Lexus Is Best-Selling Luxury Brand For Fifth Consecutive Year(other brands results 2!
01-04-05, 02:47 PM
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Lexus Is Best-Selling Luxury Brand For Fifth Consecutive Year(other brands results 2!
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Lexus Division
With record-breaking 2004 annual sales, Lexus retains its title as America's No.1-selling luxury brand for the fifth consecutive year. The automaker today reported total year-end sales of 287,927, up 10.5 percent over last year's record-breaking sales.
In addition to all-time best-ever sales, Lexus luxury utility vehicles enjoyed a record sales year, up 13.8 percent at 151,797 compared to 2003 totals of 132,935 units. The RX 330 was the luxury utility vehicle sales leader in 2004 with 106,531 units sold, an increase of 15 percent over the same period a year ago and the first Lexus to break 100,000 units in annual sales. The GX 470 mid-size luxury utility vehicle recorded annual sales of 35,420, a 12.5 percent increase over 2003.
The LX 470 premium luxury utility vehicle sold 9,846 units, a 6.8 percent increase over the previous year.
Sales of passenger cars also achieved all-time record breaking results with 136,130 units reported, an increase of 7 percent over 2003 sales of 126,820 units. The Lexus flagship LS 430 premium luxury sedan continues to be the segment leader with record sales of 32,272 units, up 34.6 percent over 2003. The ES 330 was the entry luxury sedan sales leader with 75,916 units sold, an increase of 15.1 percent compared to the same period a year ago. Sell-down of the GS mid-luxury sports sedans continued on schedule with 8,262 units sold. The all-new 2006 GS 300 and GS 430 arrive at Lexus dealerships late next month with an official on-sale date of March 1.
Lexus also scored an all-time, best-ever December with 32,481 units sold. Record-breaking December luxury utility vehicle sales of 18,189 units, up 12.7 percent over last December, were ignited by all-time best-ever December sales of 12,367 RX 330 units.
The LX 470 was up 17.2 percent for the month, while the GX 470 mid-size luxury utility vehicle also enjoyed an all-time, best-ever month with 4,407 sales, up 12.2 percent over the same period last year.
December passenger car sales also achieved best-ever results of 14,292 units, an increase of 8.9 percent over the same period last year. For the month, the ES 330 sedan led the way with 8,496 units, an all-time, best-ever sales month, and a 21 percent increase over the same period last year. The SC 430 hardtop convertible sports coupe reported an 18.6 percent increase over last December and the LS 430 flagship sedan reported December sales of 3,460 units, a 7.9 percent increase over last year’s December.
Total TMS sales of North American-built vehicles totaled 1,297,900, representing 63.0 percent of total vehicles sold in 2004.
There were 308 selling days in 2004, as compared to 307 in 2003.
Lexus Division
With record-breaking 2004 annual sales, Lexus retains its title as America's No.1-selling luxury brand for the fifth consecutive year. The automaker today reported total year-end sales of 287,927, up 10.5 percent over last year's record-breaking sales.
In addition to all-time best-ever sales, Lexus luxury utility vehicles enjoyed a record sales year, up 13.8 percent at 151,797 compared to 2003 totals of 132,935 units. The RX 330 was the luxury utility vehicle sales leader in 2004 with 106,531 units sold, an increase of 15 percent over the same period a year ago and the first Lexus to break 100,000 units in annual sales. The GX 470 mid-size luxury utility vehicle recorded annual sales of 35,420, a 12.5 percent increase over 2003.
The LX 470 premium luxury utility vehicle sold 9,846 units, a 6.8 percent increase over the previous year.
Sales of passenger cars also achieved all-time record breaking results with 136,130 units reported, an increase of 7 percent over 2003 sales of 126,820 units. The Lexus flagship LS 430 premium luxury sedan continues to be the segment leader with record sales of 32,272 units, up 34.6 percent over 2003. The ES 330 was the entry luxury sedan sales leader with 75,916 units sold, an increase of 15.1 percent compared to the same period a year ago. Sell-down of the GS mid-luxury sports sedans continued on schedule with 8,262 units sold. The all-new 2006 GS 300 and GS 430 arrive at Lexus dealerships late next month with an official on-sale date of March 1.
