spwolf

Also, according to their sales conference from yesterday, in 2015 Lexus will have:
*** Four New or significantly updated models this year
*** Along with several additional new powertrain packages
*** And special editions models
So you can see why we expect 2015
To be another growth year
And very possibly a record year for Lexus dealers

http://pressroom.lexus.com/releases/...ence+notes.htm

So RX, GS-F are two... GS facelift maybe 3rd? What is 4th?
Several powertrains? 2.0t, new 3.5l V6 and new 450h?

GS69

Top 25 Best-Selling Cars In America - 2014 Year End

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 #1
    
Toyota Camry
    428,606     408,484     4.9%
#2
    
Honda Accord
    388,374     366,678     5.9%
#3
    
Toyota Corolla/Matrix
    339,498     302,180     12.3%
#4
    
Nissan Altima
    335,644     320,723     4.7%
#5
    
Honda Civic
    325,981     336,180     -3.0%
#6
    
Ford Fusion
    306,860     295,280     3.9%
#7
    
Chevrolet Cruze
    273,060     248,224     10.0%
#8
    
Hyundai Elantra
    222,023     247,912     -10.4%
#9
    
Ford Focus
    219,634     234,570     -6.4%
#10
    
Hyundai Saonta
    216,936     203,648     6.5%
#11
    
Chevrolet Malibu
    188,519     200,594     -6.0%
#12
    
Nissan Sentra
    183,268     129,143     41.9%
#13
    
Volkswagen Jetta
    160,873     163,793     -1.8%
#14
    
Kia Optima
    159,020     155,893     2.0%
#15
    
Kia Soul
    145,316     118,079     23.1%
#16
    
BMW 3-Series & 4-Series *
    142,232     119,521     19.0%
#17
    
Chevrolet Impala
    140,280     156,797     -10.5%
#18
    
Nissan Versa
    139,781     117,352     19.1%
#19
    
Subaru Outback °
    138,790     118,049     17.6%
#20
    
Toyota Prius
    136,040     157,260     -13.5%

    
Toyota Prius Sedan ^
    122,776     145,172     -15.4%

    
Toyota Prius Plug-In ^
    13,264     12,088     9.7%
#21
    
Chrysler 200
    117,363     122,480     -4.2%
#22
    
Mazda 3
    104,985     104,713     0.3%
#23
    
Volkswagen Passat
    96,649     109,652     -11.9%
#24
    
Dodge Charger
    94,099     98,336     -4.3%
#25
    
Chevrolet Camaro
    86,297     80,567     7.1% 


Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - 2014 Year End

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 #20
    
Acura
    
19,533
    19,005     2.8%     1.1%     1.1%
#34
    
Alfa Romeo
    
2
    ---     ---     0.1%    0.0%
#18
    
Audi
    
24,514
    20,506     19.5%     1.3%     1.2%
#16
    
BMW
    
32,805
    31,710     3.5%     1.8%     1.8%
#21
    
Buick
    
18,745
    14,310     31.0%     1.0%     0.8%
#23
    
Cadillac
    10,538     9608     9.7%     0.6%     0.6%
#4
    
Chevrolet
    
144,271
    139,246     3.6%     8.0%     8.0%
#17
    
Chrysler
    
24,716
    25,466     -2.9%     1.3%     1.5%
#8
    
Dodge
    
92,996
    100,184     -7.2%     5.0%     5.7%
#25
    
Fiat
    
8027
    7710     4.1%     0.4%     0.4%
#1
    Ford     
285,004
    277,637     2.7%     15.4%     15.9%
#9
    
