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We've said it before, and for the sake of clarity, we'll be saying it again. The Mercedes-Benz GL-Class, surprising though it may sound when talking about a Benz, is a value-oriented full-size luxury SUV. The GL350 costs "just" $15,000 more than the ML350.
At Cadillac, the price jump from the SRX to the Escalade requires you to spend more than twice as much money. Moving from the Lexus GX to the Lexus LX - which, by the way, costs $18,350 more than the basic V8-engined GL - forces a $36,550 jump.
This isn't an insult to the GL, but it certainly helps explain why the GL sells so frequently, in addition to the excellence of the product itself.
For example, Mercedes-Benz's GL sold more than three times as often as the whole Cadillac Escalade family in October. The Escalade sold more often than the much more costly Range Rover, Lexus LX, and Mercedes G-Class, not to mention the Lincoln Navigator and Infiniti QX80.
It's not just expensive high-end luxury SUVs with which the GL's sales figures compare favourably. The GL-Class is Canada's 47th-best-selling SUV/CUV nameplate, ahead of every mainstream brand's full-size SUV, vehicles like the Chevrolet Tahoe, Ford Expedition, and GMC Yukon XL.
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 large luxury sport-utility vehicles any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page. You'll notice that the + icon has disappeared, but you can still identify declining year-over-year volume with the - symbol and red font.
Click Column Headers To Sort • October 2014 • November 2013 • September 2013 • October 2012
Source: Automakers & ANDC
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, right? 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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Large Luxury SUV Sales Figures In Canada - October 2013 YTD
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| In 7 Of 2013's 10 Months, Lexus LX Sales Have Increased |
At Cadillac, the price jump from the SRX to the Escalade requires you to spend more than twice as much money. Moving from the Lexus GX to the Lexus LX - which, by the way, costs $18,350 more than the basic V8-engined GL - forces a $36,550 jump.
This isn't an insult to the GL, but it certainly helps explain why the GL sells so frequently, in addition to the excellence of the product itself.
• All 257 Autos Ranked By October 2013/YTD Canadian Sales
• All 87 SUVs/Crossovers Ranked By October 2013/YTD Canadian Sales
• All 87 SUVs/Crossovers Ranked By October 2013/YTD Canadian Sales
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It's not just expensive high-end luxury SUVs with which the GL's sales figures compare favourably. The GL-Class is Canada's 47th-best-selling SUV/CUV nameplate, ahead of every mainstream brand's full-size SUV, vehicles like the Chevrolet Tahoe, Ford Expedition, and GMC Yukon XL.
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 large luxury sport-utility vehicles any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page. You'll notice that the + icon has disappeared, but you can still identify declining year-over-year volume with the - symbol and red font.
Click Column Headers To Sort • October 2014 • November 2013 • September 2013 • October 2012
Large Luxury SUV | October 2013 | October 2012 | % Change | 2013 YTD | 2012 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cadillac Escalade & Escalade ESV/EXT | 60 | 63 | - 4.8% | 674 | 746 | - 9.7% |
Infiniti QX56 / QX80 | 30 | 25 | 20.0% | 350 | 307 | 14.0% |
Land Rover Range Rover | 41 | 20 | 105% | 459 | 305 | 50.5% |
Lexus LX570 | 33 | 21 | 57.1% | 237 | 225 | 5.3% |
Lincoln Navigator | 23 | 35 | - 34.3% | 244 | 472 | - 48.3% |
Mercedes-Benz G-Class | 7 | 19 | - 63.2% | 170 | 84 | 102% |
Mercedes-Benz GL-Class | 200 | 177 | 13.0% | 2064 | 1488 | 38.7% |
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Total | 394 | 360 | 9.4% | 4198 | 3627 | 15.7% |
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, right? 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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Large Luxury SUV Sales In Canada - October 2014
Large Luxury SUV Sales In Canada - November 2013 YTD
Large Luxury SUV Sales In Canada - September 2013 YTD
Large Luxury SUV Sales In Canada - October 2012 YTD
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada - October 2013
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - October 2013 YTD
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Every big flagship luxury SUV posted significant year-over-year Canadian sales increases in October 2014, from the Range Rover's 41% boost to the Lincoln Navigator's 257% leap forward. • Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model...
- Large Luxury Suv Sales In Canada - September 2014 Ytd
Canadian sales of Cadillac's regular-wheelbase Escalade jumped 173% to 120 units in September 2014. GM Canada also sold 33 Escalade ESVs, a 136% year-over-year improvement. • Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - September 2014 YTD...
- Large Luxury Suv Sales In Canada - December 2013 And 2013 Year End
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- Large Luxury Suv Sales In Canada - November 2013 Ytd
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