Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Small/Entry Luxury Car Sales And Midsize Luxury Car Sales In America - October 2011

U.S. small luxury car sales chart October 2011
BMW 3-Series slid 9% in October 2011. The drop in volume of America's best-selling premium car wasn't significant enough for the Mercedes-Benz C-Class to grab top spot in the small luxury sector, even with the C-Class's huge 88% jump. C-Class sales are up 7% through the first ten months of 2011.

2012 Volvo C30 OrangeVolvo is killing off the S40 and V50. The other side of their triangle, Volvo's C30, was up 38% in October. C30 sales remain low, less than half what BMW has with the 1-Series despite the 1-Series' 40% cliff dive. 

Moreover, C30 sales are down 17% this year. Volvo's good news is S60-centred. Sales of Volvo's most eye-catching current car are, at the very least, decent, and at most, 2519% better than S60 sales were last year.

Details on October U.S. sales of midsize luxury cars can be viewed after the jump.

Small/Entry Luxury Car
October 2011
%
Change
Year To Date
YTD
% Change
Acura TSX 
2977
+ 32%24,698- 2%
Audi A3
412
- 34%5435+ 5%
Audi A4
2613
+ 6%29,011+ 2%
BMW 1-Series
679
- 40%7251- 33%
BMW 3-Series
7748
- 9%78,314- 4%
Cadillac CTS
3918
- 8%45,818+ 25%
Infiniti G
3824
- 3%47,2070%
Lexus CT
1511
-----10,363-----
Lexus HS
205
- 74%2383- 73%
Lexus IS
2640
- 15%23,364- 16%
Lincoln MKZ
1953
+ 6%23,011+ 32%
Mercedes-Benz B-Class
2
-----18-----
Mercedes-Benz C-Class
7084
+ 88%53,212+ 7%
Saab 9-3
144
- 74%3560+ 22%
Volvo C30
317
+ 38%2890- 17%
Volvo S40
51
- 86%2926- 39%
Volvo V50
2
- 98%553- 63%
Volvo S60
1746
+ 739%17,545+ 2519%
Note: The Lincoln MKZ has moved below to the midsize luxury car group. Some larger cars remain in the small/entry segment breakdown, but that's mainly because their price and mission are more directly comparable to that of the class-leading BMW 3-Series.

U.S. midsize luxury car sales chart October 2011
Of the 17 cars in the midsize luxury car table below which could have posted declining year-over-year sales, 12 did so. Worst among these declines was the Acura RL's, a 91% plunge. Acura RL sales are off by 42% in 2011. 

The Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class was an aging car last October. The new model has helped Mercedes-Benz post a 192% year-over-year increase in October 2011. The CLS finished October 108 sales ahead of the Audi A7.

Leading the overall segment in October was BMW's 5-Series. Normally, Mercedes-Benz's E-Class is the leader of the pack, but E-Class sales dropped 19% in October. 

Midsize Luxury Car
October 2011
%
Change
Year To Date
YTD
% Change
Acura RL
22
- 91%1001- 42%
Acura TL
2662
- 13%25,542- 10%
Audi A6
1186
+ 44%7890+ 12%
Audi A7
655
-----4752-----
BMW 5-Series
5044
+ 2%43,040+ 46%
Cadillac STS
180
- 51%3166- 18%
Hyundai Equus
285
-----2568-----
Hyundai Genesis
2602
+ 10%27,826+ 17%
Infiniti M
664
- 44%8813- 25%
Jaguar XF
575
- 6%4342- 27%
Lexus ES
4300
- 17%31,260- 20%
Lexus GS
266
- 52%3346- 42%
Lincoln MKS
981
- 10%9824- 19%
Lincoln MKZ
1953
+ 6%23,011+ 32%
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class
763
+ 192%4269+ 160%
Mercedes-Benz E-Class
4516
- 19%52,340+ 4%
Saab 9-5
129
- 33%1230+ 226%
Volvo S80
349
- 1%4300- 36%
Volvo XC70
443
- 9%4699- 19%
Source: Manufacturers & ANDC 
Note: the Lincoln MKZ has moved in to the midsize luxury car group. Some larger cars remain in the small/entry segment breakdown, but that's mainly because their price and mission are more directly comparable to that of the class-leading BMW 3-Series. The MKZ comes across as more of a competitor for the Lexus ES than the Lexus IS.

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