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Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Top 15 Best Selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada November 2014

As usual, the BMW 3-Series was the best-selling premium brand automobile in Canada in November 2014. The Lexus RX led all premium brand SUVs and crossovers and outsold the Audi Q5 by a large enough extent that the RX now leads on year-to-date terms, as well.

• Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - November 2014 YTD

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Audi Q5 sales fell 25% to 515 units as Audi Canada generated a large percentage of their sales with the Q3. Combined, the Q5 and its new little sibling were up 28%. As of November, the RX was not yet challenged by its forthcoming little sibling, the NX.

RX volume jumped 8% in November 2014, an improvement of 51 units. Other utility vehicles with notable November increases included the Mercedes-Benz GLK (up 52%), Mercedes-Benz M-Class (up 21%), BMW X3 (up 30%), Land Rover Range Rover Sport (up 29%), and the Audi Q7 (up 67%).

The Q7 has been around since 2006 in in first-gen form. Audi released images of the new Q7 last week, but its important to note that as Audi prepares that second-gen Q7, the current model is enjoying its best Canadian sales ever. With one month remaining, the Q7 has already broken its one-year-old Canadian sales record of 1781 units. Canadian Q7 volume has improved five consecutive years.

Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these top-selling luxury vehicles can always be accessed through the dropdown menu at GCBCs Sales Stats page, and for those not viewing the mobile version of this site, near the top right of this page, as well.

December 2014 • October 2014 • November 2013

Rank	Premium Brand Vehicle	November 2014	November 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
#1	BMW 3-Series	894	915	-2.3%	9302	11,849	-21.5%
#2	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	730	808	-9.7%	6368	8544	-25.5%
#3	Lexus RX	673	622	8.2%	7343	7217	1.7%
#4	Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class	628	413	52.1%	5115	5029	1.7%
#5	Acura RDX	573	522	9.8%	6006	5614	7.0%
#6	Audi A4	557	431	29.2%	5366	5544	-3.2%
#7	Acura MDX	556	506	9.9%	5614	5516	1.8%
#8	Audi Q5	515	687	-25.0%	7258	6923	4.8%
#9	Mercedes-Benz M-Class	491	407	20.6%	5157	4347	18.6%
#10	Acura TLX	464	---	---	1633	---	---
#11	BMW X3	461	355	29.9%	4893	5384	-9.1%
#12	Cadillac ATS	452	343	31.8%	3329	2871	16.0%
#13	BMW X5	413	912	-54.7%	5079	4180	21.5%
#14	Audi Q3	366	---	---	1321	---	---
#15	Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class	355	187	89.8%	3506	470	646%

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 dont report specific monthly sales data. Maserati only reports brand totals. Buick has been excluded with a bunch of other automakers that dont sell vehicles with base prices higher than $45K.

Rank	Vehicles With Base Prices Above $50K	November 2014	November 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
#1	Lexus RX	673	622	8.2%	7343	7217	1.7%
#2	Mercedes-Benz M-Class	491	407	20.6%	5157	4347	18.6%
#3	BMW X5	413	912	-54.7%	5079	4180	21.5%
#4	Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class	295	368	-19.8%	3533	3038	16.3%
#5	Land Rover Range Rover Sport	233	180	29.4%	2326	1560	49.1%
#6	BMW 5-Series	224	327	-31.5%	2153	2445	-11.9%
#7	Volkswagen Touareg	224	207	8.2%	2114	1930	9.5%
#8	GMC Yukon	181	113	60.2%	1842	1220	51.0%
#9	Audi Q7	172	103	67.0%	1835	1659	10.6%
#10	Porsche Cayenne	167	201	-16.9%	1773	1888	-6.1%
#11	Mercedes-Benz S-Class & CL-Class	145	42	245%	1007	380	165%
#12	Mercedes-Benz GL-Class	138	164	-15.9%	2178	2228	-2.2%
#13	Porsche Macan	131	---	---	1071	---	---
#14	Chevrolet Tahoe	111	151	-26.5%	1618	1492	8.4%
#15	GMC Yukon XL	108	86	25.6%	1579	1065	48.3%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* A4 sales include sales of the unreported Allroad.
^ Mercedes-Benz Canadas figures combine the E-Class with the CLS and the S-Class with the CL.
$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 sedans base price is above $50,000, but not the base price for other cars in the CTS lineup. Yet. Total CTS sales in November: 72. Lexus recently bumped the RXs base price to $50,600.

RECOMMENDED READING
Top 15 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada - December 2014
Top 15 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada - October 2014
Top 15 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In America - November 2013

Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - November 2014
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada - November 2014
Top 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In Canada - November 2014
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - November 2014 YTD

Top 15 Best Selling Luxury Vehicles In America February 2015

BMWs 3-Series was once again Americas top-selling premium brand automobile in February 2015.

• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - February 2015 YTD

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The Lexus RX once again earned the top spot among premium brand utility vehicles.

