Commercial Van Sales In America - October 2016 YTD

U.S. sales of commercial vans dropped 7% in October 2016, but the segment-wide decline masked a significant uptick among full-size vans.

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U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2016 YTD

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Led by the Ford Transit, full-size van sales jumped 5%, a gain of 1839 units. Transit volume rose 9% to 10,202 units, 30% of the full-size sector. 

Ford's share of the small commercial van category, however, fell to 42% from 64% a year ago because Transit Connect volume plunged 62% in October 2016, hampered by a recall. 

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The Transit Connect wasn't the only van to sell far less often in October 2016 than in October 2015. 

Chevrolet City Express sales tumbled 70%. 

GMC Savana volume was down 45%.

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 commercial vans 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 • November 2016 • September 2016 • October 2015

Van	October 2016	October 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet City Express ²	286	958	-70.1%	6036	8362	-27.8%
Chevrolet Express ³	5459	6442	-15.3%	55,210	50,650	9.0%
Ford E-Series ³	4592	4036	13.8%	44,787	43,072	4.0%
Ford Transit ³	10,202	9361	9.0%	122,809	95,446	28.7%
Ford Transit Connect ²	2265	5877	-61.5%	36,018	42,704	-15.7%
GMC Savana ³	760	1380	-44.9%	14,656	17,772	-17.5%
Mercedes-Benz Metris ²	558	---	---	4712	---	---
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter ³	2166	2799	-22.6%	23,168	23,073	0.4%
Nissan NV ³	1360	1391	-2.2%	14,743	13,929	5.8%
Nissan NV200 ²	1243	1409	-11.8%	15,622	14,343	8.9%
Ram Cargo Van ²	---	9	-100%	21	2155	-99.0%
Ram ProMaster ³	4500	2349	91.6%	31,044	21,574	43.9%
Ram ProMaster City ²	1052	925	13.7%	13,701	6294	118%
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Full-Size Commercial Vans ³	29,039	27,758	4.6%	306,417	265,516	15.4%
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Small Commercial Vans ²	5404	9178	-41.1%	76,110	73,858	3.0%
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Total	34,443	36,936	-6.7%	382,527	339,374	12.7%

Source: Automakers
This post was updated on the afternoon of original publishing with Metris/Sprinter breakdown.

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Top 15 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In America - October 2016

The Lexus RX was America's top-selling premium brand vehicle in October 2016. 

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U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2016 YTD

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Thanks to a modest uptick in a market that declined in an abbreviated sales month, the top-selling Lexus outsold the second-ranked Mercedes-Benz C-Class by more than 1800 units and the second-ranked SUV/crossover by nearly 3000 units.

Among vehicles priced above $50,000, the Mercedes-Benz GLE was October's top seller, though GLE/M-Class sales were down 17%, year-over-year.

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These two lists of America's luxury leaders are subject to change. The Ford Motor Company has not yet submitted October 2016 sales numbers because of a fire at the company's headquarters. This means we've yet to receive Lincoln sales results. Both one year ago and last month, however, there were no Lincolns among the top 15 best-selling luxury vehicles. 

Once we have Lincoln's figures, we'll also have a luxury auto brand market share chart. (Updated at 11:15 AM AT on 11.02.2016 with Lincoln results.)

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.

November 2016 • September 2016 • October 2015

Rank	Premium Brand Vehicle	October 2016	October 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
#1	Lexus RX	8044	8018	0.3%	88,284	77,940	8.1%
#2	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	6227	7283	-14.5%	62,561	71,818	-12.9%
#3	BMW 3-Series	5215	11,012	-52.6%	58,307	80,845	-27.9%
#4	Acura MDX	5052	4405	14.7%	44,630	47,862	-6.8%
#5	Cadillac XT5	4989	---	---	26,685	---	---
#6	Lexus NX	4274	3399	25.7%	42,389	35,346	19.9%
#7	Lexus ES	4190	5426	-22.8%	47,963	52,388	-8.4%
#8	Audi A4	4176	3156	32.3%	29,253	25,686	13.9%
#9	Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class & M-Class	4042	4880	-17.2%	41,523	41,327	0.5%
#10	Acura RDX	3944	3891	1.4%	42,666	42,393	0.6%
#11	BMW X5	3885	4292	-9.5%	36,703	44,782	-18.0%
#12	Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class	3827	5162	-25.9%	41,403	45,103	-8.2%
#13	Audi Q5	3772	4863	-22.4%	38,967	41,429	-5.9%
#14	Infiniti Q50	3689	3811	-3.2%	34,852	35,414	-1.6%
#15	BMW X3	3680	3028	21.5%	34,683	23,811	45.7%

For the purposes of the above list, premium brands include Acura, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Cadillac, Infiniti, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and Volvo. Brands like Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Lotus don't report specific monthly sales data.

Rank	Vehicles With Base Prices Above $50K	October 2016	October 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
#1	Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class & M-Class	4042	4880	-17.2%	41,523	41,327	0.5%
#2	BMW X5	3885	4292	-9.5%	36,703	44,782	-18.0%
#3	Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class	3827	5162	-25.9%	41,403	45,103	-8.2%
#4	GMC Yukon XL	3469	2722	27.4%	27,582	23,661	16.6%
#5	Cadillac Escalade	3441	3151	9.2%	30,128	28,281	6.5%
	Cadillac Escalade *	1988	1838	8.2%	18,119	16,815	7.8%
	Cadillac Escalade ESV *	1453	1313	10.7%	12,009	11,466	4.7%
#6	Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class & GL-Class	2828	2613	8.2%	24,072	21,942	9.7%
#7	Audi Q7	2798	2106	32.9%	24,683	16,527	49.3%
#8	Mercedes-Benz S-Class	2420	1921	26.0%	15,834	17,969	-11.9%
#9	Land Rover Range Rover Sport	1580	1906	-17.1%	16,925	17,437	-2.9%
#10	BMW 5-Series	1462	2693	-45.7%	29,167	36,531	-20.2%
#11	Cadillac CT6	1316	---	---	6707	---	---
#12	Jaguar F-Pace	1240	---	---	---	---	---
#13	Land Rover Range Rover	1223	1803	-32.2%	12,748	14,388	-11.4%
#14	Infiniti QX80	1214	1206	0.7%	13,008	11,738	10.8%
#15	Porsche Cayenne	1206	1454	-17.1%	12,712	13,721	-7.4%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
$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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