S&P Global Demographic Survey for BMW, Mercedes, and Lexus

Interesting survey about the luxury brands in the USA (sorry Audi, you’re not a Luxury brand anymore; and Porsche is too premium to be lumped in with BMW/Benz).

https://www.spglobal.com/automotive-insights/en/blogs/2025/04/lexus-german-cars-luxury-car-buyers-behavior?

I wonder if our brokers have info about whether the typical smart shopper on this site fits the average. My guess is LH users want luxury at a budget price, while the luxury brands usually attract people who want to drive a nice car PLUS flex their luxury car high payment as a symbol of wealth.

The average BMW and Benz buyer is much older than what I would have guessed.

Check out those average monthly payments… Anyone signing a lease for these monthlies on an “average” non-true-M or non-true-AMG build would get chased off this forum in shame.

With all these savings (on LH), any income could afford a BMW. Nobody’s getting rejected for financing here.

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