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The BMW 3-Series expanded its Canadian sales lead over the Mercedes-Benz C-Class to 2850 units with September 2013's 636-unit victory.
The Lexus RX squeezed in between the 3-Series and C-Class for the first time since April. RX350 sales were up 8% to 700 units in September. RX hybrid sales are down 18% to 461 through the first nine months of 2013.
10 of Canada's 15 best-selling premium brand vehicles in September were utility vehicles of one kind or another. The RX's lead over the Audi Q5 is a slim 338 units with three months remaining on the calendar.
Among vehicles with base prices above $50,000, eleven of the 15 top sellers in September were SUVs or crossovers. Three of those SUVs were full-size mainstream brand sport-utilities. Sales of the GMC Yukon XL, Chevrolet Suburban, and Toyota Sequoia were all at least twice as high as they were at this time last year.
Their segment collected 629 September sales - Mercedes-Benz sold 522 copies of the M-Class in September. ML pricing starts at $59,900 and rises to $103,200 (before options) for the ML63 AMG with stops at $61,400 and $78,500 in between for the diesel ML350 and the ML550.
Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these models 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. Canada's favourite luxury vehicles in September 2013 are listed below.
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Top 15 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada - September 2013
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The Lexus RX squeezed in between the 3-Series and C-Class for the first time since April. RX350 sales were up 8% to 700 units in September. RX hybrid sales are down 18% to 461 through the first nine months of 2013.
10 of Canada's 15 best-selling premium brand vehicles in September were utility vehicles of one kind or another. The RX's lead over the Audi Q5 is a slim 338 units with three months remaining on the calendar.
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Among vehicles with base prices above $50,000, eleven of the 15 top sellers in September were SUVs or crossovers. Three of those SUVs were full-size mainstream brand sport-utilities. Sales of the GMC Yukon XL, Chevrolet Suburban, and Toyota Sequoia were all at least twice as high as they were at this time last year.
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Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these models 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. Canada's favourite luxury vehicles in September 2013 are listed below.
September 2014 - October 2013 - August 2013 - September 2012
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. Bentley and Maserati only report brand totals. GCBC opinions and overwhelming reader input tossed Buick back in with the mainstream wolves.
Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
* A4 sales include sales of the unreported Allroad
$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 $48,940, sporty cars like the $49,500 Audi TT, and SUVs like the $49,930 Chevrolet Tahoe, $49,990 Acura MDX, and $49,675 Volkswagen Touareg.
* Total Infiniti G/Q60/Q50 volume equalled 389 units in September, up 71%, and 2297 YTD, down 9%. The G sedan and Q50 combined for 357 September sales, up 96%, 1861 YTD, down 3%.
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Top 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In Canada - September 2013
Rank | Luxury Vehicle | September 2013 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
#1 | BMW 3-Series | 1369 | - 7.9% | 9855 | + 17.5% |
#2 | Lexus RX | 760 | + 6.9% | 5830 | + 9.6% |
#3 | Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 733 | - 5.2% | 7005 | - 13.5% |
#4 | Audi Q5 | 665 | + 31.9% | 5492 | + 28.4% |
#5 | Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class | 549 | + 20.1% | 4616 | + 20.2% |
#6 | Mercedes-Benz M-Class | 522 | + 12.0% | 3402 | - 20.3% |
#7 | Audi A4 | 491 | - 18.2% | 4507 | - 3.0% |
#8 | Acura RDX | 483 | + 10.5% | 4536 | + 31.3% |
#9 | BMW X5 | 478 | - 1.6% | 2565 | - 12.8% |
#10 | Acura MDX | 468 | + 9.6% | 4521 | + 19.3% |
#11 | Cadillac SRX | 420 | + 88.3% | 2730 | + 26.0% |
#12 | BMW X3 | 385 | - 32.3% | 4665 | + 29.8% |
#13 | Lincoln MKX | 355 | - 1.4% | 2465 | - 19.5% |
#14 | Lexus IS | 323 | + 102% | 1670 | + 10.2% |
#15 | Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class | 317 | - 14.3% | 2330 | - 28.5% |
Rank | Luxury Vehicle (Min. Base Price $50K) | September 2013 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
#1 | Mercedes-Benz M-Class | 522 | + 12.0% | 3402 | - 20.3% |
#2 | BMW X5 | 478 | - 1.6% | 2565 | - 12.8% |
#3 | Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class | 317 | - 14.3% | 2330 | - 28.5% |
#4 | BMW 5-Series | 269 | + 2.3% | 1767 | - 17.4% |
#5 | Mercedes-Benz GL-Class | 250 | + 66.7% | 1864 | + 42.2% |
#6 | Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 218 | + 50.3% | 1211 | - 1.1% |
#7 | Audi Q7 | 195 | + 53.5% | 1377 | + 12.7% |
#8 | Porsche Cayenne | 184 | - 16.0% | 1478 | + 26.3% |
#9 | GMC Yukon XL | 169 | + 225% | 810 | + 9.2% |
#10 | BMW X6 | 128 | + 19.6% | 643 | - 8.3% |
#11 | Audi A6 | 111 | + 37.0% | 784 | + 10.0% |
#12 | Chevrolet Suburban | 109 | + 127% | 876 | + 32.3% |
#13 | Audi A7 | 74 | - 39.3% | 528 | - 26.1% |
#14 | Cadillac Escalade | 69 | + 23.2% | 614 | - 10.1% |
#15 | Toyota Sequoia | 66 | + 113% | 531 | + 2.3% |
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
* A4 sales include sales of the unreported Allroad
$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 $48,940, sporty cars like the $49,500 Audi TT, and SUVs like the $49,930 Chevrolet Tahoe, $49,990 Acura MDX, and $49,675 Volkswagen Touareg.
* Total Infiniti G/Q60/Q50 volume equalled 389 units in September, up 71%, and 2297 YTD, down 9%. The G sedan and Q50 combined for 357 September sales, up 96%, 1861 YTD, down 3%.
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