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that C-Class news sounds wonderful, consider the fact that the BMW 3-Series, the aforementioned direct rival, is now an outdated model.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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