Cars
• Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2014 YTD
But the bigger story from last month's results related to Acura, Honda Canada's upmarket division. The TLX sedan, a replacement for the TL and TSX, outsold all premium brand cars aside from the 3-Series and all premium brand utility vehicles but one, as well.
With 788 sales, the TLX was up 63% compared with the whole Acura passenger car division's results from one year ago and up 168% compared with the TL and TSX's 294-unit performance from October 2013.
Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these top-selling luxury vehicles can always be accessed through the dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats page, and for those not viewing the mobile version of this site, near the top right of this page, as well.
November 2014 • September 2014 • October 2013
For the purposes of the above list, premium brands include Acura, Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Infiniti, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and Volvo. Brands like Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Lotus don't report specific monthly sales data. Maserati only reports brand totals. Buick has been excluded with a bunch of other automakers that don't sell vehicles with base prices higher than $50K.
Source: Automakers & ANDC
* A4 sales include sales of the unreported Allroad.
^ Mercedes-Benz Canada's figures combine the E-Class with the CLS and the S-Class with the CL.
° Escalade breakdown by variant
$50,000 CDN (before delivery) is an arbitrary borderline, but if GCBC was to follow this new system of designating only expensive vehicles as luxury vehicles, $50K seemed like a safe place to begin - it equals the average U.S. new car transaction price plus $15,000, plus another $5000 to account for Canadian increases. Plenty of less expensive vehicles with specific models feature prices above $50,000 - M, RS, and AMG models come to mind, specifically - but in the case of this list, we know that none of the registrations were of cars priced at $35,900, as would be the case with the BMW 320i, which costs less than a Hyundai Santa Fe 2.0T Limited. The biggest problem with a $50,000 minimum price of entry? Vehicles like the $49,990 Acura MDX and $49,299 Ford Expedition.
The new Cadillac CTS sedan's base price is above $50,000, but not the base price for other cars in the CTS lineup. Yet. Total CTS sales in October: 71.
RECOMMENDED READING
Top 15 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada - November 2014
Top 15 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada - September 2014
Top 15 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In America - October 2013
- Top 15 Best-selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada - February 2015
Click Chart To ExpandAfter a one month slide into second place, the BMW 3-Series grabbed its title as Canada's top-selling premium brand vehicle in February 2015 thanks to a 29% year-over-year increase and a 23-unit differential over the Mercedes-Benz...
- Top 15 Best-selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada - September 2014
BMW's top-selling 3-Series topped the premium brand leaderboard in September 2014, joined by the twelfth-ranked BMW 4-Series, as well. The 4-Series is a 3-Series offshoot. Indeed, sales of the 3-Series in September 2013 included cars that now operate...
- Top 15 Best-selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada - April 2014
Nine of Canada's 15 best-selling premium brand vehicles in April 2013 were crossovers, a group led by the Acura RDX. Click Chart To ExpandAdmittedly, the $41,390 RDX isn't considered to be all that premium by many observers, but the fact...
- Top 15 Best-selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada - February 2014
Surprised? Of course you aren't. The BMW 3-Series was Canada's top-selling luxury brand automobile in February 2013. • All Makes & Models Ranked By February 2014 & YTD Canadian Sales Click Chart To ExpandAfter the Mercedes-Benz...
- Top 15 Best-selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada - January 2014
Click Chart To ExpandA big Canadian sales month for Mercedes-Benz in January 2014 was fuelled in part by the Mercedes-Benz CLA, which made it onto the list of Canada's 15 best-selling premium brand vehicles for the first time. Nearly half of Mercedes-Benz...
Cars
Top 15 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada - October 2014
As is almost always the case, Canada's best-selling premium brand vehicle in October 2014 was the BMW 3-Series. Combined sales of the 3-Series and its 4-Series offshoot were up 0.3%, or four units, to 1274 units in October.
• Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2014 YTD
 |
| Click Chart To Expand |
With 788 sales, the TLX was up 63% compared with the whole Acura passenger car division's results from one year ago and up 168% compared with the TL and TSX's 294-unit performance from October 2013.
As a result, Acura brand sales were up 42% in October, a gain of 647 units. The TLX was also Acura Canada's best-selling model.
Longstanding European luxury automakers filled most of the spots on this list of Canada's 15 best-selling premium brand vehicles, however. Ten of the top 15 were BMWs, Mercedes-Benzes, or Audis. All but one member of the top 15, the Mercedes-Benz M-Class, featured base prices below $50,000. Vehicles with base prices above $50,000, regardless of brand status, are profiled farther down the page.
Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these top-selling luxury vehicles can always be accessed through the dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats page, and for those not viewing the mobile version of this site, near the top right of this page, as well.