GMC
    75,246     71,781     4.8%     4.1%     4.1%
#3
    
Honda
    
152,893
    145,231     5.3%     8.3%     8.3%
#5
    
Hyundai
    
138,104
    137,100     0.7%     7.5%     7.9%
#24
    
Infiniti
    
10,291
    8947     15.0%     0.6%     0.5%
#33
    
Jaguar
    
1460
    1263     15.6%     0.1%     0.1%
#11
    
Jeep
    
70,503
    44,684     57.8%     3.8%     2.6%
#12
    
Kia
    
70,007
    72,449     -3.4%     3.8%     4.2%
#27
    
Land Rover
    
6283
    5136     22.3%     0.3%     0.3%
#22
    
Lexus
    
17,565
    15,949     10.1%     1.0%     0.9%
#26
    
Lincoln
    
6819
    5814     17.3%     0.4%     0.3%
#10
    
Mazda
    
72,098
    71,859     0.3%     3.9%     4.1%
#15
    
Mercedes-Benz ^
    
38,005
    34,781     9.3%     2.1%     2.0%
#28
    
Mini
    
5383
    6013     -10.5%     0.3%     0.3%
#19
    
Mitsubishi
    
22,704
    21,104     7.6%     1.2%     1.2%
#6
    
Nissan
    
105,154
    82,604     27.3%     5.7%     4.7%
#29
    
Porsche
    
4933
    3680     34.0%     0.3%     0.2%
#7
    
Ram
    
93,760
    81,971     14.4%     5.1%     4.7%
#31
    
Scion
    
3962
    4978     -20.4%     0.2%     0.3%
#32
    
Smart
    
2550
    2237     14.0%     0.1%     0.1%
#14
    
Subaru
    
42,035
    36,760     14.3%     2.3%     2.1%
#35
    
Suzuki
    
---
    3071     -100%     0.0%     0.2%
#2
    
Toyota
    
179,324
    174,432     2.8%     9.7%     10.0%
#13
    
Volkswagen
    
65,677
    62,668     4.8%     3.5%     3.6%
#30
    
Volvo
    
4466
    4673     -4.4%     0.2%     0.3% 


USA Auto Sales Brand Rankings - 2014 Year End

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Acura
    
167,843
    165,436     1.5%     1.0%     1.1%
#37
    
Alfa Romeo
    
91
    ---     ---     0.1%     0.0%
#20
    
Audi
    
182,011
    158,061     15.2%     1.1%     1.0%
#36
    
Bentley
    
3003
    2964     1.3%     0.1%     0.1%
#15
    
BMW
    
339,738
    309,280     9.8%     2.1%     2.0%
#19
    
Buick
    
228,963
    205,509     11.4%     1.4%     1.3%
#21
    
Cadillac
    170,750     182,543     -6.5%     1.0%     1.2%
#2
    
Chevrolet
    
2,033,442
    1,947,125     4.4%     12.3%     12.5%
#17
    
Chrysler
    
308,785
    302,492     2.1%     1.9%     1.9%
#9
    
Dodge
    
574,155
    596,343     -3.7%     3.5%     3.8%
#32
    
Fiat
    
46,121
    43,236     6.7%     0.3%     0.3%
#1
    Ford     
2,376,841
    2,403,542     -1.1%     14.4%     15.4%
#11
    
GMC
    501,853     450,901     11.3%     3.0%     2.9%
#4
    
Honda
    
1,373,029
    1,359,876     1.0%     8.3%     8.7%
#6
    
Hyundai
    
725,718
    720,783     0.7%     4.4%     4.6%
#23
    
Infiniti
    
117,330
    116,455     0.8%     0.7%     0.7%
#33
    
Jaguar
    
15,773
    16,952     -7.0%     0.1%     0.1%
#7
    
Jeep
    
692,348
    490,454     41.2%     4.2%     3.1%
#8
    
Kia
    
580,234
    535,179     8.4%     3.5%     3.4%
#30
    
Land Rover
    
51,465
    50,010     2.9%     0.3%     0.3%
#16
    
Lexus
    
311,389
    273,847     13.7%     1.9%     1.8%
#24
    
Lincoln
    
94,474
    81,694     15.6%     0.6%     0.5%
#34
    
Maserati
    
12,943
    4768     171%     0.1%     0.1%
#18
    
Mazda
    
305,801
    283,946     7.7%     1.8%     1.8%
#14
    
Mercedes-Benz ^
    
356,136
    334,350     6.5%     2.2%     2.1%
#29
    
Mini
    
56,112
    66,502     -15.6%     0.3%     0.4%
#25
    
Mitsubishi
    
77,643
    62,227     24.8%     0.5%     0.4%
#5
    
Nissan
    
1,269,565
    1,131,965     12.2%     7.7%     7.3%
#31
    
Porsche
    
47,007
    42,323     11.1%     0.3%     0.3%
#12
    
Ram
    
469,139
    367,843     27.5%     2.8%     2.4%
#26
    
Scion
    
58,009
    68,321     -15.1%     0.4%     0.4%
#35
    
Smart
    
10,453
    9264     12.8%     0.1%     0.1%
#10
    
Subaru
    
513,693
    424,683     21.0%     3.1%     2.8%
#38
    
Suzuki
    
---
    5946     -100%     0.0%     0.1%
#3
    
Toyota
    
2,004,373
    1,893,874     5.8%     12.1%     12.2%
#13
    
Volkswagen
    
366,970
    407,704     -10.0%     2.2%     2.6%
#28
    
Volvo
    
56,366
    61,233     -7.9%     0.3%     0.4% 


bitkahuna

iTrader: (20)

all the gm / ford / chrysler bashing on here but almost every other vehicle sold in the u.s. is one of those 3.

Trexus

Total sales of each GS generation:

1GS (1993 - 1997) = 41,827
2GS (1998 - 2004) = 150,871
3GS (2005 - 2011) = 118,222
4GS (2012 - Present) = 64,100

It looks like the 4GS could surpass the 2GS in sales if Lexus does the mid-cycle refresh carefully. We'll get the GS F and GS 200t very soon and we'll see how that will affect 4GS sales...

Hoovey689

iTrader: (16)

To be fair the majority on here own Lexus

Trexus

Total sales of each RX generation:

1RX (1999 - 2003) = 422,957
2RX (2004 - 2009) = 604,554
3RX (2010 - Present) = 485,176

Even with the introduction of the NX at the tail end of November and a full month of December RX sales actually went up...Lexus sold 107,490 units in 2014.

