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AUTOS: BMW Retains Luxury-Sales Crown
The German brand had its best year ever in the U.S. during 2012, and again beat Lexus and Mercedes-Benz as the top-selling luxury vehicle.
BMW set a sales record in the United States during 2012, including the popular 3-Series sedan. (Photo: BMW)
While other parts of the globe struggled in 2012, the U.S. experienced its best year in auto sales since 2007, with close to 14.5 million light vehicle sales registering over the past 12 months, a 13 percent increase over 2011’s tally of 12.7 million sales.
A significant portion of those sales were luxury models, though despite the overall uptick in the market, some players saw their sales decline in 2012. Others saw record numbers.
The BMW Group lays claim to the 2012 U.S. luxury auto-sales crown for the second year in a row, with its sales registering in at 347,583 vehicles for the year, including Mini. That’s the best annual U.S. sales result ever for BMW.
The total shows an increase of 13.8 percent compared with the 305,418 vehicles sold in 2011.
Sales of the BMW brand totaled 281,460 vehicles, up 13.5 percent from the 247,907 sold in 2011.
Mercedes-Benz, which also saw its best year ever for U.S. sales, came in second with 305,072 vehicles sold in 2012, representing a 15.4 percent increase over the 264,460 vehicles sold during 2011. For its numbers, Mercedes-Benz also includes sales of its Sprinter vans and Smart ForTwo range.
Sales of the Mercedes-Benz brand came in at 274,134 vehicles, up 11.8 percent from the previous year.
Perennial leader Lexus, which still struggled with inventory issues early in the year due to the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, finished 2012 in third position with 244,166 vehicles sold, a 23 percent increase over 2011's tally.
In fourth position was Acura, which registered 156,216 sales for the year, a rise of 26.7 percent on 2011.
While many of the import luxury brands did well, the domestics didn’t fare so well.
Cadillac sales dropped 2 percent in 2012, though it still managed to take fifth spot with 149,782 vehicles sold. Lincoln saw its sales drop by 4 percent to 82,150 vehicles.
The top-selling brand for the overall U.S. market was Ford Motor Company, with sales up 5 percent to 2,243,009 vehicles. The most popular vehicle in the country once again was the F-Series pickup, which registered a staggering 645,316 sales.
Here is the list of the top 10 luxury auto brands in the U.S. in terms of overall sales, plus the percent change from the preceding year.
1. BMW – 281,460, up 13.5 percent (record)
2. Mercedes-Benz – 274,134, up 11.8 percent (record)
3. Lexus – 244,166, up 26.7 percent
4. Acura – 156,216, up 26.7 percent
5. Cadillac – 149,782, down 2 percent
6. Audi – 139,310, up 18.5 percent (record)
7. Infiniti – 119,877, up 21.8
8. Lincoln – 82,150, down 4 percent
9. Volvo – 68,117, up 1 percent
10. Land Rover – 43,664, up 15 percent
This story originally appeared at Motor Authority.
A significant portion of those sales were luxury models, though despite the overall uptick in the market, some players saw their sales decline in 2012. Others saw record numbers.
The BMW Group lays claim to the 2012 U.S. luxury auto-sales crown for the second year in a row, with its sales registering in at 347,583 vehicles for the year, including Mini. That’s the best annual U.S. sales result ever for BMW.
The total shows an increase of 13.8 percent compared with the 305,418 vehicles sold in 2011.
Sales of the BMW brand totaled 281,460 vehicles, up 13.5 percent from the 247,907 sold in 2011.
Mercedes-Benz, which also saw its best year ever for U.S. sales, came in second with 305,072 vehicles sold in 2012, representing a 15.4 percent increase over the 264,460 vehicles sold during 2011. For its numbers, Mercedes-Benz also includes sales of its Sprinter vans and Smart ForTwo range.
Sales of the Mercedes-Benz brand came in at 274,134 vehicles, up 11.8 percent from the previous year.
Perennial leader Lexus, which still struggled with inventory issues early in the year due to the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, finished 2012 in third position with 244,166 vehicles sold, a 23 percent increase over 2011's tally.
In fourth position was Acura, which registered 156,216 sales for the year, a rise of 26.7 percent on 2011.
While many of the import luxury brands did well, the domestics didn’t fare so well.
Cadillac sales dropped 2 percent in 2012, though it still managed to take fifth spot with 149,782 vehicles sold. Lincoln saw its sales drop by 4 percent to 82,150 vehicles.
The top-selling brand for the overall U.S. market was Ford Motor Company, with sales up 5 percent to 2,243,009 vehicles. The most popular vehicle in the country once again was the F-Series pickup, which registered a staggering 645,316 sales.
Here is the list of the top 10 luxury auto brands in the U.S. in terms of overall sales, plus the percent change from the preceding year.
1. BMW – 281,460, up 13.5 percent (record)
2. Mercedes-Benz – 274,134, up 11.8 percent (record)
3. Lexus – 244,166, up 26.7 percent
4. Acura – 156,216, up 26.7 percent
5. Cadillac – 149,782, down 2 percent
6. Audi – 139,310, up 18.5 percent (record)
7. Infiniti – 119,877, up 21.8
8. Lincoln – 82,150, down 4 percent
9. Volvo – 68,117, up 1 percent
10. Land Rover – 43,664, up 15 percent
This story originally appeared at Motor Authority.
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