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In each of the last five months Canadians have bought and leased fewer copies of the BMW 3-Series than in the same period one year earlier. Part of that decrease relates to the switch of coupe and convertible 3-Series to the 4-Series nameplate. But even if we include the 4er in the 3er's total, 3-Series sales are down 16% in 2014.
• All 245 Vehicles Ranked By April 2014 YTD Canadian Sales
• All 140 Cars Ranked By April 2014 YTD Canadian Sales
And yet, the 3-Series is still Canada's best-selling premium brand car and best-selling premium brand vehicle overall.
This interesting turn of events leads to one key question: where are 3-Series buyers going? After all, sales of small and/or entry-level luxury cars are up 6% so far this year despite BMW's passenger car losses.
Chief among the 3-Series' direct rivals, sales of the Audi A4 are up 6%, the Cadillac ATS is up 18%, Infiniti Q50 sales are finally taking off, and Lexus IS volume has more than tripled. At this point last year, the A4, CTS, Q50, and IS accounted for 25% of the category's sales. That figure jumped to 34% through the first four months of 2014.
Meanwhile, sales of the BMW's best-selling competitor, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, are also on the downswing as Mercedes-Benz readies its replacement.
• Small & Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada - April 2015 YTD
• Small & Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada - May 2014 YTD
• Small & Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada - March 2014 YTD
• Small & Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada - April 2013 YTD
• Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - April 2014
• Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - April 2014 YTD
• Large Luxury Car Sales In Canada - April 2014 YTD
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 small and midsize 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 2015 • May 2014 • March 2014 • April 2013
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? 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.
^ Acura combines sales figures of the outgoing RL with the new RLX. 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.
^ Total Infiniti G/Q50/Q60 sales: up 83% to 365 in April; up 54% to 1275 YTD.
- Small And Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada - March 2015 Ytd
In March 2015, Mercedes-Benz Canada reported more than 1100 C-Class sales for the first time since June 2013. Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - March 2015 YTD Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model - March 2015 YTD C-Class volume through the first-quarter...
- Small And Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada - May 2014 Ytd
The BMW 3-Series was easily Canada's top-selling premium brand passenger car in May 2014 as sales of its usual challenger, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, were cut in half in advance of a new C's arrival. 3-Series sales have declined in six...
- Small And Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada - March 2014 Ytd
BMW Canada's 3-Series has taken a big hit this year, but the 3er remains Canada's favourite premium brand passenger car. Combined sales of the 3-Series and 4-Series (the latter was a 3-Series at this time last year) are down 19% in 2014. The 3-Series...
- Small And Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada - January 2014
For the second consecutive month, Canadians registered more new Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedans and coupes than new BMW 3-Series' sedans and wagons. 3-Series sales plunged 45% year-over-year. Include the 4er in the 3er's tally - which it was last...
- Small And Midsize Luxury Car Sales Figures In Canada - April 2013 And Year To Date
In what was a very poor month for the C-Class, Mercedes-Benz Canada still managed to sell twice as many Cs as E-Classes and CLS-Class sedans. Sales of the bigger duo slid 46%; C-Class volume was less than half what it was a year ago. All 52 Luxury Cars...
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Small And Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada - April 2014 YTD
• All 245 Vehicles Ranked By April 2014 YTD Canadian Sales
• All 140 Cars Ranked By April 2014 YTD Canadian Sales
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This interesting turn of events leads to one key question: where are 3-Series buyers going? After all, sales of small and/or entry-level luxury cars are up 6% so far this year despite BMW's passenger car losses.
Chief among the 3-Series' direct rivals, sales of the Audi A4 are up 6%, the Cadillac ATS is up 18%, Infiniti Q50 sales are finally taking off, and Lexus IS volume has more than tripled. At this point last year, the A4, CTS, Q50, and IS accounted for 25% of the category's sales. That figure jumped to 34% through the first four months of 2014.
Meanwhile, sales of the BMW's best-selling competitor, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, are also on the downswing as Mercedes-Benz readies its replacement.
