Cadillac XT6 sales totaled 4,316 units in the United States and 139 units in Canada during the third quarter of 2019. Sales of the XT6 in other markets, such as Mexico and South Korea, have not yet begun.
| MODEL | Q3 2019 / Q3 2018 | Q3 2019 | Q3 2018 | YTD 2019 / YTD 2018 | YTD 2019 | YTD 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XT6 | * | 4,316 | * | * | 4,390 | 0 |
| MODEL | Q3 2019 / Q3 2018 | Q3 2019 | Q3 2018 | YTD 2019 / YTD 2018 | YTD 2019 | YTD 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XT6 | * | 139 | * | * | 140 | 0 |
Third-quarter Cadillac XT6 sales volume puts the crossover in seventh place out of eight in its competitive set in terms of cumulative sales volume, behind the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class in first, BMW X5/X6 in second (for a combined 12,895 deliveries), Volvo XC90 in third, Infiniti QX60 in fourth, Audi Q7 in fifth, and Lexus GX in sixth. The Cadillac XT6 outsold the Lincoln Aviator during the quarter, though both the XT6 and Aviator saw relatively limited availability during the timeframe.
We should also note that the Lexus RX accounted for 28,109 units, with some of those units being the RX-L that competes in the E-Segment luxury SUV space. However, Lexus does not break out sales of the regular, two-row RX from the three-row RX-L model, so we have not included it in our table.
| MODEL | Q3 19 / Q3 18 | Q3 19 | Q3 18 | Q3 19 SHARE | Q3 18 SHARE | YTD 19 / YTD 18 | YTD 19 | YTD 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCEDES-BENZ GLE-CLASS | +30.79% | 15,533 | 11,876 | 23% | 22% | -3.64% | 33,358 | 34,617 |
| BMW X5 | +87.80% | 12,665 | 6,744 | 19% | 12% | +19.01% | 37,035 | 31,120 |
| BMW X6 | -83.48% | 230 | 1,392 | 0% | 3% | -35.96% | 3,275 | 5,114 |
| VOLVO XC90 | +15.58% | 8,874 | 7,678 | 13% | 14% | +5.31% | 24,909 | 23,652 |
| INFINITI QX60 | -8.67% | 8,785 | 9,619 | 13% | 18% | -0.55% | 31,621 | 31,795 |
| AUDI Q7 | -10.42% | 8,516 | 9,507 | 13% | 18% | -9.98% | 24,549 | 27,270 |
| LEXUS GX | -13.76% | 6,405 | 7,427 | 10% | 14% | -9.01% | 17,376 | 19,097 |
| CADILLAC XT6 | * | 4,316 | * | 6% | 0% | * | 4,390 | 0 |
| LINCOLN AVIATOR | * | 1,899 | * | 3% | 0% | * | 1,899 | 0 |
| TOTAL | +23.93% | 67,223 | 54,243 | +3.33% | 178,412 | 172,665 |
The luxury E-crossover segment expanded 24 percent to 67,223 units in Q3 2019.
Cadillac XT6 sales in Q3 2019 were respectable. Inventories at the retail (dealer) level were still building up during the timeframe, meaning that availability was rather low.
In total, Cadillac delivered 67 percent more crossovers in the third quarter of 2019 than it did during the same timeframe last year, representing the highest growth in the luxury CUV space in the U.S. The increase is directly a result of the Cadillac XT6 and XT4, both of which are new to the lineup.
We expect Cadillac XT6 sales to increase in the coming quarters as inventory builds at the dealer level, though the circumstance could take longer than planned as a result of the recent UAW strike that saw no Cadillac XT6 production for roughly 45 days.
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