According to the official data of the car companies, Gasgoo.com has compiled the top ten luxury car brands in the world in 2014. German BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz still occupy the top three; Lexus, Volvo, Jaguar Land Rover and Cadillac are in the second camp from 4 to 7; only the last three seats in the top ten are shuffled, Porsche jumped from the 10th to the 8th, and Yingge changed the ranking.
No. 1: BMW increased 9.5% year-on-year to 181,170 vehicles. BMW's global sales increased by 7.9% in 2014. This year, 15 new cars helped the BMW Group to deliver 215,217 vehicles to consumers worldwide in December 2014, compared to 2013. In December, 186,786 vehicles increased by 15.2% year-on-year. Last year, the BMW Group's global cumulative sales volume reached 2,117,965 units, surpassing the 2 million mark for the first time, an increase of 7.9% from 1,963,798 units in 2013.
In December 2014, the BMW brand delivered 177,954 new cars worldwide, compared with 155,835 units in December 2013, up 14.2% year-on-year. In 2014, the BMW brand delivered 1,811,719 vehicles worldwide, an increase of 9.5% from 1,655,138 vehicles in 2013.
In December 2014, the MINI brand delivered a total of 36,772 vehicles worldwide, an increase of 20.7% compared with 30,455 vehicles in December 2013. In 2014, the MINI global new car sales volume was 302,183 units, a slight decrease from 2013. 0.9%. The brand fell back in the last few months, but failed to lift sales throughout the year.
No. 2: Audi increased by 10.5% year-on-year to 1,741,100 Audis. Global sales in 2014 were 1.741 million. China accounted for 30%. In December 2014, the Audi brand delivered 150,000 vehicles to consumers worldwide, with 130,738 in December 2013. The vehicle increased by 14.7%. In the major markets, China, the United States and Europe all showed year-on-year growth, especially in China.
In 2014, Audi's global cumulative delivery volume reached 1,741,100 units, up 10.5% year-on-year, compared with 1,575,480 units in the same period last year.
No. 3: Mercedes-Benz increased by 12.9% year-on-year to 1.65 million Mercedes-Benz 2014 global sales of 1.65 million vehicles increased by 29% in China S-class soared 80% in December 2014, Mercedes-Benz brand in the world 163,171 vehicles were sold, compared with 139,180 vehicles in December 2013, an increase of 17.2% year-on-year. In 2014, the Mercedes-Benz brand delivered a global sales volume of 1,650,010 units, a year-on-year increase of 12.9% compared with 1,461,680 units in 2013.
Smart small cars increased by 17.5% year-on-year in December, and global sales increased from 8,805 to 10,342. Last year, global sales from 100,792 vehicles fell 10.9% year-on-year to 89,844 units.
Combining the above two brands, the Mercedes-Benz Automotive Business Unit sold 173,513 vehicles worldwide in December 2014, compared with 147,985 vehicles in December 2013, an increase of 17.2% year-on-year. Last year, Mercedes-Benz's global sales totaled 1,739,854 units, compared with 1,562,472 units in 2013, an increase of 11.4% year-on-year.
4th place: Lexus increased by 10% to 580,000 units (estimated value)
Although Toyota did not release the 2014 Lexus global sales data, it can infer its sales volume from the major markets and determine its ranking. Previously, Gasgoo.com had speculated that Lexus sold between 8.3 and 86,000 vehicles in China in 2014. The latest data from SINOMACH showed that in 2014, Lexus Customs imported 83,734 units, and in 2013, 70,499 units, up 18.8%.
Gasgoo.com has compiled Lexus sales in five major global markets in 2014, up 13.2% year-on-year to 488,013 units compared to 430,918 units in 2013. Toyota Motor's 2014 annual report shows that in 2014, Lexus sold 523,000 vehicles worldwide. Therefore, global sales in 2014 may be between 56-600,000 units, an increase of 7% to 14%. The estimated value here is 580,000 units, an increase of 10% year-on-year.
Since the sales of the five major Lexus markets have exceeded the global sales of Volvo and Jaguar Land Rover, but global sales must not catch up with Mercedes-Benz, you can be sure that regardless of the accuracy of the estimates, it will not affect Lexus' global sales ranking in the fourth place in the luxury car brand.
No. 5: Volvo's year-on-year growth of 8.9% to 465,900 Volvo Cars 2014 China-European karaoke double new car regained its strength In December 2014, Volvo Car Group delivered 47,045 cars to end consumers in the global market, compared to 2013. For the month, 43,051 retail sales (Retail Sales) increased by 9.3% year-on-year. Since August 2012, the Volvo brand has achieved global sales growth for the 18th consecutive month, indicating that its sales performance is in a good upward trend.
For the whole year of 2014, Volvo Car Group's global retail sales reached 465,866 units, up from 427,840 units in 2013, up 8.9% year-on-year. This figure is higher than the 449,255 vehicles in 2011, setting a new global sales record since 2007.
6th place: Jaguar Land Rover increased 8.9% year-on-year to 462,700 Jaguar Land Rover 2014 global sales of 460,000 vehicles last month in China rare landslide In December 2014, Jaguar Land Rover sold 41,392 vehicles worldwide, compared to December 2013 40,668 vehicles, a slight increase of 1.8%.
Among the two brands, Jaguar sold 6,963 vehicles worldwide in December, compared with 7,014 in December 2013, down slightly by 0.7% year-on-year. The Jaguar brand accounted for 16.8% of the group's total sales last month. Land Rover's global sales in December were 34,429 units, compared with 33,654 units in December 2013, a slight increase of 2.3% year-on-year. The Land Rover brand accounted for 83.2% of the group's total sales last month.
Jaguar Land Rover's global total sales in 2014 was 462,678 units, compared with 425,006 units in 2013, an increase of 8.9% year-on-year.
