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Luxury race
| BMW won the 2015 luxury crown by reported sales but ranked 3rd in registrations. | ||
| | U.S. sales | Registrations |
| BMW | 346,023 | 335,259 |
| Lexus | 344,601 | 340,392 |
| Mercedes- Benz* | 343,088 | 337,288 |
| *Excludes Sprinter | ||
| Source: Automotive News Data Center, IHS Automotive | ||
Sold but not registered
| The gap between U.S. light-vehicle registrations and reported sales was larger in 2015 than any year in the past decade. | |||
| Year | Registrations | Sales | Difference |
| 2005 | 16,761,113 | 16,997,182 | 236,069 |
| 2006 | 16,574,314 | 16,561,482 | -12,832 |
| 2007 | 16,023,380 | 16,154,010 | 130,630 |
| 2008 | 13,217,544 | 13,245,687 | 28,143 |
| 2009 | 10,350,687 | 10,430,969 | 80,282 |
| 2010 | 11,480,471 | 11,589,844 | 109,373 |
| 2011 | 12,658,592 | 12,779,576 | 120,984 |
| 2012 | 14,315,338 | 14,493,226 | 177,888 |
| 2013 | 15,383,651 | 15,601,148 | 217,497 |
| 2014 | 16,330,687 | 16,522,663 | 191,976 |
| 2015 | 17,183,827 | 17,470,659 | 286,832 |
| Source: IHS Automotive, Automotive News Data Center | |||
This article was reported by Amy Wilson, Jamie LaReau, Hannah Lutz, Arlena Sawyers and Nick Bunkley. It was written by Nick Bunkley.
