Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – January 2017
Among premium brand utility vehicles, the Lexus RX was January’s leader, rising 6% to 554 units.
As Canada’s new vehicle market surged to an all-time January high of 111,000 units, 11 of the 15 top-selling luxury vehicles in Canada were SUVs/crossovers. Utility vehicle volume jumped 11% in Canada in January; car sales were down 5%.
Among vehicles priced above $50,000, the Lexus RX led a group of top sellers that included just one car, and 14 SUVs/crossovers.
February 2017 • December 2016 • January 2016
|
Rank
|
Premium Brand Vehicle
|
Jan.
2017 |
Jan.
2016 |
%
Change |
|
#1
|
Mercedes-Benz C-Class
|
664
|
394
|
68.5%
|
|
#2
|
Audi A4
|
570
|
193
|
195%
|
|
#3
|
Lexus RX
|
554
|
524
|
5.7%
|
|
#4
|
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class
|
539
|
315
|
71.1%
|
|
#5
|
Audi Q5
|
498
|
419
|
18.9%
|
|
#6
|
Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class
|
472
|
261
|
80.8%
|
|
#7
|
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class
|
469
|
605
|
-22.5%
|
|
#8
|
BMW X5
|
460
|
292
|
57.5%
|
|
#9
|
BMW 3-Series
|
459
|
507
|
-9.5%
|
|
#10
|
Acura RDX
|
455
|
333
|
36.6%
|
|
#11
|
Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class
|
428
|
274
|
56.2%
|
|
#12
|
BMW X3
|
398
|
264
|
50.8%
|
|
#13
|
Lexus NX
|
356
|
306
|
16.3%
|
|
#14
|
Cadillac XT5
|
316
|
—
|
—
|
|
#15
|
Audi Q7
|
312
|
334
|
-6.6%
|
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 |
Jan.
2017 |
Jan.
2016 |
%
Change |
|
#1
|
Lexus RX
|
554
|
524
|
5.7%
|
|
#2
|
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class
|
469
|
605
|
-22.5%
|
|
#3
|
BMW X5
|
460
|
292
|
57.5%
|
|
#4
|
Audi Q7
|
312
|
334
|
-6.6%
|
|
#5
|
Acura MDX
|
271
|
364
|
-25.5%
|
|
#6
|
Land Rover Range Rover Sport
|
260
|
220
|
18.2%
|
|
#7
|
Porsche Macan
|
218
|
112
|
94.6%
|
|
#8
|
Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class
|
208
|
308
|
-32.5%
|
|
#9
|
Ford Expedition
|
199
|
111
|
79.3%
|
|
#10
|
Volvo XC90
|
165
|
103
|
60.2%
|
|
#11
|
Jaguar F-Pace
|
159
|
—
|
—
|
|
#12
|
Cadillac Escalade
|
155
|
153
|
1.3%
|
|
#12.1
|
Cadillac Escalade *
|
80
|
124
|
-35.5%
|
|
#12.2
|
Cadillac Escalade ESV *
|
75
|
29
|
159%
|
|
#13
|
Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class
|
152
|
231
|
-34.2%
|
|
#14
|
Land Rover Range Rover
|
137
|
114
|
20.2%
|
|
#15
|
GMC Yukon
|
109
|
137
|
-20.4%
|
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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