While Canadian auto sales surged to the highest level ever in April 2016, sales of some of Canada’s most popular luxury cars tumbled.
The Mercedes-Benz C-Class, BMW 3-Series, and Audi A4 combined for 1918 sales in April 2016, a 23% loss equal to 2485 fewer sales, year-over-year.
Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – April 2016 YTD
Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model – April 2016 YTD
They were by no means the only premium cars to face disappearing demand inside Canadian showrooms in April, nor were they the only models to see many potential buyers perusing high-riding stablemates on the other side of the showroom.
Audi’s Q5, for example, broke its own sales record and led all premium brand vehicles in Canadian sales in April 2016.
Along with sharp declines from the big German trio, Canadian sales of the Cadillac ATS, Infiniti Q50, Lexus RC, and Volvo V60 were more than chopped in half.
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April did, however, welcome a new luxury car to the fleet. GM Canada sold its first four CT6 sedans in April 2016. And after three consecutive months with no sales to report, Hyundai’s Equus returned to the chart with three April sales. The upcoming second-generation Equus, you’ll recall, will not be the Hyundai Equus, but rather the Genesis G90.
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 • April 2017 • May 2016 • March 2016 • April 2015
|
Small/Entry
Luxury Car |
January
2016 |
January
2015 |
%
Change |
2016
YTD |
2015
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
297
|
281 | 5.7% | 785 | 683 | 14.9% | |
|
555
|
512 | 8.4% | 1347 | 1550 | -13.1% | |
|
392
|
548 | -28.5% | 1165 | 1228 | -5.1% | |
|
Audi A4 ^
|
660
|
733 | -10.0% | 1478 | 1836 | -19.5% |
|
Audi A5 *
|
202
|
244 | -17.2% | 517 | 514 | 0.6% |
|
—
|
1 | -100% | — | 3 | -100% | |
|
320
|
180 | 77.8% | 735 | 361 | 104% | |
|
567
|
784 | -27.7% | 1996 | 2784 | -28.3% | |
|
543
|
512 | 6.1% | 1676 | 1437 | 16.6% | |
|
167
|
357 | -53.2% | 848 | 876 | -3.2% | |
|
126
|
255 | -50.6% | 859 | 968 | -11.3% | |
|
1
|
49 | -98.0% | 22 | 121 | -81.8% | |
|
61
|
84 | -27.4% | 169 | 259 | -34.7% | |
|
369
|
388 | -4.9% | 954 | 1021 | -6.6% | |
|
51
|
120 | -57.5% | 133 | 239 | -44.4% | |
|
239
|
233 | 2.6% | 791 | 663 | 19.3% | |
|
691
|
968 | -28.6% | 2573 | 3524 | -27.0% | |
|
429
|
383 | 12.0% | 1430 | 1177 | 21.5% | |
|
77
|
93 | -17.2% | 256 | 240 | 6.7% | |
|
28
|
122 | -77.0% | 155 | 339 | -54.3% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
5775
|
6847 | -15.7% | 17,889 | 19,823 | -9.8% |
|
Midsize Luxury Car
|
January
2016 |
January
2015 |
%
Change |
2016
YTD |
2015
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16
|
18 | -11.1% | 49 | 76 | -35.5% | |
|
555
|
512 | 8.4% | 1347 | 1550 | -13.1% | |
|
118
|
92 | 28.3% | 313 | 270 | 15.9% | |
|
93
|
109 | -14.7% | 280 | 152 | 84.2% | |
|
268
|
126 | 113% | 652 | 506 | 28.9% | |
|
4
|
— | — | 4 | — | — | |
|
66
|
80 | -17.5% | 263 | 243 | 8.2% | |
|
53
|
66 | -19.7% | 182 | 190 | -4.2% | |
|
3
|
6 | -50.0% | 3 | 14 | -78.6% | |
|
142
|
141 | 0.7% | 484 | 552 | -12.3% | |
|
5
|
25 | -80.0% | 80 | 73 | 9.6% | |
|
49
|
38 | 28.9% | 220 | 208 | 5.8% | |
|
Kia K900 ‡
|
1
|
4 | -75.0% | 7 | 11 | -36.4% |
|
247
|
249 | -0.8% | 609 | 675 | -9.8% | |
|
43
|
39 | 10.3% | 142 | 129 | 10.1% | |
|
90
|
31 | 190% | 132 | 65 | 103% | |
|
118
|
103 | 14.6% | 296 | 368 | -19.6% | |
|
300
|
345 | -13.0% | 1214 | 908 | 33.7% | |
|
—
|
12 | -100% | 21 | 37 | -43.2% | |
|
35
|
58 | -39.7% | 93 | 144 | -35.4% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
2206
|
2054 | 7.4% | 6391 | 6171 | 3.6% |
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 – April 2017
Small & Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada – May 2016
Small & Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada – March 2016
Small & Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada – April 2015
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada – April 2016
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings – April 2016
Large Luxury Car Sales In Canada – April 2016 YTD