Lexus also scored an all-time, best-ever December with 32,481 units sold. Record-breaking December luxury utility vehicle sales of 18,189 units, up 12.7 percent over last December, were ignited by all-time best-ever December sales of 12,367 RX 330 units.
The LX 470 was up 17.2 percent for the month, while the GX 470 mid-size luxury utility vehicle also enjoyed an all-time, best-ever month with 4,407 sales, up 12.2 percent over the same period last year.
December passenger car sales also achieved best-ever results of 14,292 units, an increase of 8.9 percent over the same period last year. For the month, the ES 330 sedan led the way with 8,496 units, an all-time, best-ever sales month, and a 21 percent increase over the same period last year. The SC 430 hardtop convertible sports coupe reported an 18.6 percent increase over last December and the LS 430 flagship sedan reported December sales of 3,460 units, a 7.9 percent increase over last year’s December.
Total TMS sales of North American-built vehicles totaled 1,297,900, representing 63.0 percent of total vehicles sold in 2004.
There were 308 selling days in 2004, as compared to 307 in 2003.
01-04-05, 02:50 PM
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Incredible. SImply incredilbe.
32k Lexus sold in Decemeber. That is unheard of.
34k LS 430s sold. That is simply incredible for such an expensive car.
The RX and ES were the best sellers in their segment. No other luxury SUV is even close to the RX in sales. Not even close. The ES must have squeaked out the TL.
289k Lexus sold. 15 years ago, no one broke 100k outside Caddy and Lincoln. Wow. Speechlesss again.
And for those that say Lexus SUVs are carrying the brand, NOT. Lexus had record sales for SUVs AND passenger cars.
32k Lexus sold in Decemeber. That is unheard of.
34k LS 430s sold. That is simply incredible for such an expensive car.
The RX and ES were the best sellers in their segment. No other luxury SUV is even close to the RX in sales. Not even close. The ES must have squeaked out the TL.
289k Lexus sold. 15 years ago, no one broke 100k outside Caddy and Lincoln. Wow. Speechlesss again.
And for those that say Lexus SUVs are carrying the brand, NOT. Lexus had record sales for SUVs AND passenger cars.
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The new Odessey is giving the SIenna a good run, and for the new Tacoma managed to sell worse this month. I really hope it's a supply issue.
The new Odessey is giving the SIenna a good run, and for the new Tacoma managed to sell worse this month. I really hope it's a supply issue.
01-04-05, 04:27 PM
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I've said it before, it is just sad that Lexus sells more trucks than cars. It is not Toyota's fault, they are building what people want, just that I hate to think of Lexus as "The Luxury Truck Company".
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yup Lexus sells more SUV's than cars
Lexus sold the LX450 back in 96, when nobody else sold lux SUV's
since then Lexus has dominated the luxury SUV market.
Sales for 2004
ES330 - 75,916 up 15%
IS300 - 9,972 down 35.3%
GS - 8,262
GS300 - 6,914 down 38.6%
GS430 - 1,348 down 35.3%
SC430 - 9,708 down 6.0%
LS430 - 32,272 up 34.6%
passenger car 136,130 up 7.0%
RX330 - 106,531 - up 15.%
GX470 - 35,420 - up 12.5%
LX470 - 9,846 - up 6.8%
SUV - 151,797 - up 13.8%
Total Sales
287,927 up 10.5% or 28,172 vehicles
didn't Lexus break the 200k mark 2yrs ago or something, if the new GS, IS, and LS come out soon enough for 2006 no doubt Lexus will break 300k for 05.
Lexus sold the LX450 back in 96, when nobody else sold lux SUV's
since then Lexus has dominated the luxury SUV market.
