The Mercedes-Benz C-Class was Canada’s top-selling premium brand vehicle in 2016 despite selling slightly less often last year than in 2015.
Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – 2016 Year End
The C-Class finished the year 1641 sales ahead of the second-ranked Audi Q5, 2502 sales ahead of the second-ranked car, BMW’s 3-Series, and 2673 sales ahead of the next-best-selling Mercedes-Benz, the GLE.
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Among Canada’s 15 top-selling premium brand autos in 2016, the first, fifth, ninth, and fourteenth were passenger cars: C-Class, 3-Series, A4, 4-Series.
Among Canada’s 15 top-selling vehicles with MSRPs above $50,000, cars were distinctly more rare. Only the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, CLS included, cracked the top 15.
Ranked ninth, E-Class/CLS-Class sales slid 7% despite the availability of a new design.
Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these top-selling luxury vehicles can always be accessed through the dropdown menu at GCBC’s Sales Stats page, and for those not viewing the mobile version of this site, near the top right of this page, as well.
2015 Year End • 2014 Year End • 2013 Year End
Rank
|
Premium Brand Vehicle
|
2016
|
2016
|
% Change |
#1
|
Mercedes-Benz C-Class
|
9,954
|
9,992
|
-0.4%
|
#2
|
Audi Q5
|
8,313
|
8,203
|
1.3%
|
#3
|
Lexus RX
|
8,147
|
7,063
|
15.3%
|
#4
|
Acura RDX
|
8,047
|
7,380
|
9.0%
|
#5
|
BMW 3-Series
|
7,452
|
9,590
|
-22.3%
|
#6
|
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class & M-Class
|
7,281
|
6,008
|
21.2%
|
#7
|
BMW X5
|
6,942
|
5,381
|
29.0%
|
#8
|
Lexus NX
|
6,295
|
6,127
|
2.7%
|
#9
|
Audi A4
|
6,031
|
5,461
|
10.4%
|
#10
|
Acura MDX
|
5,425
|
5,814
|
-6.7%
|
#11
|
BMW X3
|
5,417
|
4,527
|
19.7%
|
#12
|
BMW X1
|
5,205
|
2,942
|
76.9%
|
#13
|
Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class & GLK-Class
|
4,774
|
5,304
|
-10.0%
|
#14
|
BMW 4-Series
|
4,765
|
4,942
|
-3.6%
|
#15
|
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class
|
4,400
|
3,719
|
18.3%
|
For the purposes of the above list, premium brands include Acura, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Cadillac, Infiniti, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and Volvo. Brands like Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Lotus don’t report specific monthly sales data.
Rank
|
Vehicles With Base
Prices Above $50,000 |
2016
|
2015
|
% Change |
#1
|
Lexus RX
|
8,147
|
7,063
|
15.3%
|
#2
|
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class & M-Class
|
7,281
|
6,008
|
21.2%
|
#3
|
BMW X5
|
6,942
|
5,381
|
29.0%
|
#4
|
Acura MDX
|
5,425
|
5,814
|
-6.7%
|
#5
|
Audi Q7
|
4,335
|
1,658
|
162%
|
#6
|
Ford Expedition
|
3,729
|
2,282
|
63.4%
|
#7
|
Land Rover Range Rover Sport
|
3,151
|
2,680
|
17.6%
|
#8
|
Chevrolet Tahoe
|
3,062
|
2,364
|
29.5%
|
#9
|
Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class
|
2,953
|
3,162
|
-6.6%
|
#10
|
Volvo XC90
|
2,951
|
957
|
208%
|
#11
|
GMC Yukon
|
2,842
|
1,711
|
66.1%
|
#12
|
Cadillac Escalade
|
2,835
|
2,085
|
36.0%
|
#12.1
|
Cadillac Escalade *
|
1,783
|
1,612
|
10.6%
|
#12.2
|
Cadillac Escalade ESV *
|
1,052
|
473
|
122%
|
#13
|
Porsche Macan
|
2,800
|
2,121
|
32.0%
|
#14
|
GMC Yukon XL
|
2,604
|
1,579
|
64.9%
|
#15
|
Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class & GL-Class
|
2,389
|
2,473
|
-3.4%
|
Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada & ANDC
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
$50,000 CDN (before delivery) is an arbitrary borderline, but if GCBC was to follow this new system of designating only expensive vehicles as luxury vehicles, $50K seemed like a safe place to begin – it equals the average U.S. new car transaction price plus $15,000, plus another $5000 to account for Canadian increases. Plenty of less expensive vehicles with specific models feature prices above $50,000 – M, RS, and AMG models come to mind, specifically – but in the case of this list, we know that none of the registrations were of cars priced at $35,900, as would be the case with the BMW 320i, which costs less than a Hyundai Santa Fe 2.0T Limited.
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