Top 30 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In America - May 2011

The BMW 7-Series and Volvo XC60 joined the list of 30 best-selling luxury vehicles in America in May, taking the place of the Acura RDX and Porsche Cayenne. For the first time in 2011 the BMW 3-Series reacquired its position as America's favourite premium brand vehicle. This means the Lexus RX350/RX450h falls back to second spot as sales of America's most popular luxury utility vehicle fell 36%.

The abundance of red font in the table below is no mistake. 17 of America's 30 best-selling luxury vehicles suffered from declining sales when compared with May 2010. That goes for vehicles as different as the #1-ranked 3-Series (down 16%) and the defunct 26th-ranked Cadillac DTS (down 34%). 

You'll see more on the subject in the coming days in this section of GoodCarBadCar.net, but in case you miss it, check out the BMW X3 and its competitors. Forging ahead in second-generation form with a 229% year-over-year increase, the 16th-ranked X3 was undoubtedly strong, but seeing off the Audi Q5 (up 9%), Mercedes-Benz GLK (up 22%) and Volvo XC60 (up 43%) couldn't have been easy. Every sale in the small luxury SUV segment is a battle worth fighting. The same could be said for the 3-Series' segment, where the Volvo S60 roared ahead of the Acura TSX and Lexus IS with a year-over-year sales bump weighing in at 2404%.

Oh, and if you don't appreciate the inclusion of the Hyundai Genesis, or the Chevrolet Corvette for that matter, next up would be the Porsche Cayenne, followed by the Lincoln Town Car.

Rank	Car	Status	May 2011	Last Month	May 2010
#1	BMW 3-Series	↑	8117	7452	9659
#2	Lexus RX	↓	5847	7802	9116
#3	Mercedes-Benz E-Class	↔	5751	5342	5476
#4	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	↔	4936	5232	5089
#5	Cadillac CTS	↑	4288	4220	3489
#6	BMW 5-Series	↑	4201	3668	2289
#7	Cadillac SRX	↓	3910	4380	4081
#8	Infiniti G	↔	3851	3855	4777
#9	Acura MDX	↑	3824	3912	4064
#10	Audi A4	↑	3192	3328	3189
#11	Hyundai Genesis	↑	2769	2648	2480
#12	BMW X5	↑	2684	2360	2661
#13	Lincoln MKZ	↑	2523	2546	2040
#14	Volvo S60	↑	2405	1972	1
#15	Lexus ES	↓	2400	3493	5115
#16	BMW X3	↑	2350	2277	715
#17	Audi Q5	↑	2222	1437	2037
#18	Mercedes-Benz GLK	↑	2214	1927	1814
#19	Acura TL	↓	2197	2887	2925
#20	Mercedes-Benz M-Class	↓	1928	1990	2264
#21	Mercedes-Benz GL-Class	↑	1885	1623	1736
#22	Cadillac Escalade	↑	1786	1733	2033
#23	Acura TSX	↓	1751	3105	2808
#24	Lincoln MKX	↔	1734	1859	2040
#25	Lexus IS	↓	1715	2640	3247
#26	Cadillac DTS	↓	1496	1906	2263
#27	Audi A5	↑	1438	1437	1757
T28	BMW 7-Series	↑	1386	760	624
T28	Volvo XC60	↑	1386	1220	972
#30	Chevrolet Corvette	↓	1304	1454	1428

Source: Manufacturers And Automotive News Data Center

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