February 2017 • March 2016 • January 2016 • February 2015
Rank
|
Premium Brand Vehicle
|
February
2016 |
February
2015 |
% Change
|
2016 YTD |
2015 YTD |
% Change |
#1
|
Mercedes-Benz C-Class
|
597 | 742 | -19.5% | 991 | 1308 | -24.2% |
#2
|
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class & M-Class °
|
525 | 378 | 38.9% | 1130 | 715 | 58.0% |
#3
|
BMW X5
|
511 | 298 | 71.5% | 803 | 557 | 44.2% |
#4
|
BMW 3-Series
|
429 | 765 | -43.9% | 936 | 1277 | -26.7% |
#5
|
Lexus RX
|
397 | 379 | 4.7% | 921 | 808 | 14.0% |
#6
|
Audi Q5
|
390 | 400 | -2.5% | 809 | 796 | 1.6% |
#7
|
BMW X3
|
373 | 277 | 34.7% | 637 | 573 | 11.2% |
#8
|
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class
|
361 | 172 | 110% | 676 | 406 | 66.5% |
#9
|
Acura RDX
|
352 | 406 | -13.3% | 685 | 769 | -10.9% |
#10
|
BMW 4-Series
|
346 | 417 | -17.0% | 718 | 639 | 12.4% |
#11
|
Lexus NX
|
344 | 255 | 34.9% | 650 | 635 | 2.4% |
#12
|
Audi Q7
|
342 | 67 | 410% | 676 | 156 | 333% |
#13
|
Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class
|
326 | 312 | 4.5% | 587 | 503 | 16.7% |
#14
|
Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class °
|
319 | 149 | 114% | 550 | 310 | 77.4% |
#15
|
Acura MDX
|
316 | 240 | 31.7% | 680 | 577 | 17.9% |
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 |
February
2016 |
February
2015 |
%
Change |
2016 YTD |
2015 YTD |
% Change |
#1
|
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class & M-Class °
|
525 | 378 | 38.9% | 1130 | 715 | 58.0% |
#2
|
BMW X5
|
511 | 298 | 71.5% | 803 | 557 | 44.2% |
#3
|
Lexus RX
|
397 | 379 | 4.7% | 921 | 808 | 14.0% |
#4
|
Audi Q7
|
342 | 67 | 410% | 676 | 156 | 333% |
#5
|
Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class °
|
319 | 149 | 114% | 550 | 310 | 77.4% |
#6
|
Land Rover Range Rover Sport
|
268 | 162 | 65.4% | 488 | 375 | 30.1% |
#7
|
Chevrolet Tahoe
|
208 | 172 | 20.9% | 336 | 276 | 21.7% |
#8
|
Cadillac Escalade
|
171 | 113 | 51.3% | 324 | 266 | 21.8% |
#8
|
Cadillac Escalade *
|
125 | 91 | 37.4% | 249 | 214 | 16.4% |
#8
|
Cadillac Escalade ESV *
|
46 | 22 | 109% | 75 | 52 | 44.2% |
#9
|
BMW 5-Series
|
169 | 160 | 5.6% | 211 | 270 | -21.9% |
#10
|
GMC Yukon
|
152 | 115 | 32.2% | 289 | 231 | 25.1% |
#11
|
Ford Expedition
|
137 | 131 | 4.6% | 248 | 211 | 17.5% |
#12
|
Porsche Macan
|
134 | 52 | 158% | 246 | 108 | 128% |
#13
|
GMC Yukon XL
|
131 | 68 | 92.6% | 260 | 162 | 60.5% |
#14
|
Chevrolet Suburban
|
123 | 71 | 73.2% | 269 | 119 | 126% |
#15
|
Mercedes-Benz GL-Class
|
120 | 139 | -13.7% | 428 | 281 | 52.3% |
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, the GLE with the M-Class, and the GLK with the GLC.
$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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