The GCBC Analysis
Small and Midsize Luxury Car sales in Canada were a mixed bag for the month of March. The Small Car segment was down 1,400 sales. The Midsize Car segment was up around 1,900 sales.
In the Small Luxury Car segment, the leader was the Mercedes-Benz C-Class although it was down roughly 29 percent. The vast majority of the segment saw serious sales decreases
The Midsize Luxury Car segment was up significantly, but that was because of the Tesla Model 3. The vehicle managed to sell 2,100 units, which means the segment would have actually been down without the Tesla Model 3.
The YTD numbers for the Small and Midsize Luxury Car segments looked similar to the monthly numbers. It will be interesting to see if the Tesla Model 3 can continue to prop up the segment as the year moves forward.
Small and Midsize Cars Rankings
Small Luxury Car Sales – This Month
| Model | CA | CA LY | % Change | YTD | YTD LY | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMW 2-Series | 137 | 200 | -31.5 | 276 | 405 | -31.9 |
| BMW 3-Series | 363 | 532 | -31.8 | 764 | 1,227 | -37.7 |
| BMW 4-Series | 191 | 434 | -56.0 | 554 | 958 | -42.2 |
| Volvo 60-Series | 155 | 126 | 23.0 | 362 | 245 | 47.8 |
| Mercedes-Benz A-Class | 277 | 0 | 0.0 | 569 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Audi A3 | 254 | 321 | -20.9 | 604 | 656 | -7.9 |
| Audi A4 | 318 | 512 | -37.9 | 752 | 1,251 | -39.9 |
| Audi A5 | 381 | 478 | -20.3 | 948 | 872 | 8.7 |
| Cadillac ATS | 138 | 231 | -40.3 | 310 | 455 | -31.9 |
| Mercedes-Benz B-Class | 83 | 123 | -32.5 | 202 | 400 | -49.5 |
| Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 647 | 910 | -28.9 | 1,640 | 2,505 | -34.5 |
| Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class | 104 | 249 | -58.2 | 299 | 671 | -55.4 |
| Genesis G70 | 93 | 23 | 304.3 | 223 | 23 | 869.6 |
| Alfa Romeo Giulia | 22 | 69 | -68.1 | 63 | 132 | -52.3 |
| BMW i3 | 13 | 35 | -62.9 | 38 | 88 | -56.8 |
| Lexus IS | 145 | 296 | -51.0 | 305 | 560 | -45.5 |
| Infiniti Q50 | 269 | 343 | -21.6 | 517 | 812 | -36.3 |
| Infiniti Q60 | 62 | 140 | -55.7 | 134 | 291 | -54.0 |
| Lexus RC | 22 | 18 | 22.2 | 51 | 31 | 64.5 |
| Acura TLX | 402 | 336 | 19.6 | 920 | 573 | 60.6 |
| Jaguar XE | 24 | 114 | -78.9 | 43 | 196 | -78.1 |
| ∑ = 4,100 | ∑ = 5,490 | ∑ = 9,574 | ∑ = 12,351 |
Midsize Luxury Car Sales – This Month
| Model | CA | CA LY | % Change | YTD | YTD LY | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMW 5-Series | 165 | 241 | -31.5 | 390 | 455 | -14.3 |
| Volvo 90-Series | 33 | 72 | -54.2 | 108 | 125 | -13.6 |
| Audi A6 | 75 | 59 | 27.1 | 163 | 139 | 17.3 |
| Audi A7 | 72 | 73 | -1.4 | 160 | 148 | 8.1 |
| Lincoln Continental | 4 | 37 | -89.2 | 43 | 118 | -63.6 |
| Cadillac CT6 | 19 | 20 | -5.0 | 43 | 50 | -14.0 |
| Cadillac CTS | 38 | 41 | -7.3 | 85 | 107 | -20.6 |
| Mercedes-Benz E / CLS-Class | 339 | 352 | -3.7 | 788 | 861 | -8.5 |
| Lexus ES | 185 | 126 | 46.8 | 408 | 264 | 54.5 |
| Genesis G80 | 22 | 35 | -37.1 | 55 | 60 | -8.3 |
| Maserati Ghibli | 10 | 15 | -33.3 | 29 | 39 | -25.6 |
| Lexus GS | 34 | 19 | 78.9 | 48 | 41 | 17.1 |
| Lincoln MKZ | 37 | 94 | -60.6 | 104 | 194 | -46.4 |
| Tesla Model 3 | 2,100 | 0 | 0.0 | 6,300 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Infiniti Q70 | 12 | 7 | 71.4 | 18 | 16 | 12.5 |
| Acura RLX | 3 | 6 | -50.0 | 13 | 18 | -27.8 |
| Jaguar XF | 26 | 55 | -52.7 | 31 | 83 | -62.7 |
| Cadillac XTS | 42 | 54 | -22.2 | 95 | 99 | -4.0 |
| ∑ = 3,216 | ∑ = 1,306 | ∑ = 8,881 | ∑ = 2,817 |