CheeseyPoofs McNut

Representing the beginning of a new era in Acura product design and development, the all-new 2019 Acura RDX delivered big results in just its first month of sales, smashing its all-time monthly record.

• RDX sales jumped 36.9% over June 2017 (itself a record month) on sales of 7,292 units, setting an all-time RDX sales record for any month.
• RDX also set a new sales record for all Acura SUVs, eclipsing the previous record of 6,761 set by MDX in 2014.
• RDX sales in June were also the highest of any Acura model in any month since April of 2006 (TL)

Congrats to Acura and the new RDX Owners!!

acuraada

In addition to the bullets point above, I think it is important to note the following item, especially comparing to others in the same segment.

Acura RDX Snaps Multiple Sales Records Amidst 2019 Model Launch | Markets Insider

• RDX was the best-selling model in the compact luxury SUV segment and one of the top-selling luxury vehicles in America in June.
• RDX propelled Acura to a new June light-truck sales record of 11,185 units, a 16.9 percent gain over June of last year.

Madd Dog

acuraada

Why not? who's gonna argue?

cruiserchuck

I believe the statement that "RDX sales in June were also the highest of any Acura model in any month since April of 2006 (TL)" tells you a lot. In my opinion, the 3rd Gen TL was about the last model prior to the new RDX where Honda really tried to make an Acura that was significantly better than its Honda counterpart. I believe it shows that Acura can sell a lot of cars if they are significantly better than a Honda, and not just slightly fancier.

idgystinks

7300 in one month would be almost 90,000 RDX per year. However, the left over RDX 2018 is likely half those sales. Honda can make 50,000 per year from what I recall.

Sad to see the continued death of the sedan. The very nice Honda Accord sales have tanked. Great deals on those. A sport 2.0T for $26,000. $22000 more and you can get an RDX Advance with the same engine. The cross over craze=profit that most Acura dealers have not seen in a while.

JAB00

Agreed. That shows how good the 3G TL was at the time. It was literally one of the best in class for fit, finish, power and amenities. I am still driving my 05 TL I bought at the time brand new. I am approaching needing a new car. I was ready to leave the brand. The RLX has been an unmitigated disappointment. The 4G TL was atrocious looking. The TLX is an improvement but not quite on same level with it's competitors. However, my next car will be the 2019 RDX. I now have a 7 month old and a compact SUV will fit my needs hauling around all the stuff that comes with having a baby/toddler. I hope to keep the vehicle as long as I've kept my 3G TL.

Tony Pac

Canada: 949 units. WOW
4,223 YTD.

Killing it!

KeithL

Wander

So everyone in Canada bought an RDX? Cool. I guess that trade war is going OK then, eh?

Snark aside, how does this compare to other vehicles in the segment?

Tony Pac

hahaha!
I didn't get all the results yet but I know Q5 is huge here in this segment. I will share the numbers once I get them.

I noticed in the US MB, BMW and Lexus are the top then Audi (in terms of sales). Then You have Acura, Cadillac & Infiniti. In Canada, MB, BMW are Audi are the top, Acura and Lexus are very similar and Infiniti is way below. Just to give you an idea, Acura sold 9,560 vehicles and Infiniti 5,938 YTD.

stevesTL

Tony Pac

Sales numbers will be out soon...goodcarbadcar.net is showing some sales yet

What's your prediction for July? Usually July is a slow month, right? Lots of vacations.

Tony Pac

Total Acura Sales: 13,247 a decrease from last year

Fury63

Tony Pac

5,784 RDX were sold!!!

RDX prices won't go down now....It's hot in the market.

Tony Pac

GBR!

Does that include 2018's though? If so, then that's great for those of us looking for more competitive pricing. Get those 2018's off the lots!!

cruiserchuck

They only sold about 200 more than last year when they only had an aged model. I suspect they were hoping for better sales this month after the large number last month. Prices are dropping and will continue to drop, especially now that the early adaptors have already bought one, and minor quality issues are starting to surface.

Madd Dog

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FLYGUY31

zo0mie

Q5 and A4 are only ones keeping Audi Positive. There are great deals and a ton of advertising on the Q5 right now. A6, A7 and A8 however sold a combined, less than 300 for the month. And remember, those numbers also include the S6, S7 and S8.
A6 is coming out with a redesign, but many former and current owners don't seem impressed with re design.

Tony Pac

Agreed 200 units only!

