BMW Canada reported a 31% year-over-year increase in 3-Series sales, decreasing the year-to-date lead of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class by 446 units to a surmountable 240 units heading into December.
The 3-Series is Canada’s perennial luxury car favourite, although the latest C-Class, reviewed by GCBC 13 months ago in C400 4Matic form, kicked the “luxury” component up a notch. Year-over-year, C-Class sales dipped 1% in November 2015, but 2015 is expected to be the best year for the former baby Benz since 2012.
Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – November 2015 YTD
Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model – November 2015 YTD
There are other baby Benzes now, of course. The Mercedes-Benz CLA’s sales dropped 4% to 341 units in November but have risen 4% in 2015’s first eleven months. The CLA’s chief rival, Audi’s A3, trails the CLA by 162 units heading into December. A3 sales fell 6% in November, a loss of 15 sales. The A3 TDI, the only Audi in North America which uses Volkswagen’s 2.0L diesel, is not currently allowed to be sold.
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Unlike the C-Class, Acura TLX, A3, CLA, BMW 2-Series, and Volvo V60, less affordable and larger luxury cars aren’t selling more often this year than last. Rare exceptions to the rule include the Cadillac XTS, Infiniti Q70, Kia K900, and Volvo S80, all relatively unpopular cars. (Mercedes-Benz S-Class volume, displayed in the large luxury category, are up 5% this year.)
November’s exceptions were somewhat more numerous. Canadian sales of the Acura RLX, Audi A6, Audi A7, Cadillac CTS and XTS, and Infiniti Q70 all increased compared with November 2014.
You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly Canadian auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBC’s Sales Stats page. These tables are now sortable, so you can rank luxury cars any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.
Click Column Headers To Sort • November 2016 • December 2015 • October 2015 • November 2014
|
Small/Entry
Luxury Car |
November
2015 |
November
2014 |
%
Change |
2015
YTD |
2014
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
216
|
177 | 22.0% | 2284 | 2589 | -11.8% | |
|
326
|
464 | -29.7% | 4738 | 1633 | 90.1% | |
|
—
|
— | — | — | 206 | -100% | |
|
252
|
267 | -5.6% | 3495 | 2211 | 58.1% | |
|
Audi A4 ^
|
336
|
557 | -39.7% | 5104 | 5366 | -4.9% |
|
Audi A5 *
|
121
|
115 | 5.2% | 1615 | 2047 | -21.1% |
|
—
|
— | — | 3 | 2 | 50.0% | |
|
176
|
53 | 232% | 1529 | 843 | 81.4% | |
|
1167
|
894 | 30.5% | 9131 | 9302 | -1.8% | |
|
395
|
307 | 28.7% | 4631 | 3134 | 47.8% | |
|
317
|
452 | -29.9% | 3101 | 3329 | -6.8% | |
|
231
|
227 | 1.8% | 3015 | 3048 | -1.1% | |
|
13
|
22 | -40.9% | 399 | 403 | -1.0% | |
|
61
|
61 | 0.0% | 779 | 975 | -20.1% | |
|
215
|
257 | -16.3% | 3187 | 3711 | -14.1% | |
|
26
|
56 | -53.6% | 765 | 56 | 1266% | |
|
223
|
168 | 32.7% | 2187 | 2514 | -13.0% | |
|
721
|
730 | -1.2% | 9371 | 6368 | 47.2% | |
|
341
|
355 | -3.9% | 3657 | 3506 | 4.3% | |
|
35
|
61 | -42.6% | 620 | 1005 | -38.3% | |
|
81
|
64 | 26.6% | 974 | 806 | 20.8% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
5253
|
5287 | -0.6% | 60,585 | 53,054 | 14.2% |
|
Midsize Luxury Car
|
November
2015 |
November
2014 |
%
Change |
2015
YTD |
2014
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16
|
8 | 100% | 175 | 219 | -20.1% | |
|
—
|
30 | -100% | — | 1376 | -100% | |
|
135
|
71 | 90.1% | 908 | 1050 | -13.5% | |
|
67
|
40 | 67.5% | 722 | 853 | -15.4% | |
|
182
|
224 | -18.8% | 1771 | 2153 | -17.7% | |
|
109
|
72 | 51.4% | 767 | 937 | -18.1% | |
|
82
|
80 | 2.5% | 691 | 638 | 8.3% | |
|
3
|
2 | 50.0% | 36 | 65 | -44.6% | |
|
84
|
130 | -35.4% | 1307 | 1434 | -8.9% | |
|
25
|
24 | 4.2% | 195 | 121 | 61.2% | |
|
38
|
44 | -13.6% | 458 | 524 | -12.6% | |
|
Kia K900 ‡
|
2
|
2 | 0.0% | 31 | 23 | 34.8% |
|
146
|
224 | -34.8% | 2139 | 2551 | -16.2% | |
|
10
|
33 | -69.7% | 362 | 443 | -18.3% | |
|
6
|
6 | 0.0% | 165 | 195 | -15.4% | |
|
70
|
92 | -23.9% | 1038 | 1351 | -23.2% | |
|
292
|
295 | -1.0% | 2906 | 3533 | -17.7% | |
|
—
|
— | — | 1 | — | —% | |
|
—
|
— | — | 62 | 52 | 19.2% | |
|
35
|
36 | -2.8% | 394 | 483 | -18.4% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
1302
|
1413 | -7.9% | 14,138 | 18,001 | -21.5% |
Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada
GCBC isn’t here to break down segments, an impossible task for any group, but to display sales data for the sake of comparison. The more ways sales data can be displayed, the better. This explains why you’ll see the XC70 listed with luxury SUVs and the Acura ILX with mainstream cars… because readers have wanted it both ways. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.
^ Mercedes-Benz’s Canadian sales figures combine the E-Class with the CLS-Class. Audi Canada’s A4 sales figures include sales of the Allroad.
‡ The XTS, K900, and Equus aren’t listed here because they’re not massive – they are – but because their price points position them much more closely to, for example, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class than the S-Class. Genesis sales figures here do not include sales of the Genesis Coupe (as Hyundai’s U.S. Genesis sales figures do), making the comparison with premium brand vehicles much more valid.
RECOMMENDED READING
Small & Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada – November 2016 YTD
Small & Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada – December 2015 & Year End
Small & Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada – October 2015 YTD
Small & Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada – November 2014 YTD
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada – November 2015
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings – November 2015 YTD
Large Luxury Car Sales In Canada – November 2015 YTD