Global sales of new Cadillac vehicles totaled 31,330 units in January 2018, an increase of 5.2 percent year-over-year, marking the 20th consecutive month of global sales growth for the brand.
“With a strong start to 2018, our results show that consumers across the globe are continuing to respond positively to Cadillac products,” said Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen. “Enthusiasm continues to grow both in the sedan market as well as in the SUV segment, despite new entrants into the category. These results give us confidence as we head into a momentous year, marked by an aggressive product offensive beginning with the introduction of the all-new Cadillac XT4 later this year.”
January 2018 Cadillac Sales By Model
Cadillac did not provide sales on a per-model basis for January, a practice that the brand began to implement at the end of 2016.
The brand did, however, state that sales were spurred by the Cadillac XT5 luxury crossover, which remains Cadillac’s top-selling product with a total of 12,113 units delivered worldwide thus far in 2018, thereby accounting for roughly 39 percent of all Cadillac sales for the month.
What’s more, Cadillac sedan sales were also strong in January, with sales of CT6 up 24.3 percent, XTS up 12.5 percent and ATS up 4.9 percent.
January 2018 Cadillac Sales By Market
Cadillac sales decreased in the United States and in Canada while increasing in China:
- Cadillac sales in the United States decreased 3.9 percent or 403 units to 9,895 units:
- Retail sales increased 9.3 percent or 751 units to 8,828 vehicles
- Fleet sales decreased 52 percent or 1,154 units to 1,067 vehicles
- The Cadillac SUV portfolio was up 1.4 percent year-over-year in total sales, with a 2.7 percent and 2.0 percent increase in sales of XT5 and Escalade, respectively.
- Cadillac sales in China increased 12.3 percent to 20,222 units
- Cadillac sales in Canada decreased 12.5 percent to 575 units:
- Retail sales decreased 15.3 percent to 509 vehicles
- Cadillac sales in all other regions (ROW, or Rest of World) decreased 21.2 percent to 638 units
Cadillac did not provide individual sales figures for Mexico, Europe and South Korea or the Middle East, instead including sales from those markets in the single ROW (Rest of World) line item. It did, however, say that sales in South Korea and Japan also made significant gains for the month.
Sales Results - Cadillac - Global - January 2018
| Market | January 2018 / January 2017 | January 2018 | January 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | +5.2% | 31,330 | 29,776 |
| United States | -3.9% | 9,895 | 10,298 |
| China | +12.3% | 20,222 | 18,011 |
| Canada | -12.5% | 575 | 657 |
| ROW | -21.2% | 638 | 810 |
January 2018 Average Transaction Prices (ATPs)
Cadillac says that it is continuing to focus on high-quality retail business in the United States while reducing exposure to fleet sales. That is witnessed in the brand’s 52 percent decrease in fleet sales in January.
Cadillac’s average transaction prices in the United States continue to be the second-highest among major luxury automotive brands, remaining around $54,000.
About The Figures
- All percent change figures compared to Cadillac January 2017 sales, except as noted
- In the United States, there were 25 selling days in January 2018 and 24 selling days in January 2017
- In Canada, there were 25 selling days in January 2018 and 24 selling days in January 2017
- Data is not adjusted for the difference in selling days
- China sales represent retail sales, rather than wholesales
- Europe sales, which are included in the R.O.W. column, are estimated and do not include Chevrolet Corvette and Chevrolet Camaro, which are offered in some European dealerships selling Cadillacs
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Comments
Good …
guess we’ll never know what the margins and ATP are in China, but they continue to embrace Cadillac …
separate and vaguely off-topic question: how’s that Beast v2 limo coming for pres 45? Haven’t heard or seen anything in awhile …
Yeah, the margins in China are pretty much cut in half thanks to the forced SAIC partnership. But outside of that, the pricing is strong in China… they’re selling what they’re making with a fairly quick turn rate.
Stay tuned on that v2 beast. It’s very sensitive information that’s not exactly shared with the public or the press, so we get info on it whenever they want to share it.
Wow. 20k in china. That is insane. I think caddy needs a few more years in America, it seems.
Sales in the United States wouldn’t be as poor if Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen request that Cadillac’s PHEV XT5 be sold in the United States and not just in China as while the number of buyers may be small, de Nysschen needs to remember that it’s insanity to give up Cadillac’s footprint in the United States to European auto companies without a fight.
Right, because the CT6 PHEV is doing so well in the US.
The fight with the European luxury brands is not about PHEVs, although those will come. It’s about outpeformimg them on the basics, which Cadillac still doesn’t do for the most part… and then adding value to top them, which it still doesn’t do, but is getting close. So here’s to hoping that this will happen with the upcoming models.
Cadillac is rapidly becoming a China exclusive brand!
They really seem to love the fisher price look and feel of the cars.
Too bad for GM 50% of the profits go to China.
Sales outside China and the US are now practically zero.
Good job, lol.