But it would be interesting to know the 2017 vs 2018 numbers. For the past 12 months Acura was very aggressive with RDX prices. So, there is no doubt that the aging model was selling well. Now the prices of RDX are up and if they sell 200-300 units more per month it's a huge win!

Tony Pac

Infiniti sold 1,600 QX50.

We shouldn't complain about RDX' sales number.

zo0mie

Surely it includes lots of 2018's. Although my dealer had sold all their 2018's and only had the traded in used RDX's. Figures should drop next month as dealers still hang tight at $500 to 1k off msrp. and they are selling closer to the discounted germans, Q5,X3 GLC.
But supply will increase, demand will tail off and more will come off msrp, but they'll not be so generous on trade-in, IMO. I paid close to msrp because I was getting loyalty, Military and very generous trade-in. Generous trade in will become harder once msrp is discounted. And if not getting loyalty or trade in, that sales tax is huge in most places.

dcmod

Naaah, I bought a Black A-Spec last week and got $2500 off MSRP, excluding all incentives , because I don't qualify for Loyalty , Conquest , Military and Recent Colleg graduate .
You can get more than $500 off MSRP in SoCal

Hou-RL

Hard to increase numbers when you have limited stock available to purchase. Also Acura is a small volume manufacturer. they cant pump out RDX's as fast as other manufacturers.

cruiserchuck

In Southern California, inventory of the new RDX is much higher now than at the end of June, so I think low discounts, not low inventory. held down sales here in July.

zo0mie

Southern Cal has to give better msrp discounts, as trade-ins Do not reduce your sales tax hit.

FLYGUY31

MI-RDX

In today's market it's SUVs, crossovers and light trucks doing all the heavy lifting (no pun intended) for just about all manufacturers.

Hou-RL

Well if Acura wants to keep that trend of RDX sales going as desired they better tell those dealers to back of the MSRP crap. There will be a nasty response from customers if dealers continue playing the game. It is just as easy to go to other dealers , who just so happen to be making some aggressive deals currently on inventory.

Tony Pac

dcmod

I don't believe Acura can tell the dealers to sell at a certain price points without incuring a lawsuit . It's a market supply and demand working in a capitalistic world . Dealers can push back and say they have high overhead ie : lease of the building, salaries of the employees , amenities for loyal customers, food for the guard dogs , etc etc
So, the onus is on us the buyers to push back and play the waiting game if we did not get the price points . We just have to let the market competes

TLX17

Wow, these numbers must be extremely disappointing for Acura, as much of the sales consist of heavily discounted 2018 models. The Q5 has been out for over a year and is seeing much higher growth figures than the COMBINED sales of an incentivized 2018 AND a BRAND NEW 2019. Guess this is good news for those waiting for a bigger discount - no question there will be 4-5k off come early 2019. Acura has to compete.

Hou-RL

DCMOD,

You are correct the manufacturers cant make them do anything exactly. However, Acura knows how to make the dealers reduce a price by reducing allocations since they are not selling cars fast enough. They also can slow down the deliveries to dealers who are not aggressive enough in selling the vehicles.

dcmod

If you are a manufacturer such as Acura , why would you want to pissed off a certain dealer by doing that ? Acura might incur a hefty lawsuits and also incur the wrath of a certain dealer that was wronged by Acura .
A smarter way of doing it is to just let the capitalistic market moves it automatically . Even if they are doing that,, Acura should not even tell the targeted dealer

DesignerTom

Audi is offering major deals on a very aged Q5, as is Volvo on the XC60. 2019 RDX has been in short supply. Those two things combine for good but not blown out RDX sales numbers. Once Acura ramps up production, and dealers offer a bit more, sales will get stronger. Most people have no idea what the RDX is all about yet.

dcmod

According to the latest news

2019 Acura RDX Advance SH-AWD Review: America's Best-Selling Compact Luxury SUV, One Month In - The Drive

Latest reviews :
In June, its opening month in showrooms, the new RDX outsold every compact luxury SUV in America, its 7,292 sales smoking even the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class, with its 6,608 units moved. The RDX also enjoyed the best sales month of any Acura SUV in history, and the most buyers for any Acura model since the TL sedan in April 2006.

The number is much higher than every compact luxury SUV in America , including Infiniti

TLX17

The current Q5 has been on the market for about 15 months... not sure it's seen as 'very aged'. But yes, according to Autotrader there are about twice as many 2018 Q5s available than 2019 RDXs; however there's still the problem of Acura's very limited exterior/interior color combinations, which does not seem to be an issue for any of the European brands (or Lexus, for that matter).