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

Since July, U.S. sales of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class have increased each and every month. August was 4% better than July, September sales grew 45% from August levels, October sales jumped 3%, and November was up a further 18%. Compared with November 2010, C-Class sales last month more than doubled to 8358. The small Benz sedan/coupe duo was America's best-selling luxury vehicle overall, beating its nearest direct rival by 790 units.

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While all that C-Class news sounds wonderful, consider the fact that the BMW 3-Series, the aforementioned direct rival, is now an outdated model. The terrific new F30 3-Series sedan will arrive in showrooms soon, at which point 3-Series sales will spike. The C-Class's recent improvement suggests customers in this segment aren't all willing to wait for the new 3-Series. Even so, 3-Series sales were healthy enough in November to make it America's 20th-best-selling car.

Three dead or near dead Swedish cars suffered dramatic U.S. sales declines in November. Lexus HS250h sales plunged 74%. The Audi A3 and BMW 1-Series posted 38% and 35% drops, respectively. The Volvo S60 jumped 384%. 

Check out last month's version of this post here and find monthly and yearly sales figures for all these vehicles by accessing the dropdown menu in the top right of this page. Keep scrolling for a look at November's U.S. sales data on midsize luxury cars like the top-selling Mercedes-Benz E-Class, failing Acura RL, fast-rising Audi A6, and the dying Cadillac STS.

Small/Entry  Luxury Car	November 2011	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Acura TSX	2691	+ 3.9%	27,389	- 1.1%
Audi A3	491	- 37.7%	5926	- 0.9%
Audi A4	2501	- 9.4%	31,512	+ 1.1%
BMW 1-Series	664	- 34.8%	7915	- 33.5%
BMW 3-Series	7568	- 15.2%	85,882	- 5.5%
Cadillac CTS	3804	+ 2.1%	49,622	+ 22.6%
Infiniti G	4508	+ 11.6%	51,715	+ 1.3%
Lexus CT	1759	-----	12,122	-----
Lexus HS	207	- 73.7%	2590	- 72.9%
Lexus IS	2676	+ 4.7%	26,040	- 14.2%
Mercedes-Benz B-Class	1	-----	19	-----
Mercedes-Benz C-Class	8358	+ 113%	61,570	+ 14.3%
Saab 9-3	150	- 51.0%	3710	+ 15.3%
Volvo C30	317	+ 42.8%	3207	- 13.1%
Volvo S40	38	- 91.7%	2964	- 43.9%
Volvo V50	1	- 98.8%	554	- 65.2%
Volvo S60	1786	+ 384%	19,331	+ 1761%

Midsize Luxury Car	November 2011	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Acura RL	45	- 73.2%	1046	- 44.8%
Acura TL	2412	- 0.8%	27,954	- 9.2%
Audi A6	1379	+ 69.8%	9269	+ 18.1%
Audi A7	631	-----	5383	-----
BMW 5-Series	3564	- 29.3%	46,604	+ 35.3%
Cadillac STS	94	- 69.4%	3260	- 21.3%
Hyundai Equus	300	-----	2868	-----
Hyundai Genesis	2702	- 10.1%	30,528	+ 14.3%
Infiniti M	921	- 17.2%	9734	- 24.4%
Jaguar XF	429	- 10.8%	4702	- 26.9%
Lexus ES	4731	+ 16.2%	35,991	- 16.7%
Lexus GS	206	- 57.6%	3552	- 43.5%
Lincoln MKS	1017	- 8.4%	10,841	- 18.0%
Lincoln MKZ	2083	- 18.9%	25,094	+ 25.3%
Mercedes-Benz  CLS-Class	758	+ 216%	5027	+ 167%
Mercedes-Benz  E-Class	5095	+ 2.2%	57,435	+ 3.9%
Saab 9-5	166	+ 82.4%	1396	+ 198%
Volvo S80	223	- 22.6%	4523	- 35.2%
Volvo XC70	774	- 31.4%	11,804	+ 12.0%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC

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Small Luxury SUV Sales And Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In America - November 2011

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With the Range Rover Evoque intruding into its space, the Land Rover LR2's struggles to sell in meaningful numbers continued unabated in November 2011. U.S. LR2 sales are down 27% through eleven months; sales dropped 14% in November. The Evoque wasn't quite three times as popular, but the newest Range Rover did easily out-sell the Infiniti EX and Saab 9-4X, nearly catching the Volvo XC60 in the process. 

The most popular small luxury utility vehicle isn't really so small in reality. Nevertheless, the Cadillac SRX's competitive pricing positions the American against strong German rivals which don't manage to sell nearly as well. BMW X3 sales jumped 2947% from last November's end-of-the-line first gen X3's performance, but even the second place X3 was nearly 2000 units back of the SRX.

