New Cars Price: Small And Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In America December 2014 Year End

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Small And Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In America December 2014 Year End

Growth in Americas small luxury SUV/crossover arena occurred in 2014 with and without the addition of new faces. Subtract the BMW X4, Lexus NX, Lincoln MKC, and Porsche Macan from the equation and continuing nameplates still generated a 5% increase in 2014.

• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - December & 2014 Year End
• U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - 2014 Year End

However, with assistance from newcomers - vehicles which only help to draw attention to the segment as a whole - sales shot up by more than 35,000 units to 220,125.

That doesnt take into account the smallest newcomers from Audi and Mercedes-Benz. The Q3 and GLA joined the BMW X1 in the entry-level market, helping to drive sales of these compact luxury crossovers up 26% despite the X1s decline; despite coming late to the party. (The Q3 arrived in August; the GLA in September.)

The Acura RDX was Americas top-selling small luxury utility vehicle in the 2014 calendar year. Though Acura lacks the premium standing of some of the RDXs rivals, that hasnt hurt the RDX over the last few years. RDX volume has increased in five consecutive years.

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Americas top-selling premium utility vehicle overall, however, is the far more popular Lexus RX. And even in December, with new competition in Lexuss own showroom, the RX produced a 3.5% year-over-year sales gain.

The NX, in its first full month, generated 2905 sales, enough to outsell all small luxury utility vehicles except the RDX and Audi Q5.

You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly U.S. auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBCs Sales Stats page. These tables are now sortable, so you can rank luxury SUVs and crossovers any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

Click Column Headers To Sort • January 2015 • November 2014 • December 2013

Compact Luxury SUV	December 2014	December 2013	% Change	2014	2013	% Change
Audi Q3	901	---	---	3654	---	---
BMW X1	2591	2741	-5.5%	22,808	26,512	-14.0%
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class	2074	---	---	6884	---	---
---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Total	5566	2741	103%	33,346	26,512	25.8%

Small Luxury SUV	December 2014	December 2013	% Change	2014	2013	% Change
Acura RDX	5156	4215	22.3%	44,865	44,750	0.3%
Audi Q5	4551	4794	-5.1%	42,420	40,355	5.1%
BMW X3	2795	3707	-24.6%	33,824	30,623	10.5%
BMW X4	820	---	---	2709	---	---
Infiniti QX50 / EX	224	295	-24.1%	2727	2164	26.0%
Land Rover LR2	74	385	-80.8%	3619	3315	9.2%
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	1426	1186	20.2%	12,440	11,405	9.1%
Lexus NX	2905	---	---	2927	---	---
Lincoln MKC	2310	---	---	13,077	---	---
Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class	1857	3229	-42.5%	35,000	32,553	7.5%
Porsche Macan	864	---	---	7241	---	---
Volvo XC60	2079	1581	31.5%	19,276	19,766	-2.5%
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Total	25,061	19,392	29.2%	220,125	184,931	19.0%

Midsize Luxury SUV	December 2014	December 2013	% Change	2014	2013	% Change
Acura MDX	6761	6538	3.4%	65,603	53,040	23.7%
Acura ZDX	2	14	-85.7%	78	361	-78.4%
Audi Q7	1928	2279	-5.1%	18,517	15,978	15.9%
BMW X5	6098	1953	212%	47,031	39,818	18.1%
BMW X6	458	722	-36.6%	3896	5549	-29.8%
Cadillac SRX	4899	6074	-19.3%	53,578	56,776	-5.6%
Infiniti QX60/JX	3367	3744	-10.1%	31,192	31,602	-1.3%
Infiniti QX70/FX	448	586	-23.5%	5213	6380	-18.3%
Land Rover LR4	736	548	34.3%	4679	7093	-34.0%
Land Rover Range Rover Sport	2036	2305	-11.7%	17,897	15,976	12.0%
Lexus GX460	2707	1830	47.9%	22,685	12,136	86.9%
Lexus RX	13,625	13,169	3.5%	107,490	103,920	3.4%
Lincoln MKT	356	598	-40.5%	4800	6014	-20.2%
Lincoln MKX	1669	2547	-34.5%	23,995	23,913	0.3%
Mercedes-Benz M-Class	5625	4485	25.4%	46,726	41,326	13.1%
Porsche Cayenne	934	1379	-32.3%	16,205	18,507	-12.4%
Volkswagen Touareg *	605	818	-26.0%	6961	8233	-15.5%
Volvo XC70 *	470	445	5.6%	5093	4882	4.3%
Volvo XC90	68	688	-90.1%	3952	6845	-42.3%
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Total	52,792	50,722	4.1%	485,591	458,349	5.9%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* indicates a vehicle which is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown
GCBC isnt here to break down segments, an impossible task for any group, but to display sales data for the sake of comparison. The more ways sales data can be displayed, the better. This explains youll see the XC70 listed with luxury cars as well as with SUVs and crossovers and the Touareg with luxury SUVs and mainstream SUVs... because readers have wanted it both ways. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.

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