Lexus March 2020 Sales Report

[F1 Silver Arrows]

Pretty interesting the NX was the #1 seller in the first quarter of 2020 and its the oldest CUV here. The QX50 has been an absolute disaster.

NX 11,309
RDX 11,153
X3 10,614
Q5 9,959
XT5 9,023
Nautilus 5,245
XC60 5,569
QX50 4,170

Where's the GLC?

 

[Joaquin Ruhi]

They invested a ridiculous amount of money into the most complex ICE ever mass-produced. Yet it is put into a trash product.

@ssun30 : Would you say the Nissan 2-liter 4-cylinder VC-T variable compression turbo engine is slightly or much more complex than Mazda's Skyactiv-X Spark Controlled Compression Ignition (SPCCI) engine?

 

[mikeavelli]

Where's the GLC?

Damn you are right... Thanks I edited the post

13,098

 

[Trexus]

2020 Luxury SUV/CUV Sales YTD January Through March

Lexus
UX - 3,838
NX - 11,309
RX - 20,847
GX - 5,122
LX - 846
Total = 41,962 YTD January Thru March

BMW
X1 - 4,133
X2 - 2,286
X3 - 10,614
X4 - 1,788
X5 - 10,638
X6 - 1,251
X7 - 4,582
Total = 35,292 YTD January Thru March

Mercedes
GLA - 4,969
GLB - 4,820
GLC - 13,098
GLE - 11,802
GLS - 6,381
G Class - 1,630
Total = 42,700 YTD January Thru March

Audi
e-tron - 1,711
Q3 - 5,556
Q5 - 9,959
Q7 - 6,232
Q8 - 2,436
Total = 25,894 YTD January Thru March

Cadillac
XT4 - 5,162
XT5 - 9,023
XT6 - 5,074
Escalade - 5,620
Total = 24,879 YTD January Thru March

Acura
MDX - 8,941
RDX - 11,153
Total = 20,094 YTD January through March

Infiniti
QX30 - 112
QX50 - 4,170
QX60 - 9,061
QX70 - 0
QX80 - 5,598
Total = 18,941 YTD January Thru March

 

[spwolf]

@ssun30 : Would you say the Nissan 2-liter 4-cylinder VC-T variable compression turbo engine is slightly or much more complex than Mazda's Skyactiv-X Spark Controlled Compression Ignition (SPCCI) engine?

of course SPCCI is the most complex engine today.

Its problem is that it is not good enough right now. They way over-promised and under-delivered with it, and sales are poor.

 

[Gecko]

2020 Luxury SUV/CUV Sales YTD January Through March

Lexus
UX - 3,838
NX - 11,309
RX - 20,847
GX - 5,122
LX - 846
Total = 41,962 YTD January Thru March

BMW
X1 - 4,133
X2 - 2,286
X3 - 10,614
X4 - 1,788
X5 - 10,638
X6 - 1,251
X7 - 4,582
Total = 35,292 YTD January Thru March

Mercedes
GLA - 4,969
GLB - 4,820
GLC - 13,098
GLE - 11,802
GLS - 6,381
G Class - 1,630
Total = 42,700 YTD January Thru March

Audi
e-tron - 1,711
Q3 - 5,556
Q5 - 9,959
Q7 - 6,232
Q8 - 2,436
Total = 25,894 YTD January Thru March

Cadillac
XT4 - 5,162
XT5 - 9,023
XT6 - 5,074
Escalade - 5,620
Total = 24,879 YTD January Thru March

Acura
MDX - 8,941
RDX - 11,153
Total = 20,094 YTD January through March

Infiniti
QX30 - 112
QX50 - 4,170
QX60 - 9,061
QX70 - 0
QX80 - 5,598
Total = 18,941 YTD January Thru March

This is a helpful view - thanks for compiling. With only 5 SUVs and most of them being old/older, amazing to see Lexus in second place right on Mercedes' heels.

 

[ssun30]

@ssun30 : Would you say the Nissan 2-liter 4-cylinder VC-T variable compression turbo engine is slightly or much more complex than Mazda's Skyactiv-X Spark Controlled Compression Ignition (SPCCI) engine?

It's not ready and Mazda rushed it to the market. As @spwolf said they overpromised and underdelivered.

 

[spwolf]

This is a helpful view - thanks for compiling. With only 5 SUVs and most of them being old/older, amazing to see Lexus in second place right on Mercedes' heels.

Gecko you have to remember that sales are not that much influenced by age of the model... profit/discounts certainly is but they weight that against investment.

At least not most of the world and not for healthy models... in Japan, these days every model gets max 2 years of popularity then it becomes forgotten.

