeep Cherokee volume plunged 37%, a loss of 6739 sales for the model that was – until November – Jeep's best seller. The GMC Terrain, approaching replacement, tumbled 31%. Jeep's Compass – soon transitioning – and the now dying Jeep Patriot also reported declines, and the Dodge Journey took an 11% dive. 

Add the top-selling Honda CR-V's 1% downturn – a new CR-V arrives this month – into the mix and the gains produced by numerous other compact crossovers were washed out. 

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November was the Volkswagen Tiguan's second-best U.S. sales month ever. The Kia Sportage jumped by a third. The Subau Forester, Mazda CX-5, and Hyundai Tucson? On the up and up. The Toyota RAV4, which led all SUVs/crossovers in November volume, rose 3%. 

Subcompact crossovers, meanwhile, jumped 24% to 48,467 units, led by the Jeep Renegade with its second-best month of U.S. sales to date. 

Renegade sales climbed into five-digit territory for the third time in the last five months, rising 30%, year-over-year. A huge Honda HR-V uptick and a surge from GM's subcompact twins propelled the segment.

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 small SUVs and crossovers 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 • December 2016 • October 2016 • November 2015

Small SUVs  & Crossovers	Nov. 2016	Nov. 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Captiva Sport	---	---	---	2	55	-96.4%
Chevrolet Equinox	21,600	19,634	10.0%	215,000	255,762	-15.9%
Dodge Journey	7133	8023	-11.1%	96,991	52,211	81.1%
Ford Escape	23,012	20,807	10.6%	281,281	278,538	1.0%
GMC Terrain	6215	8999	-30.9%	80,485	102,381	-21.4%
Honda CR-V	25,758	25,931	-0.7%	319,557	314,462	1.6%
Hyundai Tucson	7616	6906	10.3%	81,037	55,280	46.6%
Jeep Cherokee	11,479	18,218	-37.0%	183,356	196,092	-6.5%
Jeep Compass	6984	9209	-24.2%	86,107	64,188	34.1%
Jeep Patriot	8568	9933	-13.7%	114,117	108,968	4.7%
Kia Sportage	5608	4211	33.2%	74,859	47,695	57.0%
Mazda CX-5	8865	8756	1.2%	100,246	100,033	0.2%
Mitsubishi Outlander	2220	1717	29.3%	24,111	17,119	40.8%
Nissan Rogue	26,629	22,565	18.0%	289,427	260,711	11.0%
Subaru Forester	14,596	13,655	6.9%	160,578	158,395	1.4%
Toyota RAV4	28,116	27,368	2.7%	314,925	283,546	11.1%
Volkswagen Tiguan	4516	3907	15.6%	38,063	30,943	23.0%
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Total	208,915	209,839	-0.4%	2,460,142	2,326,379	5.7%

Subcompact SUVs & Crossovers	Nov. 2016	Nov. 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	7162	5133	39.5%	70,810	61,051	16.0%
Chevrolet Trax *	8207	6481	26.6%	71,009	57,707	23.1%
Fiat 500X *	822	1621	-49.3%	10,869	7785	39.6%
Honda HR-V *	8141	3505	132%	73,007	37,232	96.1%
Jeep Renegade	10,067	7719	30.4%	94,561	52,211	81.1%
Mazda CX-3 *	1355	1323	2.4%	16,911	4743	257%
Mini Countryman *	867	1260	-31.2%	11,853	14,538	-18.5%
Mini Paceman *	5	330	-98.5%	84	1670	-95.0%
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport *	2355	2955	-20.3%	30,567	33,610	-9.1%
Nissan Juke *	1215	1897	-36.0%	18,287	25,163	-27.3%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	8271	6786	21.9%	85,448	80,837	5.7%
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Total	48,467	39,010	24.2%	483,406	376,547	28.4%

Offroaders	Nov. 2016	Nov. 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Jeep Wrangler *	12,957	13,948	-7.1%	176,053	186,835	-5.8%
Nissan Xterra *	---	169	-100%	38	10,602	-99.6%
Toyota FJ Cruiser *	1	1	0.0%	9	226	-96.0%
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Total	12,958	14,118	-8.2%	176,100	197,663	-10.9%

Source: Automakers & ANDC 
* vehicle also displayed in another GCBC segment breakdown
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 Encore and XV Crosstrek are listed with small cars, too, and the pricey FJ Cruiser and Xterra with midsizers, as well... because readers have wanted it both ways. 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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