The 4RX is coming very soon...should be a 2016 model year and look forward to it's arrival...

rominl

iTrader: (4)

i doubt it has much to do with the front grille, most people i talk to still think it doesn't look good

but the other improvements together with the overall price drop are huge factors to its success imho

Trexus

Total sales of each GX generation:

1GX (2002 - 2009) = 173,808
2GX (2010 - Present) = 73,919

The mid-cycle refresh for the GX started selling in November 2013 and all of 2014 and sales just jumped. It appears Lexus did a great job on the mid-cycle refresh and I know the 2.5GX looks very good...

2GX sales:

2010 = 16,450
2011 = 11,609
2012 = 11,039
2013 = 12,136
2014 = 22,685
Total = 73,919

spwolf

it has to be the grille, because other improvements were small... as to the price, Lexus said few months back, around 20% are base models, with $60k luxury selling well as well.

Grille gives it a character... and people who dont like it, wont buy it... but also people who do like it, will :-). As we can see.

And according to every PR on every new predator vehicle since, that is their intention.

GS69

GM Tops Total Fleet Deliveries for 2014

General Motors sold the most fleet vehicles in 2014 on the strength of its daily rental fleet sales, while Ford delivered the most vehicles to commercial and government fleets amid a rising tide of vehicle sales to close out the year.

The fleet industry's three segments including commercial, government, and rental rose 5.7 percent in 2014 from 2013, as fleets registered nearly 2.36 million light-duty vehicles from nine manufacturers. Overall vehicle sales are projected to reach a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 16.9 million for 2014.

General Motors, which also sold the most daily rental vehicles, increased fleet sales by 0.4 percent and held steady with a 24 percent fleet slice of its more than 2.93 million total vehicles sold during the year. General Motors attributed its rising fleet sales to increased demand for its pickups and SUVs. Truck sales have been bolstered by fleets in the housing and energy industries, especially oil and gas exploration, said Jim Cain, a GM sales analyst.

General Motors also began selling its first mid-size pickups in December with 520 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon trucks heading to fleets. About 80 percent of these trucks were the Work Truck model, while 20 percent were the LT/SLE mid-level trim. The truck was primarily sold to state and local government agencies, utilities, and auto parts suppliers.

Ford sold the most commercial and government fleet vehicles in 2014 as part of its 2.48 million vehicles sold. Total sales were flat compared to 2013 primarily due to updates needed to build the 2015 aluminum-body F-150 and a planned 15 percent reduction in daily rental sales, according to Ford.

Ford assembly plants in Kansas City and Dearborn, Mich., closed for 13 weeks so Ford could retool for the 2015 F-150. F-Series sales fell 1 percent for the year, said Erich Merkle, a Ford sales analyst.

Ford is seeing rising sales of its 2015 Transit full-size van, which was introduced in June. Transit sales reached 10,030 units in December, which accounted for about half of the 20,448 Transits sold in 2014. Ford also sold a record 43,210 Transit Connect compact vans in 2014, including 5,012 in December.

FCA US, formerly the Chrysler Group, doesn't release detailed data for its fleet sales. FCA sold more than 2 million vehicles in 2014, which marked a 16 percent increase over 2013. FCA also recorded a 28 percent increase in sales from its Ram Truck unit.

The commercial fleet segment saw impressive growth in 2014. The nine automakers sold 614,896 units, a 51,419 unit increase (9.1 percent) from 2013. Trucks, vans and SUVs led the way with a 13.8 percent gain, while cars fell 11.5 percent.

Sales to government fleets increased 11.3 percent to 252,657 in 2014 for an increase of 25,581 vehicles. Ford increased its sales to government agencies by 18 percent on the strength of its Police Interceptor Utility, which is the top-selling law enforcement vehicle. By the middle of December, GM began shipping its 1st Chevrolet Tahoe PPVs, which may have accounted for a flat year for GM in the segment.

The daily rental segment increased 3.7 percent in 2014 to 1.62 million vehicles. An additional 58,358 vehicles entered rental fleets compared to 2013. General Motors increased its rental sales by 2.4 percent in part due to a large late-year sale to Hertz Global Holdings. Hertz agreed to purchase about 350,000 2015 model-year vehicles, including GM vehicles, beginning in December. Hertz stated its intention in a Nov. 14 filing.

Meanwhile, Ford said its declining rental sales represent a conscious decision to de-emphasize this segment to protect residual values, Merkle said.

"We're pulling back as our daily rental was down in 2014," Merkle said. "It's simply because we want to focus on more profitable areas of our business."

rominl

iTrader: (4)

people sure believe what they want to believe

feel free to read in the gx forum

bitkahuna

iTrader: (20)

But was it really much of a price drop or mainly because of taking stuff out in the base model? I'm asking because i really don't know how much of each.

spwolf

well, what other update was there? They didnt change the engine, or interior... Lower end model is 20% of sales.

G Star

iTrader: (2)

It might've been the price drop but the GX didn't start getting noticed until the mid-cycle design, which brought the GX into post 2010.

MPLexus301

iTrader: (3)

Lets be honest - pre-refresh GX front end was straight up HOMELY. The new one, while maybe a little awkward from some angles, is significantly better looking. Also, gas prices are way down now and people can't stop buying SUVs, so that helps too.