Sales for 2004
ES330 - 75,916 up 15%
IS300 - 9,972 down 35.3%
GS - 8,262
GS300 - 6,914 down 38.6%
GS430 - 1,348 down 35.3%
SC430 - 9,708 down 6.0%
LS430 - 32,272 up 34.6%
passenger car 136,130 up 7.0%
RX330 - 106,531 - up 15.%
GX470 - 35,420 - up 12.5%
LX470 - 9,846 - up 6.8%
SUV - 151,797 - up 13.8%
Total Sales
287,927 up 10.5% or 28,172 vehicles
didn't Lexus break the 200k mark 2yrs ago or something, if the new GS, IS, and LS come out soon enough for 2006 no doubt Lexus will break 300k for 05.
01-04-05, 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by doug_999
I've said it before, it is just sad that Lexus sells more trucks than cars. It is not Toyota's fault, they are building what people want, just that I hate to think of Lexus as "The Luxury Truck Company".
01-04-05, 08:27 PM
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Please post other luxury car maker info if you find it.
INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS
-- Sales for Infiniti, the luxury division of NNA, increased 16.5
percent from last December, with 12,067 units sold
-- CY04 marks Infiniti's best calendar year sales with 130,986
units sold, accounting for a 10.0 percent increase versus CY03
-- Infiniti has sold 1,010,674 vehicles since its inception in
1989
INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS
-- Sales for Infiniti, the luxury division of NNA, increased 16.5
percent from last December, with 12,067 units sold
-- CY04 marks Infiniti's best calendar year sales with 130,986
units sold, accounting for a 10.0 percent increase versus CY03
-- Infiniti has sold 1,010,674 vehicles since its inception in
1989
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2004 2003 % Change 2004 2003 % Change
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Infiniti
Division Total 12,067 9,971 16.5 130,986 118,655 10.0
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I35 698 973 -30.9 11,637 14,091 -17.7
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G35 Sedan 4,227 3,258 24.9 42,800 35,765 19.3
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G35 Coupe 2,136 2,352 -12.5 28,377 28,965 -2.3
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M45 112 267 -59.6 2,090 4,755 -56.2
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Q45 118 179 -36.5 1,972 2,440 -19.4
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QX4 0 12 -100.0 10 4,991 -99.8
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QX56 1,993 N/A N/A 13,136 N/A N/A
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FX 2,783 2,929 -8.5 30,964 27,637 11.7
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Total Car 7,291 7,030 -0.1 86,876 86,027 0.7
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Total Truck 4,776 2,941 56.4 44,110 32,628 34.8
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COMBINED NISSAN AND INFINITI SALES
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December December Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
DSR
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2004 2003 % Change 2004 2003 % Change
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TOTAL VEHICLE 92,268 66,970 32.7 985,988 794,481 23.7
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Total Car 44,629 37,150 15.7 536,756 505,392 5.9
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Total Truck 47,639 29,820 53.8 449,232 289,089 54.9
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Selling Days 27 26 308 307
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All numbers include Hawaii. Percent changes based on DSR.
CONTACT: Nissan North America, Inc. Eric Booth, 310-771-3014 -0- Jan/04/2005 18:14 GMT
Last Updated: January 4, 2005 13:14 EST
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01-04-05, 08:28 PM
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Year-end Acura sales of 198,919 finished up 16.0 percent from 2003, and eclipsed the previous year-end sales record of 170,918 set in 2003.
"In an industry riddled with incentives and struggling to reach last years sales numbers, Acura bucked the trend by offering products that consumers wanted and as a result, reaped a 16 percent sales increase for 2004," said **** Colliver, executive vice president, auto sales.
* December Acura sales of 20,146 were up 24.9 percent compared to last year, and shattered the previous all-time monthly sales record of 18,547 set in May 2004.
