The large sedan segment is down 20% in the first quarter of 2022, in an overall market down 16%. As a result, large sedans now make up just 1.6% of the US car market with just under 55,000 deliveries, down from 1.7% in the first quarter of 2021.
Luxury models gain share of the class again as they’re down 4% and they now hold 57.5% of the large cars segment, up almost 10 percentage points on 2021.
The Dodge Charger is down 22% and loses half a percentage point of share of the class to 28.3%. Thanks to the addition of the Plaid version, the Tesla Model S jumps to 2nd place overall, ahead of the BMW 5-Series (-12%) which moves ahead of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class (-42%). The Cadillac CT5 (-24%) leapfrogs the Nissan Maxima (-40%), while the Chrysler 300 loses almost half of its sales at -49%. The Toyota Avalon does even worse at -58%. The all-electric Porsche Taycan is down just 4% and outsells the Audi A6 (-59%), while its sibling Audi e-tron GT lands at an overall 12th place, just behind the Genesis G80 (-31%) but ahead of the Audi A7 (-49%). The Volvo 90 Series is down 16%, while the Jaguar XF is up 67% but remains a niche player. Despite ending production two years ago, two people have taken delivery of an Acura RLX so far this year.
US large car sales 2022-Q1
| Large car segment | 2022-Q1 | 2021-Q1 | Change | 2022 Share | 2021 Share | |
| 1 | Dodge Charger | 15.439 | 19.740 | -22% | 28,3% | 28,8% |
| 2 | Tesla Model S (est.) | 11.500 | 4.155 | 177% | 21,0% | 6,1% |
| 3 | BMW 5-series | 5.645 | 6.433 | -12% | 10,3% | 9,4% |
| 4 | Mercedes-Benz E-class | 4.731 | 8.199 | -42% | 8,7% | 12,0% |
| 5 | Cadillac CT5 | 3.343 | 4.374 | -24% | 6,1% | 6,4% |
| 6 | Nissan Maxima | 2.869 | 4.807 | -40% | 5,2% | 7,0% |
| 7 | Chrysler 300 | 2.745 | 5.394 | -49% | 5,0% | 7,9% |
| 8 | Toyota Avalon | 2.155 | 5.136 | -58% | 3,9% | 7,5% |
| 9 | Porsche Taycan | 1.925 | 2.008 | -4% | 386,5% | 338,0% |
| 10 | Audi A6 / S6 | 1.274 | 3.113 | -59% | 2,3% | 4,5% |
| 11 | Genesis G80 | 1.048 | 1.512 | -31% | 1,9% | 2,2% |
| 12 | Audi e-tron GT | 572 | 0 | New | 113,9% | 0,0% |
| 13 | Audi A7 / S7 | 502 | 989 | -49% | 0,9% | 1,4% |
| 14 | Volvo 90 series | 498 | 594 | -16% | 0,9% | 0,9% |
| 15 | Jaguar XF | 400 | 239 | 67% | 0,7% | 0,3% |
| 16 | Acura RLX | 2 | 144 | -99% | 0,0% | 0,2% |
| 17 | Cadillac XTS | 1 | 112 | -99% | 0,0% | 0,2% |
| 18 | Lincoln Continental | 0 | 768 | -100% | 0,0% | 1,1% |
| 19 | Chevrolet Impala | 0 | 462 | -100% | 0,0% | 0,7% |
| 20 | Kia Cadenza | 0 | 155 | -100% | 0,0% | 0,2% |
| 21 | Cadillac CTS | 0 | 59 | -100% | 0,0% | 0,1% |
| 22 | Lexus GS | 0 | 52 | -100% | 0,0% | 0,1% |
| 23 | BMW 6-series | 0 | 41 | -100% | 0,0% | 0,1% |
| 24 | Buick LaCrosse | 0 | 9 | -100% | 0,0% | 0,0% |
| Segment total | 54.649 | 68.495 | -20% |
Source: Manufacturers.