Top 15 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada – February 2017

Mercedes-Benz C-Class sales surged 75% to 1044 units in February 2017, a 23-month Canadian high for the Canada’s top-selling premium brand vehicle.

Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – February 2017 YTD

Despite an increasing aversion to passenger cars in Canada, the C-Class has now improved its Canadian output on a year-over-year basis in ten consecutive months. It remains extremely doubtful that the current rate of improvement can hold for the rest of 2017, but even if C-Class volume flatlines from here on out, 2017 would still be the best year ever for the C-Class in Canada.

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Meanwhile, Canadian sales of the C-Class’s little brother, the Mercedes-Benz CLA, rose 41% through the first one-sixth of 2017. The CLA ranked 15th among premium brand vehicles in February; fourth among premium brand cars.

Among vehicles with price tags above $50,000, the Lexus RX led the way in February thanks to a 44% year-over-year improvement.

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. Mobile users can now thumb across the table for full-width access.

February 2017 • January 2017 • February 2016

Rank	Premium Brand Vehicle	Feb. 2017	Feb. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
#1	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	1,044	597	74.9%	1,708	991	72.4%
#2	BMW 3-Series	686	429	59.9%	1,145	936	22.3%
#3	Lexus RX	570	397	43.6%	1,124	921	22.0%
#4	BMW X5	516	511	1.0%	976	803	21.5%
#5	Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class	510	247	107%	938	521	80.0%
#6	Audi Q5	477	390	22.3%	975	809	20.5%
#7	Acura RDX	454	352	29.0%	909	685	32.7%
#8	Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class	426	525	-18.9%	895	1,130	-20.8%
#9	Audi A4	418	180	132%	988	373	165%
#10	Cadillac XT5	405	—	—	721	—	—
#11	Lexus NX	400	344	16.3%	756	650	16.3%
#12	BMW X3	372	373	-0.3%	770	637	20.9%
#13	Audi Q7	369	342	7.9%	681	676	0.7%
#14	Acura MDX	360	316	13.9%	631	680	-7.2%
#15	Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class	353	326	8.3%	825	587	40.5%

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 $50K	Feb. 2017	Feb. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
#1	Lexus RX	570	397	43.6%	1,124	921	22.0%
#2	BMW X5	516	511	1.0%	976	803	21.5%
#3	Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class	426	525	-18.9%	895	1,130	-20.8%
#4	Audi Q7	369	342	7.9%	681	676	0.7%
#5	Acura MDX	360	316	13.9%	631	680	-7.2%
#6	Porsche Macan	250	134	86.6%	468	246	90.2%
#7	Land Rover Range Rover Sport	235	268	-12.3%	495	488	1.4%
#8	Ford Expedition	218	137	59.1%	417	248	68.1%
#9	Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class	207	120	72.5%	415	428	-3.0%
#10	Chevrolet Tahoe	172	208	-17.3%	280	336	-16.7%
#11	Jaguar F-Pace	170	—	—	329	—	—
#12	Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class	168	319	-47.3%	320	550	-41.8%
#13	GMC Yukon	160	152	5.3%	269	289	-6.9%
#14	Land Rover Range Rover	147	93	58.1%	284	207	37.2%
#15	GMC Yukon XL	137	131	4.6%	217	260	-16.5%

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.
$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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