Jaguar's global sales in 2014 totaled 81,570 units, up 6.4% year-on-year from 76,668 units in the same period in 2013. The Jaguar brand accounted for 17.6% of the group's total sales last year. In 2014, Land Rover sold 381,108 vehicles worldwide, compared with 348,338 vehicles in 2013, an increase of 9.4% year-on-year. The Land Rover brand accounted for 82.4% of the group's total sales last year.
No. 7: Cadillac increased by 5.2% year-on-year to 263,700 units. GM sold 9.92 million units in 2014. This year, the new car in China increased its sales. In 2014, the Cadillac brand sold 263,697 vehicles in the global market, based on 250,739 vehicles in 2013. Year-on-year growth of 5.2%.
In the largest single market in the United States, Cadillac's sales last year fell 6.5% year-on-year to 170,750 units from 182,549 units. Although China’s sales in Cadillac are not as good as those in the United States, the growth rate is significantly higher. In 2014, sales reached a new high of 73,500 units, compared with 50,005 units in 2013, a sharp increase of 47.0%, mainly due to the growth of the ATS and XTS models.
No. 8: Porsche increased by 17.1% year-on-year to 189,800. Porsche Global sales in 2014 reached 189,800. Last month in China nearly doubled. In December 2014, Porsche delivered 20,644 vehicles to the global market, compared with 14,855 in December 2013. The vehicle increased by 39.0% year-on-year, the highest monthly growth rate in 2014, which is the first time in its single-month sales that exceeded 20,000 units.
For the whole year of 2014, Porsche's global cumulative sales volume was 189,849 units, up 17.1% from 162,145 units in 2013.
No. 9: Infiniti increased by 13.5% year-on-year to 186,200 units. Infiniti sold 186,000 units in 2014. In 2010, Infiniti sold 186,200 units in China, with a year-on-year increase of 13.5%. Sales in a single month in December rose 7.5% year-on-year to 19,700 units, the highest monthly sales record so far.
Infiniti said that in 2014, it created new sales records in 19 markets around the world. The largest single market is still the United States, with cumulative sales of 117,300 units. In China, Infiniti sold 30,046 vehicles last year, a surge of 75.6% year-on-year.
No. 10: Yangge grew 1.6% year-on-year to 175,000 Honda's luxury brand Acura The current global markets are the United States, China (including Hong Kong) and Mexico.
The Acura brand had a total sales volume of 167,843 units in the US last year, up 1.5% from 165,436 units in 2013; from 2,570 units in Mexico, up 1.0% to 2,595 units; sales in China according to different channels, 4,500, 5,000 units, etc. The year-on-year increase was 8-10%.
Therefore, in 2014, the total sales volume of Acura worldwide was approximately 175,000 units, an increase of 1.6% year-on-year.
In addition, it also sorted out the sales of other luxury car brands:
11th place: DS
A year-on-year decline of 3.4% to 118,500 PSA Peugeot Citroen's global sales of 2.939 million in 2014 increased by 32% in China
The DS luxury car brand sold 118,472 vehicles last year. On the basis of 122,694 vehicles in 2013, it fell 3.44% year-on-year, accounting for 4.03% of the Group's sales.
The DS luxury brand has developed rapidly in China. From January to December, sales continued to grow at a high speed. The total sales volume of imported and domestic vehicles was 26,703, accounting for 22% of global sales, far exceeding 2% in 2013.
No. 12: Maserati increased by 136% to 36,500 units. Maserati's global sales increased by 1.4 times in 2014. In May, Maserati's global sales volume was 36,500 units. In 2013, the global shipment volume was 15,400 units, a surge of 136%. In 2014, sales were almost six times that of 2012. In the two largest markets, US sales surged 110% year-on-year to 14,690 units, and sales in China soared 148% year-on-year to 9,400 units.
Maserati's first E-class (equivalent to China's C-class) / executive-class sedan Ghibli and the flagship car president (Quattroporte) became the growth pillar, with sales of 23,500 and 9,500 respectively. The GranTurismo and GranCabrio sports cars also performed well, with a total of 3,500 units sold.
Bentley's growth of 8.9 to 11,000 Bentley in 2014, global sales growth of 9% in 2014 climbed 22% in China
In 2014, the global total sales volume was 11,020 units. On the basis of 10,120 vehicles in 2013, it increased by 8.9% year-on-year, once again hitting a record high.
In the largest single market in the United States, Bentley sold 3,186 units in 2014, a year-on-year increase of 1.46% compared to 3,140 units in 2013; it accounted for 29% of global sales. China is still ranked second in all markets, with 2,191 units sold in 2013 and 2,670 units sold in 2014, a sharp rise of 21.9% year-on-year.
Ferrari increased 3.6% year-on-year to 7,255 units According to Fiat Chrysler's 2014 financial report, Ferrari's global sales volume in 2014 was 7,255 units, a 3.6% increase from the 7,000 units in 2013.
Rolls-Royce grew 11.9% year-on-year to 4,063 Rolls-Royce brands sold 490 units worldwide in December, down 1.2% from 496 units in December 2013; Rolls-Royce sold 4,063 units worldwide in 2014. Compared with 3,630 vehicles in 2013, it increased by 11.9%.
Lamborghini grew 19.3% year-on-year to 2,530 Lamborghini global sales growth of 19% in 2014, fell 12% in China
In 2014, the sales of ultra-luxury sports car manufacturer Lamborghini reached 2,530 units, an increase of 19.3% compared with 2,121 units in 2013.
For the brand, the largest market is the United States. In 2014, sales in the United States increased by 3% from the 690 units to 708 units. This was followed by China, which fell 11.6% from the 267 units to 236 units.