November 2014 • September 2014 • October 2013
Rank | Premium Brand Vehicle | October 2014 | October 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
#1 | BMW 3-Series | 946 | 1079 | -12.3% | 8408 | 10,934 | -23.1% |
#2 | Lexus RX | 885 | 765 | 15.7% | 6670 | 6595 | 1.1% |
#3 | Acura TLX | 788 | --- | --- | 1169 | --- | --- |
#4 | Audi Q5 | 772 | 744 | 3.8% | 6743 | 6236 | 8.1% |
#5 | Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 680 | 731 | -7.0% | 5638 | 7736 | -27.1% |
#6 | Acura RDX | 569 | 556 | 2.3% | 5433 | 5092 | 6.7% |
#7 | Acura MDX | 562 | 489 | 14.9% | 5058 | 5010 | 1.0% |
#8 | Audi A4 | 508 | 606 | -16.2% | 4809 | 5113 | -5.9% |
#9 | BMW X3 | 476 | 364 | 30.8% | 4432 | 5029 | -11.9% |
#10 | Mercedes-Benz M-Class | 460 | 538 | -14.5% | 4666 | 3940 | 18.4% |
#11 | Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class | 434 | 534 | -18.7% | 4487 | 5150 | -12.9% |
#12 | Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class | 421 | 175 | 141% | 3151 | 283 | 1013% |
#13 | Lexus IS | 360 | 352 | 2.3% | 3454 | 2022 | 70.8% |
#14 | Audi Q3 | 345 | --- | --- | 955 | --- | --- |
#15 | Audi A3 | 340 | 2 | 16,900% | 1944 | 354 | 449% |
Rank | Vehicles With Base Prices Above $50K | October 2014 | October 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
#1 | Mercedes-Benz M-Class | 460 | 538 | -14.5% | 4666 | 3940 | 18.4% |
#2 | Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class ^ | 329 | 340 | -3.2% | 3238 | 2670 | 21.3% |
#3 | BMW X5 | 317 | 703 | -54.9% | 4666 | 3268 | 42.8% |
#4 | Mercedes-Benz GL-Class | 228 | 200 | 14.0% | 2040 | 2064 | -1.2% |
#5 | GMC Yukon | 221 | 55 | 302% | 1661 | 1107 | 50.0% |
#6 | Volkswagen Touareg | 216 | 173 | 24.9% | 1890 | 1723 | 9.7% |
#7 | BMW 5-Series | 215 | 351 | -38.7% | 1929 | 2118 | -8.9% |
#8 | Audi Q7 | 206 | 179 | 15.1% | 1663 | 1556 | 6.9% |
#9 | Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 181 | 169 | 7.1% | 2093 | 1380 | 51.7% |
#10 | Chevrolet Tahoe | 149 | 99 | 50.5% | 1507 | 1341 | 12.4% |
#11 | Porsche Macan | 142 | --- | --- | 940 | --- | --- |
#12 | GMC Yukon XL | 123 | 169 | -27.2% | 1471 | 979 | 50.3% |
#13 | Mercedes-Benz S-Class & CL-Class ^ | 104 | 19 | 447% | 862 | 338 | 155% |
#14 | Cadillac Escalade | 87 | 60 | 45.0% | 637 | 674 | -5.5% |
#14 | Cadillac Escalade ° | 68 | 36 | 88.9% | 481 | 368 | 30.7% |
#14 | Cadillac Escalade ESV ° | 19 | 11 | 72.7% | 150 | 115 | 30.4% |
#14 | Cadillac Escalade EXT ° | --- | 13 | -100% | 6 | 191 | -96.9% |
#15 | Audi A6 | 86 | 90 | -4.4% | 979 | 874 | 12.0% |
* A4 sales include sales of the unreported Allroad.
^ Mercedes-Benz Canada's figures combine the E-Class with the CLS and the S-Class with the CL.
° Escalade breakdown by variant
$50,000 CDN (before delivery) is an arbitrary borderline, but if GCBC was to follow this new system of designating only expensive vehicles as luxury vehicles, $50K seemed like a safe place to begin - it equals the average U.S. new car transaction price plus $15,000, plus another $5000 to account for Canadian increases. Plenty of less expensive vehicles with specific models feature prices above $50,000 - M, RS, and AMG models come to mind, specifically - but in the case of this list, we know that none of the registrations were of cars priced at $35,900, as would be the case with the BMW 320i, which costs less than a Hyundai Santa Fe 2.0T Limited. The biggest problem with a $50,000 minimum price of entry? Vehicles like the $49,990 Acura MDX and $49,299 Ford Expedition.
The new Cadillac CTS sedan's base price is above $50,000, but not the base price for other cars in the CTS lineup. Yet. Total CTS sales in October: 71.
RECOMMENDED READING
Top 15 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada - November 2014
Top 15 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada - September 2014
Top 15 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In America - October 2013
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - October 2014
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada - October 2014
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - October 2014 YTD
Top 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In Canada - October 2014Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada - October 2014
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - October 2014 YTD
- Top 15 Best-selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada - February 2015
Click Chart To ExpandAfter a one month slide into second place, the BMW 3-Series grabbed its title as Canada's top-selling premium brand vehicle in February 2015 thanks to a 29% year-over-year increase and a 23-unit differential over the Mercedes-Benz...
- Top 15 Best-selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada - September 2014
BMW's top-selling 3-Series topped the premium brand leaderboard in September 2014, joined by the twelfth-ranked BMW 4-Series, as well. The 4-Series is a 3-Series offshoot. Indeed, sales of the 3-Series in September 2013 included cars that now operate...
- Top 15 Best-selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada - April 2014
Nine of Canada's 15 best-selling premium brand vehicles in April 2013 were crossovers, a group led by the Acura RDX. Click Chart To ExpandAdmittedly, the $41,390 RDX isn't considered to be all that premium by many observers, but the fact...
- Top 15 Best-selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada - February 2014
Surprised? Of course you aren't. The BMW 3-Series was Canada's top-selling luxury brand automobile in February 2013. • All Makes & Models Ranked By February 2014 & YTD Canadian Sales Click Chart To ExpandAfter the Mercedes-Benz...
- Top 15 Best-selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada - January 2014
Click Chart To ExpandA big Canadian sales month for Mercedes-Benz in January 2014 was fuelled in part by the Mercedes-Benz CLA, which made it onto the list of Canada's 15 best-selling premium brand vehicles for the first time. Nearly half of Mercedes-Benz...