Canadian sales of subcompact luxury crossovers jumped 18% in November 2016 despite sharp declines reported by both the Audi A3 and Mercedes-Benz GLA.
Incidentally, with the addition of the GLA-based Infiniti QX30, total GLA/QX30 sales rose 13%. The class-leading BMW X1 nearly doubled its November volume to 520 units, the X1’s third 500+ month in the last half-year.
Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – November 2016 YTD
Canada SUV/Crossover Sales By Model – November 2016 YTD
Sales of the X1’s bigger brother, the BMW X3, also increased to more than 500 units. The X3’s larger brother, the BMW X5, jumped 58% to 650 units, fourth among premium brand utilities in November.
No premium auto brand sells more vehicles in Canada than Mercedes-Benz. But no premium auto brand operating in Canada sells more SUVs/crossovers than BMW. BMW calls them SAVs: sports activity vehicles.
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BMW’s SAV quintet is up 28% to 18,126 units through 2016’s first 11 months, propelling the BMW brand to record sales of 35,067 units (an 8% year-over-year improvement) through 11 months despite an 8% drop in car sales.
Mercedes-Benz, which has seen its car and SUV volume rise 5% to 37,637 units in 2016 so far, produced an 11% improvement to 17,891 SUV/crossover sales in 2016’s first 11 months.
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 sortable, so you can rank luxury SUVs and crossovers any which way you like. Mobile users can now thumb across tables for full-width access. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.
Click Column Headers To Sort • December 2016 • October 2016 • November 2015
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Subcompact
Luxury SUV |
Nov.
2016 |
Nov.
2015 |
%
Change |
2016
YTD |
2015
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
266
|
379 | -29.8% | 3617 | 3265 | 10.8% | |
|
520
|
270 | 92.6% | 4638 | 2687 | 72.6% | |
|
103
|
— | — | 351 | — | — | |
| 353 | 402 | -12.2% | 4119 | 3471 | 18.7% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
1242
|
1051 | 18.2% | 12,725 | 9423 | 35.0% |
|
Compact
Luxury SUV |
Nov.
2016 |
Nov.
2015 |
%
Change |
2016
YTD |
2015
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
735
|
613 | 19.9% | 7446 | 6913 | 7.7% | |
|
773
|
788 | -1.9% | 7677 | 7570 | 1.4% | |
|
521
|
432 | 20.6% | 4942 | 4207 | 17.5% | |
|
97
|
105 | -7.6% | 1170 | 1065 | 9.9% | |
| 237 | — | — | 893 | — | — | |
|
137
|
230 | -40.4% | 2200 | 2095 | 5.0% | |
|
195
|
— | — | 1109 | — | — | |
|
147
|
134 | 9.7% | 2182 | 696 | 214% | |
|
—
|
— | — | — | 80 | -100% | |
|
187
|
203 | -7.9% | 1568 | 2031 | -22.8% | |
|
574
|
520 | 10.4% | 5794 | 5744 | 0.9% | |
|
221
|
230 | -3.9% | 2463 | 2723 | -9.5% | |
|
583
|
256 | 128% | 4287 | 4717 | -9.1% | |
|
264
|
130 | 103% | 2587 | 1975 | 31.0% | |
|
106
|
103 | 2.9% | 1430 | 1535 | -6.8% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
4777
|
3744 | 27.6% | 45,748 | 41,351 | 10.6% |
|
Midsize Luxury SUV
|
Nov.
2016 |
Nov.
2015 |
%
Change |
2016
YTD |
2015
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
435
|
565 | -23.0% | 5020 | 5262 | -4.6% | |
|
1
|
— | — | 2 | 1 | 100% | |
|
340
|
47 | 623% | 4119 | 1637 | 152% | |
|
650
|
412 | 57.8% | 6306 | 4959 | 27.2% | |
|
111
|
98 | 13.3% | 1070 | 1196 | -10.5% | |
|
4
|
350 | -98.9% | 2312 | 4630 | -50.1% | |
|
477
|
— | — | 2368 | — | — | |
|
382
|
343 | 11.4% | 3878 | 3551 | 9.2% | |
|
38
|
43 | -11.6% | 460 | 489 | -5.9% | |
|
20
|
58 | -65.5% | 757 | 649 | 16.6% | |
|
297
|
286 | 3.8% | 2737 | 2386 | 14.7% | |
|
58
|
57 | 1.8% | 503 | 611 | -17.7% | |
|
652
|
671 | -2.8% | 7450 | 6352 | 17.3% | |
|
—
|
4 | -100% | 97 | 204 | -52.5% | |
|
247
|
268 | -7.8% | 3304 | 2463 | 34.1% | |
|
40
|
— | — | 104 | — | — | |
|
444
|
456 | -2.6% | 6847 | 5551 | 23.3% | |
|
204
|
178 | 14.6% | 2114 | 2214 | -4.5% | |
|
143
|
84 | 70.2% | 1306 | 1964 | -33.5% | |
|
3
|
35 | -91.4% | 218 | 394 | -44.7% | |
|
280
|
161 | 73.9% | 2712 | 863 | 214% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
4826
|
4116 | 17.2% | 53,684 | 45,376 | 18.1% |
Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada
* indicates a vehicle which is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown
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 you’ll see the XC70 listed with luxury cars as well as with SUVs and crossovers and the Touareg with luxury SUVs and mainstream SUVs… 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.
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Small & Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In Canada – December 2016 & Year End
Small & Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In Canada – October 2016
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Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings – November 2016
Large Luxury SUV Sales In Canada – November 2016