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Although sales of BMW's core model were down 31% in Canada in July 2014, and though sales of that 3-Series and its 4-Series offshoot were jointly down 4%, the 3-Series still came out on top of the premium brand leaderboard.
Meanwhile, the 4-Series ranked 11th, just behind the transitioning Mercedes-Benz C-Class range, just ahead of the top-selling Cadillac, the SRX.
Compared with last month's edition of this list, the Mercedes-Benz CLA and GLK fell off; the Mercedes-Benz E-Class (sales of which annoyingly include the CLS-Class in Canada) and Cadillac ATS were added. The Audi Q5 slid back to third spot from number two, but it still leads all premium brand utility vehicles. The race between the Lexus RX and the Q5 looks like it will go down to the wire.
Among vehicles with base prices above $50,000, 12 of the top 15 - including the top two, eight of the top nine, and ten of the top twelve - were SUVs or crossovers of some kind, including a trio of high-priced volume brand SUVs from General Motors and their truly premium partner, the Cadillac Escalade.
• All Makes & Models Ranked By July 2014 YTD Canadian Sales
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.
July 2015 • August 2014 • June 2014 • July 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 $45K.
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? Cars like the Cadillac XTS, which starts at $49,440, sporty cars like the $49,500 Audi TT, and SUVs like the $49,990 Acura MDX and $49,565 Chevrolet Tahoe. Volkswagen recently increased the base Touareg's price to $50,975; GM jacked up the base Yukon price up to $51,090.
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 July: 80.
Total Infiniti G/Q50/Q60 volume: 273 in July; 2238 YTD.
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Top 15 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada - July 2014
Meanwhile, the 4-Series ranked 11th, just behind the transitioning Mercedes-Benz C-Class range, just ahead of the top-selling Cadillac, the SRX.
Compared with last month's edition of this list, the Mercedes-Benz CLA and GLK fell off; the Mercedes-Benz E-Class (sales of which annoyingly include the CLS-Class in Canada) and Cadillac ATS were added. The Audi Q5 slid back to third spot from number two, but it still leads all premium brand utility vehicles. The race between the Lexus RX and the Q5 looks like it will go down to the wire.
Among vehicles with base prices above $50,000, 12 of the top 15 - including the top two, eight of the top nine, and ten of the top twelve - were SUVs or crossovers of some kind, including a trio of high-priced volume brand SUVs from General Motors and their truly premium partner, the Cadillac Escalade.
• All Makes & Models Ranked By July 2014 YTD Canadian Sales
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.
July 2015 • August 2014 • June 2014 • July 2013
Rank | Premium Brand Vehicle | July 2014 | July 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
#1 | BMW 3-Series | 956 | 1391 | -31.3% | 5349 | 7372 | -27.4% |
#2 | Lexus RX | 649 | 662 | -2.0% | 4429 | 4365 | 1.5% |
#3 | Audi Q5 | 644 | 585 | 10.1% | 4488 | 4146 | 8.2% |
#4 | BMW X3 | 539 | 324 | 66.4% | 3115 | 3928 | -20.7% |
#5 | Acura MDX | 499 | 600 | -16.8% | 3431 | 3526 | -2.7% |
#6 | Acura RDX | 485 | 478 | 1.5% | 3936 | 3519 | 11.8% |
#7 | Audi A4 ° | 476 | 456 | 4.4% | 3498 | 3506 | -0.2% |
#8 | Mercedes-Benz M-Class | 461 | 371 | 24.3% | 3261 | 2456 | 32.8% |
#9 | BMW X5 | 406 | 329 | 23.4% | 3606 | 1803 | 100% |
#10 | Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 384 | 942 | -59.2% | 3792 | 5552 | -31.7% |
#11 | BMW 4-Series | 383 | --- | --- | 1751 | --- | --- |
#12 | Cadillac SRX | 382 | 363 | 5.2% | 2593 | 1924 | 34.8% |
#13 | Cadillac ATS | 349 | 216 | 61.6% | 2108 | 1643 | 28.3% |
#14 | Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class ^ | 342 | 281 | 21.7% | 2174 | 1744 | 24.7% |
#15 | Lexus IS | 339 | 315 | 7.6% | 2340 | 953 | 146% |
Rank | Vehicles With Base Prices Above $50K | July 2014 | July 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
#1 | Mercedes-Benz M-Class | 461 | 371 | 24.3% | 3261 | 2456 | 32.8% |
#2 | BMW X5 | 406 | 329 | 23.4% | 3606 | 1803 | 100% |
#3 | Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class ^ | 342 | 281 | 21.7% | 2174 | 1744 | 24.7% |
#4 | GMC Yukon | 229 | 120 | 90.8% | 827 | 752 | 10.0% |
#5 | Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 209 | 97 | 115% | 1577 | 887 | 77.8% |
#6 | Volkswagen Touareg | 207 | 144 | 43.8% | 1205 | 1193 | 1.0% |
#7 | Mercedes-Benz GL-Class | 203 | 118 | 72.0% | 1441 | 1380 | 4.4% |
#8 | Porsche Cayenne | 198 | 167 | 18.6% | 1280 | 1095 | 16.9% |
#9 | Porsche Macan | 191 | --- | --- | 463 | --- | --- |
#10 | BMW 5-Series | 178 | 185 | -3.8% | 1224 | 1295 | -5.5% |
#11 | Audi Q7 | 155 | 179 | -13.4% | 1164 | 1039 | 12.0% |
#12 | GMC Yukon XL | 147 | 30 | 390% | 930 | 511 | 82.0% |
#13 | Chevrolet Corvette | 133 | 12 | 1008% | 889 | 123 | 623% |
#14 | Cadillac Escalade | 110 | 52 | 112% | 300 | 479 | -37.4% |
--- | Cadillac Escalade * | 85 | 32 | 166% | 219 | 252 | -13.1% |
--- | Cadillac Escalade ESV * | 25 | 3 | 733% | 75 | 81 | -7.4% |
--- | Cadillac Escalade EXT * | --- | 17 | -100% | 6 | 146 | 95.9% |
#15 | Chevrolet Suburban | 95 | 86 | 10.5% | 499 | 670 | -25.5% |
° 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? Cars like the Cadillac XTS, which starts at $49,440, sporty cars like the $49,500 Audi TT, and SUVs like the $49,990 Acura MDX and $49,565 Chevrolet Tahoe. Volkswagen recently increased the base Touareg's price to $50,975; GM jacked up the base Yukon price up to $51,090.
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 July: 80.
Total Infiniti G/Q50/Q60 volume: 273 in July; 2238 YTD.
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