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BMW overtook Mercedes, which had been the top luxury car seller for the previous three years, according to June 2019 U.S. luxury car sales data. In the first half of this year, the sales volume of 156,440 vehicles was firmly in the top position, leading the runner-up Mercedes by more than 9000 vehicles.

BMW continued to consolidate its lead in the US luxury car market with strong sales of new SUVs in June, beating Mercedes-Benz by more than 5000 vehicles to win the monthly and first half sales titles

Mercedes-Benz, on the other hand, delivered 26,196 vehicles in the United States last month (excluding truck sales), roughly flat compared with the same period last year; in the first half of this year, Mercedes-Benz sold a total of 147,396 new vehicles in the United States, down 7.2% year-on-year, with sales of C-Class cars and GLS crossovers falling by more than 30%.

Lexus, which belongs to the second-tier luxury camp in China, belongs to the best-selling model in the United States, and belongs to the first camp with Mercedes-Benz BMW Audi. In terms of monthly and cumulative sales in the first half of the year, Audi surpassed Audi and ranked third. Sales totaled 23,047 units in June this year, down 3% year-on-year; cumulative sales in the first half of the year were 135,735 units, up 0.5% year-on-year.

Tesla, a luxury electric model, didn't make the list because the company doesn't publish monthly results. Tesla said it delivered 95,200 new vehicles in the second quarter, almost double the 40,740 delivered in the same period last year, setting a new quarterly delivery record.

Among the rest of the luxury brands, there are also many monthly sales declines, among which Audi sold 9,409 vehicles a month, down 0.3% year-on-year; Acura fell 16.4% year-on-year; Infiniti has seen sales decline for several consecutive months, down 8% last month; Land Rover and Jaguar also fell 5.6% and 19.6% respectively; Alfa Romeo sales fell sharply, down 29.1% year-on-year; Maserati fell 2.6% year-on-year.

In addition, three luxury car brands still achieved double-digit or more year-on-year sales growth last month, including McLaren and Lamborghini, which increased by 55.2% and 85.6% respectively; Jenes sold 1,887 new vehicles in the United States last month, up 137.1% year-on-year. The headwinds facing the luxury car market appear to have eased compared to previous months.

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