• All Vehicles Ranked By December & 2014 Year End Canadian Sales
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Its partner, the 4-Series, ranked 15th last month.
BMW also grabbed the tenth spot with the X5. There were three Acuras in the top seven, four Benzes in the top 14, two Audis in the top nine, and single entries from Lexus, Cadillac, and Infiniti.
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.
December 2015 • January 2015 • November 2014 • December 2013
Rank
|
Premium Brand Vehicle
|
December
2014 |
December
2013 |
% Change
|
2014 | 2013 | % Change |
#1
|
BMW 3-Series
|
784 | 658 | 19.1% | 10,086 | 12,507 | -19.4% |
#2
|
Mercedes-Benz C-Class
|
686 | 812 | -15.5% | 7054 | 9356 | -24.6% |
#3
|
Acura MDX
|
658 | 598 | 10.0% | 6272 | 6114 | 2.6% |
#4
|
Audi Q5
|
604 | 624 | -3.2% | 7862 | 7547 | 4.2% |
#5
|
Lexus RX
|
570 | 572 | -0.3% | 7913 | 7789 | 1.6% |
#6
|
Acura RDX
|
551 | 498 | 10.6% | 6557 | 6112 | 7.3% |
#7
|
Acura TLX
|
488 | — | — | 2121 | — | — |
#8
|
Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class
|
484 | 416 | 16.3% | 5599 | 5445 | 2.8% |
#9
|
Audi A4
|
484 | 412 | 17.5% | 5850 | 5956 | -1.8% |
#10
|
BMW X5
|
391 | 524 | -25.4% | 5470 | 4704 | 16.3% |
#11
|
Cadillac ATS
|
385 | 385 | 0.0% | 3714 | 3256 | 14.1% |
#12
|
Mercedes-Benz M-Class
|
375 | 457 | -17.9% | 5532 | 4804 | 15.2% |
#13
|
Infiniti QX60/JX
|
359 | 242 | 48.3% | 3613 | 3191 | 13.2% |
#14
|
Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class
|
345 | 138 | 150% | 3851 | 608 | 533% |
#15
|
BMW 4-Series
|
335 | 112 | 199% | 3469 | 546 | 535% |
For the purposes of the above list, premium brands include Acura, Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Infiniti, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and Volvo. Brands like Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Lotus don’t report specific monthly sales data. Maserati only reports brand totals. Buick has been excluded with a bunch of other automakers that don’t sell vehicles with base prices higher than $45K.
Rank
|
Vehicles With Base Prices Above $50K
|
December
2014 |
December
2013 |
%
Change |
2014 | 2013 | % Change |
#1
|
Acura MDX
|
658 | 598 | 10.0% | 6272 | 6114 | 2.6% |
#2
|
Lexus RX
|
570 | 572 | -0.3% | 7913 | 7789 | 1.6% |
#3
|
BMW X5
|
391 | 524 | -25.4% | 5470 | 4704 | 16.3% |
#4
|
Mercedes-Benz M-Class
|
375 | 457 | -17.9% | 5532 | 4804 | 15.2% |
#5
|
Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class
|
256 | 321 | -20.2% | 3789 | 3359 | 12.8% |
#6
|
Land Rover Range Rover Sport
|
254 | 246 | 3.3% | 2580 | 1806 | 42.9% |
#7
|
Volkswagen Touareg
|
218 | 157 | 38.9% | 2332 | 2087 | 11.7% |
#8
|
BMW 5-Series
|
184 | 272 | -32.4% | 2337 | 2717 | -14.0% |
#9
|
GMC Yukon XL
|
181 | 106 | 70.8% | 1760 | 1171 | 50.3% |
#10
|
GMC Yukon
|
163 | 113 | 44.2% | 2005 | 1333 | 50.4% |
T11
|
Chevrolet Tahoe
|
161 | 140 | 15.0% | 1779 | 1632 | 9.0% |
T11
|
Mercedes-Benz GL-Class
|
161 | 180 | -10.6% | 2339 | 2408 | -2.9% |
#13
|
Porsche Macan
|
152 | — | — | 1223 | — | — |
#14
|
BMW X6
|
149 | 22 | 577% | 897 | 749 | 19.8% |
#15
|
Porsche Cayenne
|
131 | 162 | -19.1% | 1904 | 2050 | -7.1% |
Source: Automakers & ANDC
* A4 sales include sales of the unreported Allroad.
^ Mercedes-Benz Canada’s figures combine the E-Class with the CLS and the S-Class with the CL.
$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. The biggest problem with a $50K barrier? SUVs like the $49,299 Ford Expedition.
The new Cadillac CTS sedan’s base price is above $50,000, but not the base price for other cars in the CTS lineup. Yet. Total CTS sales in December: 139.
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Top 15 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada – December 2015
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Top 15 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada – November 2014
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