* For the second consecutive month, the RL luxury performance recorded its best month ever with sales of 1,967 units, surpassing the previous record of 1,941 units set in November 2004.
* The TL performance luxury sedan was Acura's top-selling model for the 15th straight month with December sales of 7,211, up 18.6 percent over last year. The TL ended the year as the top selling luxury sedan in the U.S. for 2004.
* The MDX luxury SUV, set a new all-time monthly sales record of 6,238 units in December, surpassing the previous record of 5,788 set in December 2003 and also set its fifth consecutive annual sales record.
* The TSX sports sedan, recently named to Car & Driver magazine's 10 Best Cars list, registered 3,004 sales, pushing year-to-date sales to a record 30,365 units, up 59.9 percent over 2003.
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"In an industry riddled with incentives and struggling to reach last years sales numbers, Acura bucked the trend by offering products that consumers wanted and as a result, reaped a 16 percent sales increase for 2004," said **** Colliver, executive vice president, auto sales.
* December Acura sales of 20,146 were up 24.9 percent compared to last year, and shattered the previous all-time monthly sales record of 18,547 set in May 2004.
* For the second consecutive month, the RL luxury performance recorded its best month ever with sales of 1,967 units, surpassing the previous record of 1,941 units set in November 2004.
* The TL performance luxury sedan was Acura's top-selling model for the 15th straight month with December sales of 7,211, up 18.6 percent over last year. The TL ended the year as the top selling luxury sedan in the U.S. for 2004.
* The MDX luxury SUV, set a new all-time monthly sales record of 6,238 units in December, surpassing the previous record of 5,788 set in December 2003 and also set its fifth consecutive annual sales record.
* The TSX sports sedan, recently named to Car & Driver magazine's 10 Best Cars list, registered 3,004 sales, pushing year-to-date sales to a record 30,365 units, up 59.9 percent over 2003.
http://www.hondanews.com/CatID1007?m...55134&mime=asc
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01-04-05, 08:30 PM
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Caddy
The bright spot for the company was Cadillac. Its 2004 sales rose 8.4 percent, and the division finished third in U.S. luxury sales behind Toyota's Lexus and Bayerische Motoren Werke AG. It was Cadillac's highest rank since 1998. DaimlerChrysler's Mercedes-Benz was fourth, the lowest finish for the German brand since leading U.S. luxury-brand sales in 1999.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...XQ&refer=japan
The bright spot for the company was Cadillac. Its 2004 sales rose 8.4 percent, and the division finished third in U.S. luxury sales behind Toyota's Lexus and Bayerische Motoren Werke AG. It was Cadillac's highest rank since 1998. DaimlerChrysler's Mercedes-Benz was fourth, the lowest finish for the German brand since leading U.S. luxury-brand sales in 1999.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...XQ&refer=japan
01-04-05, 08:32 PM
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Benz
Highest Year on Record for Mercedes-Benz USA
Tuesday January 4, 3:43 pm ET
MBUSA Sales Achieves 11th Consecutive Year of Growth
December Sales of 26,607 Sets Highest Month Ever For MBUSA
MONTVALE, N.J., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) reported its highest sales month in the 40-year history of the company with 26,607 new vehicles sold in December, bringing the company to its all-time highest annual sales volume at 221,610 and marking its eleventh year of consecutive sales gains in the U.S. market.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050104/nytu164_1.html
Highest Year on Record for Mercedes-Benz USA
Tuesday January 4, 3:43 pm ET
MBUSA Sales Achieves 11th Consecutive Year of Growth
December Sales of 26,607 Sets Highest Month Ever For MBUSA
MONTVALE, N.J., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) reported its highest sales month in the 40-year history of the company with 26,607 new vehicles sold in December, bringing the company to its all-time highest annual sales volume at 221,610 and marking its eleventh year of consecutive sales gains in the U.S. market.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050104/nytu164_1.html
