Lincoln Corsair Sales Leap To Second Place In Q3 2023

Lincoln Corsair sales increased in the United States while decreasing in Mexico during Q3 2023.

Lincoln Corsair Sales - Q3 2023 - United States

In the United States, Lincoln Corsair deliveries totaled 7,852 units in Q3 2023, an increase of about 26 percent compared to 6,239 units sold in Q3 2022.

In the first nine months of the year, Corsair sales decreased about 14 percent to 17,483 units.

Lincoln Corsair Sales - Q3 2023 - Mexico

In Mexico, Lincoln Corsair deliveries totaled 115 units in Q3 2023, a decrease of about 3 percent compared to 118 units sold in Q3 2022.

In the first nine months of the year, Corsair sales decreased about 18 percent to 242 units.

Competitive Sales Comparison (USA)

Lincoln Corsair sales were up 26 percent in Q3 2023 to 7,852 units, propelling the luxury crossover to second place in its competitive segment.

The Lexus NX continued its dominating performance, selling 17,647 units, up 47 percent year-over-year, outperforming the Corsair. In third, the XC40 sold 7,487 units, up 149 percent, while the Buick Envision (see running Buick Envision sales) slipped 0.38 percent, selling 7,279 units, and the fifth-best BMW X1 saw its sales expand 1,126 percent to 5,699 units. The Cadillac XT4 (see running Cadillac XT4 sales) brought up sixth, with sales down nine percent to 5,300 units, followed by the Audi Q3, down 22 percent to 5,457 units, and the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class, down six percent to 2,529 units. All other segment contenders sold fewer than 3,000 units on an individual basis.

Sales Numbers - Luxury C-Segment Crossovers - Q3 2023 - USA

In terms of segment share, the LX claimed 26 percent, up three percentage points. Lincoln Corsair sales maintained 12 percent share, while the XC40 gathered 11 percent share, up five percentage points. The Envision also claimed 11 percent share, down three percentage points, and the X1 earned nine percent share, up eight percentage points, followed by the XT4 with eight percent share, down three percentage points. The Q3 and GLB-Class also claimed eight percent share, with the latter losing five percentage points and the former losing three. All other contenders accounted for less than five percent share individually.

Sales Numbers - GM C-Segment Crossovers - Q3 2023 - USA

Both of General Motors’ offerings – the Buick Envision and Cadillac XT4 – accounted for 12,579 deliveries, combined for a 19 percent segment share.

Sales Numbers - MBZ C-Segment Crossovers - Q3 2023- USA

It’s also worth noting that combining the two Mercedes-Benz entries in the space – the GLA-Class and GLB-Class – results in 7,640 sales for a 11 percent share, outperformed by the Corsair’s 11 percent.

All told, the luxury C-segment crossover segment expanded 27 percent to 66,894 units, meaning Lincoln Corsair sales performed on par with the segment average.

The Ford Authority Take

Lincoln Corsair sales saw a not-insignificant increase during Q3 2023, as the automaker has seemingly recovered from the production stoppage for the refreshed crossover, which was the result of software issues with their digital instrument clusters that prevented them from being shipped to dealers.

Assuming that supply is able to keep pace with demand, we expect that the refreshed 2023 Lincoln Corsair will continue to drive interest in the luxury crossover later on in the calendar year. The new model features a number of attractive changes, including revised exterior styling, a redesigned interior, standard Sync 4 infotainment.