NX/RX do not get that much influenced by age historically, and UX seems the same... GX/LX too, in their own respective categories.

 

[spwolf]

something interesting about Europe is that NX is first model that actually truly established Lexus in Europe (Russia excluded). RX did OK always but the price of 450h after taxes is pretty astronomical, so it cant be a huge seller... rest of the lineup always lived good for first 2-3 years after introduction and then died off quickly. NX and now UX will likely be first models that are going to be widely accepted as legitimate models that will sell decently in their 6th year on sale.

And this is truly important for long term future of Lexus EU.

 

[Trexus]

RC (XC10) sales so far in U.S.:

2014 - 1,922
2015 - 14,784
2016 - 11,165
2017 - 7,363
2018 - 3,358
2019 - 4,591
2020 - 757 - YTD - January thru March
Total = 43,940

4 Series (F32/F33/F36) sales since inception in U.S.:

2014 - 41,442
2015 - 46,069
2016 - 35,763
2017 - 39,634
2018 - 31,379
2019 - 18,621
2020 - 2,197 YTD - January thru December
Total = 215,105

A5 sales since inception in U.S.:

1A5 (8T/8F)
2007 - 45,411
2008 - 43,343
2009 - 37,070
2010 - 34,672
2011 - 35,234
2012 - 38,530
2013 - 18,664
2014 - 16,620
2015 - 12,934
2016 - 8,354
2A5 (8W6)
2017 - 21,301
2018 - 25,972
2019 - 23,023
2020 - 5,320 YTD - January thru March
Total = 366,721

 

[Trexus]

SC sales since inception in U.S.:

1SC (Z30)
1991 - 11,775
1992 - 16,075
1993 - 20,677
1994 - 16,075
1995 - 11,929
1996 - 4,947
1997 - 5,042
1998 - 3,009
1999 - 2,557
2000 - 631
2SC (Z40)
2001 - 14,333
2002 - 14,462
2003 - 10,298
2004 - 9,708
2005 - 8,360
2006 - 5,847
2007 - 3,927
2008 - 1,986
2009 - 720
2010 - 328
2011 - 18
2012 - 2
2013 - 0
2014 - 0
2015 - 0
2016 - 0
2017 - 0
2018 - 0
2019 - 0
2020 - 0
Total = 162,706

6 Series sales since inception in U.S.:

16 Series (E24)
1976 - Sales data unavailable
1977 - Sales data unavailable
1978 - Sales data unavailable
1979 - Sales data unavailable
1980 - Sales data unavailable
1981 - Sales data unavailable
1982 - Sales data unavailable
1983 - Sales data unavailable
1984 - Sales data unavailable
1985 - Sales data unavailable
1986 - Sales data unavailable
1987 - Sales data unavailable
1988 - Sales data unavailable
1989 - Sales data unavailable, however total sales were 86,216 from 1976 - 1989.
26 Series (E63/E64)
2004 - 21,040
2005 - 23,340
2006 - 21,947
2007 - 19,626
2008 - 16,299
2009 - 8,648
2010 - 5,848
36 Series (F06/F12/F13)
2011 - 9,396
2012 - 23,193
2013 - 27,687
2014 - 23,988
2015 - 20,962
2016 - 13,400
46 Series (G32)
2017 - 11,052
2018 - 26,606
2019 - 1,139
2020 - 52 - YTD - January thru March
Total = 360,439

 

[Trexus]

LC Sales so far in U.S.:

LC (Z100)

2017 - 2,487
2018 - 1,979
2019 - 1,219
2020 - 240 YTD - January thru March, my projection 1,500.
Total = 5,925

8 Series sales since inception in U.S.:

18 Series (E31)
1990 - Sales data unavailable
1991 - Sales data unavailable
1992 - Sales data unavailable
1993 - Sales data unavailable
1994 - Sales data unavailable
1995 - Sales data unavailable
1996 - Sales data unavailable
1997 - Sales data unavailable, however total sales were 7,232 from 1990 - 1997.

28 Series (G14/G15/G16)

2018 - 223
2019 - 4,410
2020 - 1,694 YTD - January thru March
Total = 13,559

 

[Trexus]

2020 Luxury Coupe/Convertibles/Four Door Coupe Sales YTD January Through March

Lexus
RC - 757
LC - 240
LFA - 2
Total = 999 YTD January Thru March

BMW
2 Series - 1,772
4 Series - 2,197
6 Series - 52
8 Series - 1,694
Z4 - 625
i8 - 66
Total = 6,406 YTD January Thru March

Mercedes
SLC - 419
SL - 401
AMG GT - 967
Total = 1,787 YTD January Thru March

Audi
A5 - 5,320
A7 - 649
R8 - 97
TT - 175
Total = 6,241 YTD January Thru March

 

[internalaudit]

In North America, maybe Lexus should just increase residual value, lower lease rates, and take a small hit and sell those lease returns at a decent discount directly to consumers instead of auctioning them off for used car dealership to put on high mark ups. All I see on German and Japanese forums are the high monthly payments on Lexus/Acura compared to German car makes.