Monthly and yearly sales figures for all these vehicles, both American and Canadian, can be accessed by making selections in the dropdown menu at the top right of this page. Keep scrolling for a look at November's U.S. sales data on larger and more expensive luxury SUVs and crossovers. Full-size luxury SUV sales data can be seen here. Last month's version of this post is essential reading, so get on it.

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Small Luxury SUV	November 2011	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Acura RDX	1326	+ 12.1%	13,620	+ 1.4%
Audi Q5	2390	+ 3.5%	22,571	+ 7.3%
BMW X3	2773	+ 2947%	24,261	+ 364%
Cadillac SRX	4736	+ 16.2%	49,581	+ 9.6%
Infiniti EX	428	- 46.8%	5486	- 26.0%
Land Rover LR2	253	- 14.2%	2394	- 27.0%
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	669	-----	1490	-----
Mercedes-Benz GLK	2463	+ 54.9%	21,964	+ 14.0%
Saab 9-4X	40	-----	234	-----
Volvo XC60	774	- 31.4%	11,804	+ 12.0%

Cadillac SRX sales are strong - up 16% in November, up 10% this year - but the Lexus RX is ready to recover from a tough year. Sales were up 5% in November. The RX350/RX450h found 7580 new owners in November; 2844 more new owners than Cadillac found with the SRX. 

Acura ZDX sales remain pitifully low and have been cut in half this year. November sales, however, were down "just" 19%. Percentage drops don't tell the whole story, but on these terms, no midsize luxury SUV fell harder than the rather large Lincoln MKT. The ugly (and getting uglier) MKT slid 45% in November. Sales of the similarly vast Audi Q7 sales plunged 40%. 

Mercedes-Benz M-Class sales, on the other hand, jumped 38% in November, topping the Cadillac SRX by 60 units. The M-Class was America's fifth-best-selling premium vehicle last month. The BMW X5, up 31% in November, was America's ninth-best-selling premium vehicle. The Acura MDX's 3308 sales ranked it twelfth. In 24th and 27th spot, respectively, were the Lincoln MKX and Land Rover Range Rover Sport.

Midsize Luxury SUV	November 2011	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Acura MDX	3308	- 21.1%	38,683	- 6.4%
Acura ZDX	127	- 18.6%	1478	- 50.8%
Audi Q7	605	- 39.5%	8079	+ 16.0%
BMW X5	4496	+ 30.8%	34,540	+ 8.5%
BMW X6	524	- 6.6%	541	+ 0.6%
Infiniti FX	1125	+ 24.9%	8843	- 4.3%
Land Rover LR4	665	- 22.9%	7169	+ 15.7%
Land Rover Range Rover Sport	1522	+ 37.2%	13,512	+ 23.9%
Lexus GX	1076	- 21.8%	10,390	- 26.9%
Lexus RX	7580	+ 4.8%	71,087	- 15.1%
Lincoln MKT	324	- 45.1%	4450	- 34.5%
Lincoln MKX	1983	+ 4.9%	20,714	+ 5.3%
Mercedes-Benz M-Class	4796	+ 38.2%	30,522	+ 17.8%
Porsche Cayenne	1085	+ 8.8%	12,148	+ 67.9%
Volkswagen Touareg	840	+ 0.4%	6418	+ 64.3%
Volvo XC90	942	- 2.6%	9714	+ 9.5%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC

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Large Luxury Car Sales And Large Luxury SUV Sales In America - November 2011

Four of the six major luxury limos competing in the United States have reported falling sales this year. Three of those cars also failed to match November 2010's volume one year later. Sales of the Porsche Panamera slid 17% in November 2011. After topping the segment last month, the Lexus LS dropped 25% year-over-year, 20% from October's 1186 sales. Jaguar XJ sales are up 21% this year but fell 33% last month.

The Mercedes-Benz S-Class was America's most popular large luxury car in November. Sales jumped 23%. The aging S-Class is down 12% through the first eleven months of 2011 yet leads the segment in spite of its decline. The Hyundai Equus's price point positions Hyundai's gigantic sedan against midsize luxury cars like the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, but in case you were too curious to wait for that post, you can find Equus sales figures here. Hyundai sold 300 in November, the Equus's second-best month yet. 

Keep scrolling for a look at the U.S. sales figures of large luxury sport-utility vehicles. For context, check out last month's version of this post.

