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

As it was in May, June, and July, the BMW 3-Series was America's best-selling luxury car and best-selling luxury vehicle overall in August 2011. A new 3-Series is just around the corner, and sales seemed to have been suffering as a result. But in August the 3-Series was up 5.2%.

America's favourite premium utility was the Lexus RX. Not since April has the RX held the overall top spot. RX sales tumbled, a statement we've been prepared to make ever since Japan's tragic March 11 earthquake wreaked havoc on every facet of Japanese life.

Sales of domestic passenger cars rose 10% in August, but much of that came down to the Chevrolet Cruze and Chrysler 200. The Cadillac CTS played a role, nonetheless. Sales of the entry-level Caddy jumped 39.2% to 5783, enough to make the CTS America's third-best-selling luxury vehicle, up three spots from July. CTS sales are up 30% through the first two-thirds of 2011.

18 of the 30 most popular premium vehicles in America last month were traditional passenger cars. Some, like the Lexus CT200h, are less conventional. Another, the Lincoln Town car, is so traditional it's being put out to pasture. 14 of the vehicles on this list of best-selling luxury autos are European, though some of the Europeans are built in the southern United States. 

For those uncomfortable with the thought of the value-priced Hyundai Genesis Coupe helping the overall Genesis nameplate find its way onto this list of America's 30 best-selling luxury vehicles, candidates waiting in the wings include the Acura RDX (1139 sales), Infiniti M (1072), Audi A6 (989), and Mercedes-Benz S-Class (981). 

Rank	Luxury Vehicle	Status	August 2011	August 2010	Year-To-Date
#1	BMW 3-Series	↔	8775	8339	61,277
#2	Lexus RX	↔	6504	8506	51,813
#3	Cadillac CTS	↑	5783	4155	37,237
#4	Mercedes-Benz E-Class	↓	5628	5882	42,702
#5	Infiniti G	↔	5548	5426	38,354
#6	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	↓	4728	6100	39,263
#7	Cadillac SRX	↑	4627	4325	34,960
#8	BMW 5-Series	↓	4294	3047	33,899
#9	Lexus ES	↑	3887	4161	23,333
#10	Hyundai Genesis	↓	3253	2889	22,224
#11	Acura MDX	↔	3126	4386	28,759
#12	BMW X5	↔	2944	2786	22,169
#13	Lexus IS	↔	2865	3005	18,185
#14	Audi A4	↑	2623	2860	23,708
#15	Acura TL	↔	2404	2882	20,373
#16	BMW X3	↑	2382	892	17,314
#17	Lincoln MKZ	↓	2337	1558	19,122
#18	Audi Q5	↑	2301	2675	15,336
#19	Acura TSX	↔	2263	2419	18,609
#20	Mercedes-Benz M-Class	↓	2191	2473	19,158
#21	Lexus CT200h	↑	2087	-----	7408
#22	Lincoln MKX	↓	1971	1715	14,699
#23	Cadillac Escalade	↔	1934	1988	15,262
#24	Mercedes-Benz GLK	↔	1933	1426	15,073
#25	Mercedes-Benz GL-Class	↓	1730	1349	14,655
#26	Volvo S60	↓	1544	175	14,176
#27	Lincoln MKS	↑	1498	1111	7770
#28	Audi A5	↔	1322	1424	10,455
#29	Land Rover  Range Rover Sport	↑	1199	860	9328
#30	Lincoln Town Car	↑	1196	825	7882

Source: Manufacturers

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