They should do this after the pandemic scare wanes though:

Used-Car Buyers Could See Big Savings If They Time Purchases Right

A steep contraction in demand for used vehicles has pushed wholesale prices down, meaning it's soon going to be a buyer's market for used cars.

www.caranddriver.com

Those who stand to be hurt by the fall in prices are sellers of used cars such as Ford Credit and General Motors Financial, which auction off their leased inventory, and rental-car companies, such as Hertz and Avis, which auction off their rental fleets. Every percentage point that used-vehicle values drop hurts their bottom line by millions of dollars.

 

[Trexus]

Update of IS sales:

1IS (XE10)
2000 - 15,540
2001 - 22,486
2002 - 20,306
2003 - 13,559
2004 - 9,972
2005 - 15,789
2IS (XE20)
2006 - 54,267
2007 - 54,933
2008 - 49,432
2009 - 38,077
2010 - 34,129
2011 - 29,669
2012 - 27,708
2013 - 35,017
3IS (XE30)
2014 - 51,358
2015 - 46,430
2016 - 37,289
2017 - 26,482
2018 - 22,927
2019 - 14,920
2020 - 2,712 YTD - January thru March, my projection 12,000
Total = 623,002

The IS line definitely needs to be updated and bring back the IS F with at least 426hp - 504hp (M3 has 425hp and C63S has 503hp) and IS 300h and IS Sportcross to North America. C'mon Lexus you can do it...

 

[Trexus]

Update of GS sales:

1GS (S140)
1993 - 19,164
1994 - 13,939
1995 - 6,253
1996 - 2,044
1997 - 7,718
2GS (S160)
1998 - 30,622
1999 - 30,326
2000 - 26,705
2001 - 24,461
2002 - 17,246
2003 - 13,306
2004 - 8,262
2005 - 33,457
3GS (S190)
2006 - 27,390
2007 - 23,381
2008 - 15,759
2009 - 7,430
2010 - 7,059
2011 - 3,746
4GS (L10)
2012 - 22,160
2013 - 19,742
2014 - 22,198
2015 - 23,117
2016 - 14,878
2017 - 7,773
2018 - 6,604
2019 - 3,378
2020 - 624 YTD - January thru March, my projection 2,000
Total = 438,742

Lexus will cancel the production of the GS this August. However please bring us the 5GS based off the Mirai/Crown!!!

 

[suxeL]

Is the move to quarterly reports confirmed for Lexus?

 

[Joaquin Ruhi]

Is the move to quarterly reports confirmed for Lexus?

Toyota and Lexus are sort of in an odd "twilight zone" when it comes to U.S. sales reports. Their official USA Newsrooms stopped issuing monthly sales reports and any sort of commentary for 2020, but they're feeding Automotive News enough information so that they're publishing overall monthly numbers and what percentage they've gone up or down.

 

[suxeL]

Toyota and Lexus are sort of in an odd "twilight zone" when it comes to U.S. sales reports. Their official USA Newsrooms stopped issuing monthly sales reports and any sort of commentary for 2020, but they're feeding Automotive News enough information so that they're publishing overall monthly numbers and what percentage they've gone up or down.

interesting

 

[Trexus]

Update of LS sales:

1LS (XF10)
1989 - 11,574
1990 - 42,806
1991 - 36,955
1992 - 32,561
1993 - 23,783
1994 - 22,443
2LS (XF20)
1995 - 23,657
1996 - 22,237
1997 - 19,618
1998 - 20,790
1999 - 16,357
2000 - 15,871
3LS (XF30)
2001 - 31,110
2002 - 26,261
2003 - 23,895
2004 - 32,272
2005 - 26,043
2006 - 19,546
4LS (XF40)
2007 - 35,226
2008 - 20,255
2009 - 11,334
2010 - 12,275
2011 - 9,568
2012 - 8,345
2013 - 10,727
2014 - 8,559
2015 - 7,165
2016 - 5,514
2017 - 4,094
5LS (XF50)
2018 - 9,302
2019 - 5,528
2020 - 801 YTD - January thru March
Total = 596,472

Lexus please bring back a V8 LS. Please bring us the LS F!!!