Large Luxury Car	November 2011	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Audi A8	461	+ 38.4%	5022	+ 393%
BMW 7-Series	1227	+ 52.8%	10,080	- 10.2%
Jaguar XJ	345	- 32.6%	4851	+ 30.4%
Lexus LS	954	- 24.9%	8512	- 20.9%
Mercedes-Benz S-Class	1381	+ 22.5%	11,185	- 11.5%
Porsche Panamera	608	- 16.6%	6403	- 9.1%

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No large luxury SUV reported as nasty a decline as the ultra-rare Mercedes-Benz G-Class. Sales of the $107,100 G550 and $124,450 G55 AMG fell 48% in November. On the flip side, Mercedes-Benz's less expensive GL-Class was the most popular large luxury SUV in Americal as sales jumped 54% last month.

As individual vehicles, the regular-wheelbase Cadillac Escalade was down 5% to 1274 in November 2011. Sales of the long-wheelbase Escalade ESV rose 2% to 777. The Escalade EXT, also featured in America's pickup truck sales chart, was down 0.5% to 196 units.

Large Luxury SUV	November 2011	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Cadillac Escalade & Escalade ESV/EXT	2247	- 2.6%	22,232	- 3.6%
Infiniti QX56	1446	+ 9.0%	11,693	+ 13.4%
Land Rover  Range Rover	711	+ 8.5%	8791	+ 12.9%
Lexus LX	265	- 39.9%	2843	- 17.3%
Lincoln Navigator	653	- 8.2%	7009	- 5.0%
Mercedes-Benz  G-Class	59	- 48.2%	1136	+ 36.0%
Mercedes-Benz  GL-Class	3237	+ 54.4%	22,561	+ 25.9%
Toyota Land Cruiser	134	- 6.9%	1497	- 6.1%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC

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Small Car Sales, Midsize Car Sales, Large Car Sales In America - November 2011

The Chevrolet HHR is very nearly gone. The Buick Verano is just beginning to arrive. One out of every 249,000 new vehicles sold in America in November 2011 were Veranos. Whether you believe the latest Buick is a competitor for the Acura TSX or the Chevrolet Cruze, the performance of another Buick - the Regal, which you'll find in the second table below - will lead you to believe the Verano won't have a major impact on the market. Its impact will definitely be more noticeable than it was in the latter days of November.

America's most popular small car choice in November 2011 was the Honda Civic, sales of which rose 3%. Civic sales are down 14% this year but remain strong enough to make the Honda America's third-best-selling compact. The Civic trails the Chevrolet Cruze by 14,367 sales and the Toyota Corolla by 18,560, deficits which will not be made up in December.

Apart from the Verano, the only other change in this month's small car sales table is the inclusion of the Mitsubishi i MiEV. We are not close to a time when Mitsubishi could sell i MiEVs in large numbers, but expect to see a number higher than four in December's results.

After the jump you'll find November sales tables and market share charts for midsize and large cars. Monthly and yearly sales figures for all these cars and every other current model on sale can be accessed through the dropdown menu in the top right of this page. 

Small Car	November 2011	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Buick Verano	4	-----	4	-----
Chevrolet Sonic/Aveo	4526	+ 38.7%	38,612	- 13.4%
Chevrolet Cruze	13,238	+ 64.1%	215,057	+ 1478%
Chevrolet HHR	23	- 99.4%	36,862	- 48.4%
Dodge Caliber	1202	- 61.9%	33,632	- 21.2%
Fiat 500	1618	-----	17,444	-----
Ford Fiesta	3552	+ 2.3%	64,901	+ 259%
Ford Focus	11,735	- 9.9%	161,436	+ 1.1%
Honda Civic	17,133	+ 3.4%	200,690	- 13.5%
Honda Fit	3307	- 20.9%	54,097	+ 9.3%
Hyundai Accent	4682	+ 15.5%	50,285	+ 2.2%
Hyundai Elantra	12,414	+ 43.8%	173,336	+ 45.5%
Kia Forte	4135	- 22.3%	71,564	+ 13.9%
Kia Rio	2159	+ 124%	17,956	- 24.2%
Kia Soul	6865	+ 23%	92,643	+ 52.5%
Mazda 2	801	+ 73.4%	12,610	+ 477%
Mazda 3	6873	+ 6.2%	93,153	- 4.3%
Mini Cooper	3338	+ 19.8%	37,098	- 10.2%
Mitsubishi i MiEV	4	-----	4	-----
Mitsubishi Lancer	967	- 19.1%	18,325	- 7.3%
Nissan Cube	203	- 79.8%	14,053	- 35.8%
Nissan Sentra	7871	+ 35.3%	106,281	+ 27.6%
Nissan Versa	9291	+ 38.2%	89,791	+ 0.3%
Scion xB	1202	- 14.4%	15,573	- 17.3%
Scion xD	773	- 4.6%	8693	- 6.4%
smart fortwo	414	+ 96.2%	4498	- 16.0%
Subaru Impreza	1412	- 58.5%	34,475	- 14.1%
Suzuki SX4	829	- 27.3%	11,189	+ 7.8%
Toyota Corolla/Matrix	16,115	- 0.5%	219,250	- 10.2%
Toyota Yaris	5604	+ 160%	28,190	- 23.1%
Volkswagen Beetle	1656	+ 240%	4937	- 69.1%
Volkswagen Golf	2376	+ 35.5%	31,963	+ 23.5%
Volkswagen Jetta	12,891	+ 15.6%	162,937	+ 47.8%

