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

12 of the 15 best-selling luxury brand vehicles in Canada in March 2017 were utility vehicles.

Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – March 2017 YTD

Although the Mercedes-Benz C-Class led the way thanks to a 15% uptick to 1026 units, the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh-best-selling luxury vehicles in Canada were all two-row SUVs.

Only the C-Class, Audi A4, and Mercedes-Benz E-Class/CLS-Class stood in the way of SUV/crossover dominance.

Among vehicles with base prices above $50,000, regardless of brand, 13 of the 15 top sellers in March 2017 were utility vehicles.

The Mercedes-Benz C-Class continues to reign, however, as the top-selling premium brand vehicle in Canada, and C-Class sales continue to grow. In each of the last 11 months, C-Class volume has grown, year-over-year.

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.

April 2017 • February 2017 • March 2016

Rank	Premium Brand Vehicle	March 2017	March 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
#1	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	1,026	891	15.2%	2,734	1,882	45.3%
#2	Audi Q5	850	694	22.5%	1,825	1,503	21.4%
#3	Lexus RX	746	662	12.7%	1,870	1,583	18.1%
#4	Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class	724	304	138%	1,662	825	102%
#5	BMW X3	665	500	33.0%	1,435	1,137	26.2%
#6	Acura RDX	646	694	-6.9%	1,555	1,379	12.8%
#7	Lexus NX	611	519	17.7%	1,367	1,169	16.9%
#8	Audi A4	596	445	33.9%	1,584	818	93.6%
#9	Cadillac XT5	589	—	—	1,310	—	—
#10	BMW X1	576	392	46.9%	1,180	890	32.6%
#11	Acura MDX	549	431	27.4%	1,180	1,111	6.2%
#12	Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class	538	797	-32.5%	1,433	1,927	-25.6%
#13	Land Rover Discovery Sport	525	429	22.4%	734	753	-2.5%
#14	BMW X5	502	535	-6.2%	1,478	1,338	10.5%
#15	Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class	462	364	26.9%	782	914	-14.4%

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	March 2017	March 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
#1	Lexus RX	746	662	12.7%	1,870	1,583	18.1%
#2	Acura MDX	549	431	27.4%	1,180	1,111	6.2%
#3	Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class	538	797	-32.5%	1,433	1,927	-25.6%
#4	BMW X5	502	535	-6.2%	1,478	1,338	10.5%
#5	Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class	462	364	26.9%	782	914	-14.4%
#6	Audi Q7	434	382	13.6%	1,115	1,058	5.4%
#7	Jaguar F-Pace	359	—	—	688	—	—
#8	Porsche Macan	331	164	102%	799	410	94.9%
#9	Land Rover Range Rover Sport	302	419	-27.9%	797	907	-12.1%
#10	Ford Expedition	296	151	96.0%	713	399	78.7%
#11	Chevrolet Tahoe	294	277	6.1%	574	613	-6.4%
#12	Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class	285	40	613%	700	468	49.6%
#13	Chevrolet Corvette	254	151	68.2%	314	206	52.4%
#14	GMC Yukon	208	180	15.6%	477	469	1.7%
#15	Cadillac Escalade	202	210	-3.8%	492	534	-7.9%
	Cadillac Escalade °	125	150	-16.7%	270	399	-32.3%
	Cadillac Escalade ESV °	77	60	28.3%	222	135	64.4%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada
* A4 sales include sales of the unreported Allroad.
° Escalade breakdown by variant
^ 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.