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Canada's Mercedes-Benz E-Class and BMW 5-Series-controlled midsize luxury segment has suffered this year from the loss of many Cadillac CTS sales and because of the declines reported by those leading nameplates. And the declines reported by many of their rivals.
November 2013's story was different, however, as the E-Class (and the CLS with which its sales are combined) jumped 60% and 5-Series sales shot up 47%. Even the CTS, long in replacement phase, reversed its downward trend.
Less meaningful gains were reported by the Acura RLX, Audi A6, and Audi A7. Jaguar XF sales rose by 42 units - the XF accounts for 47% of Jaguar's year-to-date sales tally; 60% of Jaguar's November total.
Of course, these are not Canada's top-selling premium brand cars. Less costly cars like the chart-topping BMW 3-Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class lead the way. Lexus's IS outsold the ES and GS combined. For every Infiniti M sold, Infiniti sold 16 Q50s, Q60s, and G sedans. The Volvo S60 was 35 times more popular than the Volvo S80.
After looking for much of 2012 like it would end the year as Canada's top-selling premium brand automobile, the Mercedes-Benz made way for the BMW 3-Series in the final quarter. It's never been in contention in 2013, but the redesigned Mercedes-Benz showed off this week (pictured), the C-Class we'll be able tobuy lease later next year, looks like a winner. Or at least the kind of car that will be able to hold onto second spot.
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 • November 2014 • December 2013 • October 2013 • November 2012
Source: Automakers & ANDC
* 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, 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 88.9% to 272 in November; down 0.9% to 2861 YTD. Total G sedan and Q50 sales: Up 115% to 245 in November, up 6.9% to 2373 YTD.
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Small And Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada - November 2013 YTD
November 2013's story was different, however, as the E-Class (and the CLS with which its sales are combined) jumped 60% and 5-Series sales shot up 47%. Even the CTS, long in replacement phase, reversed its downward trend.
Less meaningful gains were reported by the Acura RLX, Audi A6, and Audi A7. Jaguar XF sales rose by 42 units - the XF accounts for 47% of Jaguar's year-to-date sales tally; 60% of Jaguar's November total.
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After looking for much of 2012 like it would end the year as Canada's top-selling premium brand automobile, the Mercedes-Benz made way for the BMW 3-Series in the final quarter. It's never been in contention in 2013, but the redesigned Mercedes-Benz showed off this week (pictured), the C-Class we'll be able to
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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 • November 2014 • December 2013 • October 2013 • November 2012
Small/Entry Luxury Car | November 2013 | November 2012 | % Change | 2013 YTD | 2012 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acura CSX | --- | --- | --- | --- | 27 | -100% |
Acura ILX * | 156 | 363 | -57.0% | 2990 | 1850 | 61.6% |
Acura TSX | 80 | 139 | -42.4% | 712 | 1360 | -47.6% |
Audi A3 | --- | 74 | -100% | 354 | 1346 | -73.7% |
Audi A4 ^ | 431 | 444 | -2.9% | 5544 | 5689 | -2.5% |
Audi A5 * | 175 | 127 | 37.8% | 2217 | 1911 | 16.0% |
BMW 1-Series * | 24 | 65 | -63.1% | 619 | 1034 | - 40.1% |
BMW 3-Series | 915 | 910 | 0.5% | 11,849 | 10,294 | 15.1% |
BMW 4-Series * | 243 | --- | --- | 434 | --- | --- |
Cadillac ATS | 343 | 61 | 462% | 2871 | 117 | 2354% |
Infiniti G/Q60 ^ | 31 | 144 | -78.5% | 1764 | 2888 | -38.9% |
Infiniti Q50 ^ | 241 | --- | --- | 1097 | --- | --- |
Lexus CT200h | 55 | 141 | -61.0% | 947 | 1548 | -38.8% |
Lexus HS250h | --- | --- | --- | --- | 108 | -100% |
Lexus IS | 301 | 116 | 159% | 2323 | 1808 | 28.5% |
Mercedes-Benz B-Class * | 290 | 127 | 128% | 3007 | 129 | 2231% |
Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 808 | 829 | -2.5% | 8544 | 9606 | -11.1% |
Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class | 187 | --- | --- | 470 | --- | --- |
Saab 9-3 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 15 | -100% |
Volvo C30 | 2 | 29 | -93.1% | 309 | 596 | -48.2% |
Volvo S60 | 139 | 69 | 101% | 1293 | 1479 | -12.6% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 4421 | 3638 | 21.5% | 47,344 | 41,805 | 13.2% |
Midsize Luxury Car | November 2013 | November 2012 | % Change | 2013 YTD | 2012 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acura RLX/RL ^ | 16 | 3 | 433% | 176 | 28 | 529% |
Acura TL | 187 | 200 | -6.5% | 2181 | 2924 | -25.4% |
Audi A6 | 106 | 85 | 24.7% | 980 | 887 | 11.0% |
Audi A7 | 80 | 56 | 42.9% | 673 | 861 | -21.8% |
BMW 5-Series | 327 | 222 | 47.3% | 2445 | 2564 | -4.6% |
Cadillac CTS | 115 | 113 | 1.8% | 910 | 2080 | -56.3% |
Cadillac DTS | --- | --- | --- | 1 | 4 | -75.0% |
Cadillac STS | --- | --- | --- | --- | 2 | -100% |
Cadillac XTS | 134 | 59 | 127% | 747 | 213 | 251% |
Hyundai Equus | 8 | 13 | -38.5% | 76 | 111 | -31.5% |
Infiniti M | 17 | 23 | -26.1% | 245 | 298 | -17.8% |
Jaguar XF | 61 | 19 | 221% | 552 | 323 | 70.9% |
Lexus ES | 227 | 298 | -23.8% | 2916 | 2317 | 25.9% |
Lexus GS | 39 | 68 | -42.6% | 598 | 872 | -31.4% |
Lincoln MKS | 12 | 26 | -53.8% | 238 | 470 | -49.4% |
Lincoln MKZ | 198 | 31 | 539% | 1496 | 811 | 84.5% |
Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class ^ | 368 | 230 | 60.0% | 3038 | 3829 | -20.7% |
Mercedes-Benz R-Class | --- | 41 | -100% | 115 | 463 | -75.2% |
Saab 9-5 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 6 | -100% |
Volvo S80 | 4 | 5 | -20.0% | 50 | 192 | -74.0% |
Volvo XC70 * | 43 | 67 | -35.8% | 585 | 724 | -19.2% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 1744 | 1559 | 11.9% | 18,022 | 19,979 | -9.8% |
* 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, 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 88.9% to 272 in November; down 0.9% to 2861 YTD. Total G sedan and Q50 sales: Up 115% to 245 in November, up 6.9% to 2373 YTD.
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