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Home » European sales 2017 Limousine segment

European sales 2017 Limousine segment

February 18, 2018 by Bart Demandt Leave a Comment

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Limousine-segment-European-sales-2017_Q1-Mercedes_Benz_S_Class-BMW_7_series-Porsche_PanameraSales in the limousine segment in Europe improved sharply in the second half of 2017 to pull the full-year figure up 13% after a 5% gain in the first half. Nearly 46.000 limousines were sold last year, 0,3% of the total European car market. Despite this impressive gain, only 2 models in the segment top-5 improve on last year, as the segment leader Mercedes-Benz S-Class is stable with a 200-unit loss thanks to a 30% gain in the fourth quarter when the facelifted version became fully available. The S-Class lost 4,6 percentage points of share in 2017, but that’s still much better than its closest rival BMW 7-series which was only in its second full year of sales but already lost 13% of its volume and 7,6 percentage points of share as the new generation’s design apparently doesn’t have a long shelf life. On the other hand, this is the third-best year for the model since 2006, and don’t forget the S-Class also includes sales of the coupe and convertible versions. Big winner of the segment is the Porsche Panamera with sales up more than threefold thanks to the new generation. The Panamera outsold the 7-Series in both the third and fourth quarters, helped by the S e-Hybrid version, but was unable to topple the BMW for 2nd place in the segment. The Sport Turismo version should help the Porsche move ahead of its rival in 2018, but it remains to be seen if that’s also enough to grab the #2 spot then, as the new generation Audi A8 is also in showrooms and looking to move up a few notches.

Note: clicking on the model name opens the sales data page for that model; clicking year in the legend turns the display for that year on/off

Limousine-segment-European-sales-2017-Audi_A8The A8 already doubled its Q4 sales and already took the segment #2 spot in November. Its full-year figure was up 10% but was still far behind the top-3 which held over 80% of the segment. The Jaguar XJ is starting to age and it shows with a 19% for the year and a 43% loss in Q4, the latter similar to the Bentley Flying Spur, although that model still finished the year in the black, moving past the Maserati Quattroporte. The Italian limo lost 18% for the full year after a 24% gain in the last quarter. The Bentley Mulsanne uberlimo also lost 18% of its volume while the Rolls Royce Ghost lost 8%. The Aston Martin Rapide made a small comeback with sales up 15% to move back ahead of the Rolls Royce Phantom which will be replaced in 2018.

The only other news for 2018 will be the radically new Lexus LS, of which we have no exact sales figures, but which should be around the same figure as the Phantom in 2017.

Also check out the limousine segment in the US, where the 7-Series also takes a big hit and is outsold by the Cadillac CT6.

  Limousine segment 2017 2016 Change
1 Mercedes-Benz S-Class 14.757 14.967 -1%
2 BMW 7-series 11.533 13.320 -13%
3 Porsche Panamera 10.478 3.140 234%
4 Audi A8 / S8 5.887 5.372 10%
5 Jaguar XJ 1.495 1.847 -19%
6 Bentley Flying Spur 637 627 2%
7 Maserati Quattroporte 562 682 -18%
8 Bentley Mulsanne 186 227 -18%
9 Rolls Royce Ghost 166 180 -8%
10 Aston Martin Rapide 124 108 15%
11 Rolls Royce Phantom 95 124 -23%
12 Volkswagen Phaeton 8 160 -95%
  Segment total 45.928 40.754 13%

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Car sales statistics are from the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland.

Sources: Manufacturers, ANDC, JATO Dynamics.

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About Bart Demandt

Bart is a 36-year old Dutchman who's always had a thing for cars, the automotive industry and statistics. He’s combined these passions by writing about them on CarSalesBase.com. His daily driver is an Alfa Romeo GT 3.2 V6 which he just can't seem to say goodbye to thanks to the mesmerizing exhaust note, despite approaching 300.000km which probably makes this the most experienced GT 3.2 in the world.
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