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MERCEDES-BENZ USA
Sales -- December 2004
Model Dec '04 Dec '03 Monthly% YTD 2004 YTD 2003 Yearly%
C-CLASS 8,870 5,325 66.6% 69,251 65,982 5.0%
E-CLASS 7,576 6,254 21.1% 58,954 55,683 5.9%
S-CLASS 2,378 2,297 3.5% 20,460 22,940 -10.8%
CL-CLASS 255 257 -0.8% 2,683 3,377 -20.6%
SL-CLASS 1,081 1,536 -29.6% 12,885 13,318 -3.3%
CLK-CLASS 2,115 1,752 20.7% 22,556 19,230 17.3%
SLK-CLASS 1,701 371 358.5% 7,360 6,023 22.2%
M-CLASS 2,458 3,599 -31.7% 25,681 30,018 -14.4%
G-CLASS 173 230 -24.8% 1,491 1,980 -24.7%
SLR 45 n/a n/a
Maybach 244 166 47.0%
GRAND TOTAL 26,607 21,621 23.1% 221,610 218,717 1.3%
01-04-05, 08:37 PM
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BMW
BMW reported sales of 25,482 automobiles and Sports Activity Vehicles, up
22 percent compared to the 20,910 vehicles reported the same month last year,
making it the best month ever in retail sales history.
Annual sales of BMW brand vehicles were up 8 percent, to 260,079 vehicles
compared to 240,859 vehicles sold last year.
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/st...2767350&EDATE=
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's monthly automobile sales were up 17 percent, to 18,762 versus 16,054
in December 2003. Year-to-date, sales were down 5 percent, to 190,250
automobiles compared to 200,144 sold in the same period in 2003.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Sales of BMW's Sports Activity Vehicles increased 38 percent in December,
with sales of 6,720 vehicles compared to 4,856 vehicles sold in the final
month of 2003. Year-to-date, sales of BMW's SAV models were up 72 percent, to
69,829 vehicles compared to 40,715 for 2003.
BMW reported sales of 25,482 automobiles and Sports Activity Vehicles, up
22 percent compared to the 20,910 vehicles reported the same month last year,
making it the best month ever in retail sales history.
Annual sales of BMW brand vehicles were up 8 percent, to 260,079 vehicles
compared to 240,859 vehicles sold last year.
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/st...2767350&EDATE=
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's monthly automobile sales were up 17 percent, to 18,762 versus 16,054
in December 2003. Year-to-date, sales were down 5 percent, to 190,250
automobiles compared to 200,144 sold in the same period in 2003.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Sales of BMW's Sports Activity Vehicles increased 38 percent in December,
with sales of 6,720 vehicles compared to 4,856 vehicles sold in the final
month of 2003. Year-to-date, sales of BMW's SAV models were up 72 percent, to
69,829 vehicles compared to 40,715 for 2003.
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01-05-05, 08:36 AM
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Not to be harsh on the American consumers but it shows just how much the American public doesn’t really budget. As soon as the election was over and the economy receives a small boost people immediately ran out and purchase a car. I must say I was one up those consumers even though I love my NSX. I could have going back to school with that money. At this very moment the government is talking about cutting social security funds so people can invest in the stock market. Give me a break!
My 401K hasn’t been during too good for the past 3 years.
On another note Lexus is killing everybody in suv sales.
My 401K hasn’t been during too good for the past 3 years.
On another note Lexus is killing everybody in suv sales.
01-05-05, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by rogers
Not to be harsh on the American consumers but it shows just how much the American public doesn’t really budget. As soon as the election was over and the economy receives a small boost people immediately ran out and purchase a car. I must say I was one up those consumers even though I love my NSX. I could have going back to school with that money. At this very moment the government is talking about cutting social security funds so people can invest in the stock market. Give me a break!
My 401K hasn’t been during too good for the past 3 years.
On another note Lexus is killing everybody in suv sales.
My 401K hasn’t been during too good for the past 3 years.
On another note Lexus is killing everybody in suv sales.
