USA
Lexus USA has reported 30,938 total sales for August 2016, a 7.6% decrease over last year — here’s the model-by-model breakdown:
| MONTH | Year to Date (*DSR) | |||||
| 2016 | 2015 | % CHG* | 2016 | 2015 | % CHG* | |
| CT | 819 | 1,504 | -45.5 | 6,183 | 10,001 | -38.2 |
| IS | 3,525 | 4,537 | -22.3 | 24,085 | 32,237 | -25.3 |
| RC | 1,065 | 1,337 | -20.3 | 7,334 | 9,299 | -21.1 |
| ES | 5,840 | 7,286 | -19.8 | 39,230 | 41,767 | -6.1 |
| GS | 1,228 | 1,795 | -31.6 | 9,898 | 14,638 | -32.4 |
| LS | 457 | 532 | -14.1 | 3,768 | 4,864 | -22.5 |
| LFA | 0 | 1 | -100.0 | 6 | 7 | 14.3 |
| Total Cars | 12,934 | 16,992 | -23.9 | 90,504 | 112,813 | -19.8 |
| NX | 5,407 | 4,448 | 21.6 | 33,386 | 28,834 | 15.8 |
| RX | 9,701 | 9,620 | 0.8 | 67,635 | 62,163 | 8.8 |
| GX | 2,493 | 2,221 | 12.2 | 15,561 | 16,249 | -4.2 |
| LX | 403 | 206 | 95.6 | 3,306 | 2,092 | 58.0 |
| Total Trucks | 18,004 | 16,495 | 9.1 | 119,888 | 109,338 | 9.6 |
| Total Sales | 30,938 | 33,487 | -7.6 | 210,392 | 222,151 | -5.3 |
Please note, all percentages are calculated by the Daily Sales Rate (DSR), which takes into account the number of days in the month that dealerships could sell cars. August 2016 had 26 selling days, August 2015 had 26 selling days.
The NX had a major milestone in August, passing 5,000 sales for the first time since the model was introduced. Combined with the RX, the two crossovers are accounting for nearly 50% of all Lexus sales.
There is no clearer picture of the Lexus lineup than this stat — in August, the GX 470 was 11 units short of outselling the LS, GS, and CT combined (2,493 for the GX, 2,504 for the LS/GS/CT).
How did Lexus compare to the German Three in the USA? Here’s the breakdown:
- Lexus USA: 30,938 units sold
- Mercedes USA: 28,404 units sold
- BMW USA: 25,531 units sold
- Audi USA: 18,794 units sold
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