Among vehicles with price tags of at least $45,000, four of the top eight were General Motors products.

Among the 15 top-selling premium brand vehicles in February, four were BMWs, two were produced by Mercedes-Benz, three were made by Lexus, three were Acuras, two were Infinitis, and there was but one Cadillac, no Lincolns, and no Audis.

Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these top-selling luxury vehicles can always be accessed through the dropdown menu at GCBCs Sales Stats page, and for those not viewing the mobile version of this site, near the top right of this page, as well.

January 2015 • February 2014

Rank	Premium Brand Vehicle	February 2015	February 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
#1	BMW 3-Series & 4-Series	8748	7791	12.3%	16,096	14,285	12.7%
#2	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	7072	5621	25.8%	13,308	11,369	17.1%
#3	Lexus RX	6490	5682	14.2%	13,059	11,289	15.7%
#4	Acura MDX	4553	4563	-0.2%	8934	8804	1.5%
#5	Lexus ES	4192	4360	-3.9%	8272	8319	-0.6%
#6	BMW X5	4149	2912	42.5%	7363	5666	30.0%
#7	Acura RDX	3862	2911	32.7%	7379	5641	30.8%
#8	Cadillac SRX	3809	5058	-24.7%	7294	9504	-23.3%
#9	Infiniti Q50	3649	3275	11.4%	6615	6224	6.3%
#10	BMW 5-Series	3606	3818	-5.6%	6965	7087	-1.7%
#11	Acura TLX	3419	---	---	6311	---	---
#12	Lexus IS	3383	3517	-3.8%	6758	6565	2.9%
#13	Mercedes-Benz M-Class	3316	3258	1.8%	6460	6082	6.2%
#14	BMW X3	3124	3301	-5.4%	4465	6000	-25.6%
#15	Infiniti QX60	2985	2704	10.4%	5562	5084	9.4%

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 dont report specific monthly sales data. Bentley and Maserati only report brand totals. Buick has been excluded with a bunch of other automakers that dont sell vehicles with base prices higher than $40K.

Rank	Vehicles With Base Prices Above $45K	February 2015	February 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
#1	Chevrolet Tahoe	7410	4961	49.4%	14,017	8475	65.4%
#2	Chevrolet Suburban	4436	2035	118%	8566	3740	129%
#3	BMW X5	4149	2912	42.5%	7363	5666	30.0%
#4	BMW 5-Series	3606	3818	-5.6%	6965	7087	-1.7%
#5	Mercedes-Benz M-Class	3316	3258	1.8%	6460	6082	6.2%
#6	GMC Yukon	2796	1949	43.5%	5445	3236	68.3%
#7	Chevrolet Corvette	2605	2438	6.9%	4732	4699	0.7%
#8	Mercedes-Benz E-Class	2409	4271	-43.6%	6745	9537	-29.3%
#9	Cadillac Escalade	2377	1279	85.8%	5143	2389	115%
	Cadillac Escalade ^	1489	776	91.9%	3153	1480	113%
	Cadillac Escalade ESV ^	888	494	79.8%	1988	875	127%
	Cadillac Escalade EXT ^	---	9	-100%	2	34	-94.1%
#10	GMC Yukon XL	2048	1110	84.5%	4013	1975	103%
#11	Lexus GS	1851	1574	17.6%	3530	2874	22.8%
#12	Mercedes-Benz GL-Class	1849	1744	6.0%	3970	3285	20.9%
#13	Land Rover Range Rover Sport	1827	1464	24.8%	3579	3076	16.4%
#14	Lexus GX460	1653	1590	4.0%	3456	3033	13.9%
#15	Infiniti QX80	1583	1110	42.6%	2831	2133	32.7%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
$45,000 USD (before delivery) is an arbitrary borderline, but if GCBC was to follow this system of designating only expensive vehicles as luxury vehicles, adding approximately $15,000 to the average new car transaction price seemed like a fitting place to begin. Plenty of less expensive vehicles with specific models feature prices above $45,000 - M, RS, and AMG models come to mind, specifically - but in the case of the second list, we know that none of the registrations were of cars priced at $32,950, as would be the case with the new BMW 320i, which costs less than a Honda Accord V6 Touring.
^ Escalade breakdown by variant
* BMW USA, not GoodCarBadCar, has chosen to combine sales of the 3-Series and 4-Series. GCBC combines sales of the Audi A4 and Audi A4 Allroad. None-Allroad sales were 1743 in February.
Cadillacs new CTS - 1438 February sales - starts at $45,100, but the lingering CTS Coupe is a sub-$40K car, and the wagon starts at $42,195.

RECOMMENDED READING
Top 15 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In America - January 2015
Top 15 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In America - February 2014

Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - February 2015
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In America - February 2015
Top 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In America - February 2015
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - February 2015 YTD

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Top 15 Best Selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada November 2014

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Top 15 Best Selling Luxury Vehicles In America February 2015