Honda Insight sales were cut in half in November 2011. Sales of the Suzuki Kizashi slid 43%. It appears as though customers who would otherwise have opted for a Volkswagen CC were tempted by the less costly Volkswagen Passat, sales of which climbed 1509% in November. CC sales fell 35% in November. The Toyota Venza was down 22%.

Compared with the Chrysler Sebring's effort from November 2010, midsize car sales at the Chrysler brand jumped 481%. Dodge Avenger sales doubled to 5643. An even greater jump was reported at Kia: Optima sales shot up 570%. Thanks in part to the Prius family's additional member - the Prius V - total Toyota Prius sales improved by a notable 49%.

Midsize Car	November 2011	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Buick Regal	2120	+ 7.1%	37,058	+ 300%
Chevrolet Malibu	10,269	- 11.9%	191,774	+ 2.4%
Chevrolet Volt	1139	-----	6142	-----
Chrysler 200	8065	+ 481%	79,148	+ 113%
Dodge Avenger	5643	+ 102%	57,807	+ 21.9%
Ford Fusion	19,912	+ 12.8%	226,445	+ 15.2%
Honda Accord/Crosstour	15,468	- 18.7%	234,637	- 15.9%
Honda Insight	749	- 51.2%	14,859	- 23.1%
Hyundai Sonata	15,668	+ 11.7%	208,621	+ 15.5%
Kia Optima	9533	+ 570%	73,886	+ 204%
Mazda 6	4292	+ 53.9%	32,644	+ 1.2%
Mitsubishi Galant	633	- 0.2%	15,032	+ 39.0%
Nissan Altima	20,613	+ 12.2%	243,005	+ 17.8%
Nissan LEAF	672	-----	8720	-----
Subaru Legacy	2892	- 7.7%	37,776	+ 8.4%
Subaru Outback	7293	- 6.7%	90,975	+ 9.8%
Suzuki Kizashi	420	- 42.5%	6345	+ 20.4%
Toyota Camry	23,440	+ 13.0%	275,004	- 7.3%
Toyota Prius	15,208	+ 48.7%	119,459	- 4.7%
Toyota Venza	2610	- 22.4%	35,767	- 17.4%
Volkswagen Passat	6018	+ 1509%	15,951	+ 29.9%
Volkswagen Passat CC	1698	- 34.7%	27,052	+ 7.0%

Dodge sold 2.6 times more Chargers in November of this year than in November 2010. Chrysler 300 sales were better than triple what they were in November 2010.

But if you really want to sell a large number of big cars you sign up with General Motors to sell Chevrolet Impalas. Clearly a fleet favourite and a value-driven purchase, the Impala is an immensely common car in the United States. Nevertheless, sales of this obviously frequent large car choice plunged 26% last month. In a market which has grown 10% this year, Impala sales are up just two-tenths of a percent.

Large Car	November 2011	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Buick LaCrosse	4008	- 1.5%	53,114	- 5.2%
Buick Lucerne	824	- 55.8%	19,646	- 18.8%
Chevrolet Caprice PPV	167	-----	781	-----
Chevrolet Impala	10,851	- 26.1%	160,955	+ 0.2%
Chrysler 300	4066	+ 215%	37,143	- 12.6%
Dodge Charger	5099	+ 160%	62,878	- 14.1%
Ford Taurus	4900	+ 17.4%	57,876	- 8.4%
Hyundai Azera	58	- 76.6%	1506	- 47.9%
Nissan Maxima	4886	+ 13.2%	53,669	- 4.3%
Toyota Avalon	2188	+ 0.1%	25,695	0.0%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC 
Red font indicates declining year-over-year sales 
Accord sales include the Crosstour. GCBC will continue this through December for comparative purposes.
Chrysler 200 year-to-date sales include 2380 Sebrings. The 200's September 2010 refers to the Sebring.

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