• Small & Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada - April 2015 YTD
• Small & Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada - May 2014 YTD
• Small & Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada - March 2014 YTD
• Small & Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada - April 2013 YTD
• Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - April 2014
• Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - April 2014 YTD
• Large Luxury Car Sales In Canada - April 2014 YTD
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 small and midsize 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 2015 • May 2014 • March 2014 • April 2013
Small/Entry Luxury Car | April 2014 | April 2014 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acura ILX * | 301 | 298 | 1.0% | 783 | 951 | -17.7% |
Acura TSX | 10 | 64 | -84.4% | 182 | 297 | -38.7% |
Audi A3 | 173 | 63 | 175% | 173 | 255 | -32.2% |
Audi A4 ^ | 648 | 604 | 7.3% | 1971 | 1861 | 5.9% |
Audi A5 * | 316 | 332 | -4.8% | 772 | 803 | -3.9% |
BMW 1-Series * | --- | 35 | -100% | 2 | 392 | -99.5% |
BMW 2-Series * | 68 | --- | --- | 115 | --- | --- |
BMW 3-Series | 719 | 1099 | -34.6% | 2383 | 3645 | -34.6% |
BMW 4-Series * | 279 | --- | --- | 667 | --- | --- |
Cadillac ATS | 368 | 325 | 13.2% | 1017 | 862 | 18.0% |
Infiniti G/Q60 ^ | 55 | 73 | -24.7% | 144 | 201 | -28.4% |
Infiniti Q50 ^ | 310 | 126 | 146% | 1131 | 627 | 80.4% |
Lexus CT200h | 79 | 119 | -33.6% | 324 | 324 | 0.0% |
Lexus IS | 410 | 137 | 199% | 1212 | 356 | 240% |
Mercedes-Benz B-Class * | 199 | 300 | -33.7% | 892 | 1042 | -14.4% |
Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 571 | 542 | 5.4% | 2200 | 2526 | -12.9% |
Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class | 370 | --- | --- | 1016 | --- | --- |
Volvo C30 | --- | 91 | -100% | --- | 200 | -100% |
Volvo S60 | 72 | 117 | -38.5% | 357 | 402 | -11.2% |
Volvo V60 | 84 | --- | --- | 244 | --- | --- |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 5032 | 4325 | 16.3% | 15,585 | 14,744 | 5.7% |
Midsize Luxury Car | April 2014 | April 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acura RLX/RL ^ | 24 | 2 | 1100% | 129 | 9 | 1333% |
Acura TL | 197 | 175 | 12.6% | 620 | 574 | 8.0% |
Audi A6 | 108 | 92 | 17.4% | 324 | 288 | 13.0% |
Audi A7 * | 111 | 50 | 122% | 333 | 205 | 62.4% |
BMW 5-Series | 167 | 169 | -1.2% | 579 | 706 | -18.0% |
Cadillac CTS | 115 | 97 | 18.6% | 304 | 287 | 5.9% |
Cadillac XTS | 87 | 94 | -7.4% | 203 | 290 | -30.0% |
Hyundai Equus | 8 | 8 | 0.0% | 21 | 21 | 0.0% |
Infiniti Q70/M | 7 | 11 | -36.4% | 30 | 85 | -64.7% |
Jaguar XF | 34 | 46 | -26.1% | 226 | 187 | 20.9% |
Kia K900 | 3 | --- | --- | 6 | --- | --- |
Lexus ES | 274 | 319 | -14.1% | 750 | 960 | -21.9% |
Lexus GS | 54 | 70 | -22.9% | 144 | 207 | -30.4% |
Lincoln MKS | 16 | 28 | -42.9% | 100 | 117 | -14.5% |
Lincoln MKZ | 266 | 136 | 95.6% | 580 | 314 | 84.7% |
Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class ^ | 323 | 248 | 30.2% | 1129 | 871 | 29.6% |
Mercedes-Benz R-Class | --- | 6 | -100% | --- | 77 | -100% |
Volvo S80 | 4 | 6 | -33.3% | 13 | 14 | -7.1% |
Volvo XC70 * | 40 | 50 | -20.0% | 174 | 212 | -17.9% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 1572 | 1607 | -2.2% | 5665 | 5424 | 4.4% |
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? 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.
^ Acura combines sales figures of the outgoing RL with the new RLX. 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.
^ Total Infiniti G/Q50/Q60 sales: up 83% to 365 in April; up 54% to 1275 YTD.
- Small And Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada - March 2015 Ytd
In March 2015, Mercedes-Benz Canada reported more than 1100 C-Class sales for the first time since June 2013. Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - March 2015 YTD Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model - March 2015 YTD C-Class volume through the first-quarter...
- Small And Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada - May 2014 Ytd
The BMW 3-Series was easily Canada's top-selling premium brand passenger car in May 2014 as sales of its usual challenger, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, were cut in half in advance of a new C's arrival. 3-Series sales have declined in six...
- Small And Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada - March 2014 Ytd
BMW Canada's 3-Series has taken a big hit this year, but the 3er remains Canada's favourite premium brand passenger car. Combined sales of the 3-Series and 4-Series (the latter was a 3-Series at this time last year) are down 19% in 2014. The 3-Series...
- Small And Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada - January 2014
For the second consecutive month, Canadians registered more new Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedans and coupes than new BMW 3-Series' sedans and wagons. 3-Series sales plunged 45% year-over-year. Include the 4er in the 3er's tally - which it was last...
- Small And Midsize Luxury Car Sales Figures In Canada - April 2013 And Year To Date
In what was a very poor month for the C-Class, Mercedes-Benz Canada still managed to sell twice as many Cs as E-Classes and CLS-Class sedans. Sales of the bigger duo slid 46%; C-Class volume was less than half what it was a year ago. All 52 Luxury Cars...