Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – March 2015 YTD
But the others were all SUVs/CUVs, from the top-selling Mercedes-Benz M-Class (which will soon become the GLE) to the 15th-ranked Cadillac SRX, not to leave out what we don’t show here, the 16th-ranked Infiniti QX60.
Meanwhile, among vehicles with pricetags of at least $50,000, there were only two cars in the top 15: Mercedes-Benz’s E-Class (CLS inclusive) and the 15th-ranked BMW 5-Series, both of which posted year-over-year declines.
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.
March 2016 • April 2015 • February 2015 • March 2014
|
Rank
|
Premium Brand Vehicle
|
March
2015 |
March
2014 |
% Change
|
2015 YTD |
2014 YTD |
% Change |
|
#1
|
Mercedes-Benz C-Class
|
1248 | 701 | 78.0% | 2556 | 1629 | 56.9% |
|
#2
|
BMW 3-Series
|
723 | 697 | 3.7% | 2000 | 1664 | 20.2% |
|
#3
|
Mercedes-Benz M-Class
|
594 | 587 | 1.2% | 1310 | 1307 | 0.2% |
|
#4
|
Lexus RX
|
587 | 727 | -19.3% | 1395 | 1613 | -13.5% |
|
#5
|
Audi Q5
|
574 | 742 | -22.6% | 1370 | 1664 | -17.7% |
|
#6
|
Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class
|
565 | 617 | -8.4% | 1065 | 1243 | -14.3% |
|
#7
|
BMW X5
|
505 | 654 | -22.8% | 1062 | 1597 | -33.5% |
|
#8
|
Audi A4
|
498 | 603 | -17.4% | 1103 | 1323 | -16.6% |
|
#9
|
Acura TLX
|
494 | — | — | 1038 | — | — |
|
#10
|
Acura RDX
|
492 | 634 | -22.4% | 1261 | 1282 | -1.6% |
|
#11
|
Lexus NX
|
444 | — | — | 1079 | — | — |
|
#12
|
Acura MDX
|
421 | 568 | -25.9% | 998 | 1220 | -18.2% |
|
#13
|
BMW X3
|
378 | 403 | -6.2% | 951 | 941 | 1.1% |
|
#14
|
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
|
353 | 194 | 82.0% | 693 | 426 | 62.7% |
|
#15
|
Cadillac SRX
|
339 | 371 | -8.6% | 694 | 843 | -17.7% |
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 |
March
2015 |
March
2014 |
%
Change |
2015 YTD |
2014 YTD |
% Change |
|
#1
|
Mercedes-Benz M-Class
|
594 | 587 | 1.2% | 1310 | 1307 | 0.2% |
|
#2
|
Lexus RX
|
587 | 727 | -19.3% | 1395 | 1613 | -13.5% |
|
#3
|
BMW X5
|
505 | 654 | -22.8% | 1062 | 1597 | -33.5% |
|
#4
|
Acura MDX
|
421 | 568 | -25.9% | 998 | 1220 | -18.2% |
|
#5
|
Chevrolet Tahoe
|
266 | 76 | 250% | 542 | 161 | 237% |
|
#6
|
Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class ^
|
253 | 427 | -40.7% | 623 | 686 | -9.2% |
|
#7
|
Mercedes-Benz GL-Class
|
224 | 236 | -5.1% | 505 | 498 | 1.4% |
|
#8
|
Land Rover Range Rover Sport
|
223 | 321 | -30.5% | 598 | 753 | -20.6% |
|
#9
|
Cadillac Escalade
|
187 | 27 | 593% | 453 | 89 | 409% |
|
|
Cadillac Escalade °
|
147 | 19 | 674% | 361 | 62 | 482% |
|
|
Cadillac Escalade EXT °
|
40 | 7 | 471% | 92 | 22 | 318% |
|
|
Cadillac Escalade EXT °
|
— | 1 | -100% | — | 5 | -100% |
|
#10
|
Porsche Cayenne
|
176 | 166 | 6.0% | 358 | 453 | -21.0% |
|
#11
|
Porsche Macan
|
143 | — | — | 251 | — | — |
|
#12
|
GMC Yukon
|
141 | 62 | 127% | 372 | 164 | 127% |
|
#13
|
Volkswagen Touareg
|
140 | 168 | -16.7% | 517 | 429 | 20.5% |
|
#14
|
Audi Q7
|
119 | 192 | -38.0% | 275 | 428 | -35.7% |
|
#15
|
BMW 5-Series
|
110 | 114 | -3.5% | 380 | 412 | -7.8% |
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 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 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 March: down 13% to 73.
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