Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – January 2016
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Among the 15 most popular premium brand vehicles in January, five were Mercedes-Benzes, including four SUVs/CUVs.
The Lexus RX, Audi Q5, Acura MDX, Audi Q7, Acura RDX, Lexus NX, BMW X5, and Cadillac SRX joined the Benz utilities and three cars – 3-Series, C-Class, 4-Series – to fill in the top 15.
In calendar year 2015, Canada’s top-selling premium brand vehicle was the Mercedes-Benz C-Class. The Audi Q5 led all utility vehicles.
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.
January 2017 • February 2016 • December 2015 • January 2015
Rank
|
Premium Brand Vehicle
|
January
2016 |
January
2015 |
% Change
|
2016 YTD |
2015 YTD |
% Change |
#1
|
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class/M-Class
|
605 | 337 | 79.5% | 605 | 337 | 79.5% |
#2
|
Lexus RX
|
524 | 429 | 22.1% | 524 | 429 | 22.1% |
#3
|
BMW 3-Series
|
507 | 512 | -1.0% | 507 | 512 | -1.0% |
#4
|
Audi Q5
|
419 | 396 | 5.8% | 419 | 396 | 5.8% |
#5
|
Mercedes-Benz C-Class
|
394 | 566 | -30.4% | 394 | 566 | -30.4% |
#6
|
BMW 4-Series
|
372 | 222 | 67.6% | 372 | 222 | 67.6% |
#7
|
Acura MDX
|
364 | 337 | 8.0% | 364 | 337 | 8.0% |
#8
|
Audi Q7
|
334 | 89 | 275% | 334 | 89 | 275% |
#9
|
Acura RDX
|
333 | 363 | -8.3% | 333 | 363 | -8.3% |
#10
|
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class
|
315 | 234 | 34.6% | 315 | 234 | 34.6% |
#11
|
Mercedes-Benz GL-Class
|
308 | 142 | 117% | 308 | 142 | 117% |
#12
|
Lexus NX
|
306 | 380 | -19.5% | 306 | 380 | -19.5% |
#13
|
BMW X5
|
292 | 259 | 12.7% | 292 | 259 | 12.7% |
#14
|
Cadillac SRX
|
284 | 214 | 32.7% | 284 | 214 | 32.7% |
#15
|
Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class/GLK-Class
|
274 | 280 | -2.1% | 274 | 280 | -2.1% |
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 |
January
2016 |
January
2015 |
%
Change |
2016 YTD |
2015 YTD |
% Change |
#1
|
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class/M-Class
|
605 | 337 | 79.5% | 605 | 337 | 79.5% |
#2
|
Lexus RX
|
524 | 429 | 22.1% | 524 | 429 | 22.1% |
#3
|
Acura MDX
|
364 | 337 | 8.0% | 364 | 337 | 8.0% |
#4
|
Audi Q7
|
334 | 89 | 275% | 334 | 89 | 275% |
#5
|
Mercedes-Benz GL-Class
|
308 | 142 | 117% | 308 | 142 | 117% |
#6
|
BMW X5
|
292 | 259 | 12.7% | 292 | 259 | 12.7% |
#7
|
Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class
|
231 | 161 | 43.5% | 231 | 161 | 43.5% |
#8
|
Land Rover Range Rover Sport
|
220 | 213 | 3.3% | 220 | 213 | 3.3% |
#9
|
Cadillac Escalade
|
153 | 153 | 0.0% | 153 | 153 | 0.0% |
|
Cadillac Escalade *
|
124 | 123 | 0.8% | 124 | 123 | 0.8% |
|
Cadillac Escalade *
|
29 | 30 | -3.3% | 29 | 30 | -3.3% |
#10
|
Chevrolet Suburban
|
146 | 48 | 204% | 146 | 48 | 204% |
#11
|
GMC Yukon
|
137 | 116 | 18.1% | 137 | 116 | 18.1% |
#12
|
GMC Yukon XL
|
129 | 94 | 37.2% | 129 | 94 | 37.2% |
#13
|
Chevrolet Tahoe
|
128 | 104 | 23.1% | 128 | 104 | 23.1% |
#14
|
Land Rover Range Rover
|
114 | 56 | 104% | 114 | 56 | 104% |
#15
|
Porsche Macan
|
112 | 56 | 100% | 112 | 56 | 100% |
Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada
* 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 approximate 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 below $50,000.
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