Automotive
Historically Canada's preeminent luxury car, the BMW 3-Series has faded in recent months in concert with the latest Mercedes-Benz C-Class's rise. The C-Class, for example, was Canada's top-selling luxury car in 2015 and leads through the first ten months of 2016 by 1612 units.
Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2016 YTD
But year-over-year, the BMW 3-Series reported a 37% Canadian sales increase in October 2016, driving into four-digit territory for the first time since November of last year. The 3-Series outsold the C-Class by 334 units in October.
Lexus's RX was the top-selling premium brand utility vehicle; the top-selling $50K+ vehicle overall.
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Among the 15 most popular $50K+ vehicles, 14 were SUVs/crossovers. The Mercedes-Benz E-Class (including its CLS offshoot) ranked 14th as the only car. We reviewed the new Mercedes-Benz E300 last month.
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. Mobile users can now thumb across the table for full-width access.
November 2016 • September 2016 • October 2015
Rank | Premium Brand Vehicle | October 2016 | October 2015 | % Change | 2016 YTD | 2015 YTD | % Change |
#1 | BMW 3-Series | 1,199 | 873 | 37.3% | 6,461 | 7,964 | -18.9% |
#2 | Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 865 | 809 | 6.9% | 8,073 | 8,650 | -6.7% |
#3 | Lexus RX | 853 | 654 | 30.4% | 6,798 | 5,681 | 19.7% |
#4 | Acura RDX | 829 | 624 | 32.9% | 6,711 | 6,300 | 6.5% |
#5 | Audi Q5 | 815 | 852 | -4.3% | 6,904 | 6,782 | 1.8% |
#6 | Lexus NX | 736 | 840 | -12.4% | 5,220 | 5,224 | -0.1% |
#7 | Audi A4 | 720 | 548 | 31.4% | 5,115 | 4,768 | 7.3% |
#8 | Acura MDX | 596 | 513 | 16.2% | 4,585 | 4,697 | -2.4% |
#9 | Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class & GLK-Class | 581 | 351 | 65.5% | 3,704 | 4,461 | -17.0% |
#10 | BMW X5 | 551 | 328 | 68.0% | 5,656 | 4,547 | 24.4% |
#11 | Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class & M-Class | 481 | 477 | 0.8% | 6,403 | 5,095 | 25.7% |
#12 | Infiniti QX60 | 441 | 424 | 4.0% | 3,496 | 3,208 | 9.0% |
#13 | Cadillac XT5 | 435 | --- | --- | 1,891 | --- | --- |
#14 | BMW X1 | 428 | 121 | 254% | 4,118 | 2,417 | 70.4% |
#15 | Audi Q7 | 386 | 125 | 209% | 3,779 | 1,590 | 138% |
Rank | Vehicles With Base Prices Above $50K | October 2016 | October 2015 | % Change | 2016 YTD | 2015 YTD | % Change |
#1 | Lexus RX | 853 | 654 | 30.4% | 6,798 | 5,681 | 19.7% |
#2 | Ford Expedition | 713 | 191 | 273% | 3,029 | 1,867 | 62.2% |
#3 | Acura MDX | 596 | 513 | 16.2% | 4,585 | 4,697 | -2.4% |
#4 | BMW X5 | 551 | 328 | 68.0% | 5,656 | 4,547 | 24.4% |
#5 | Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class & M-Class | 481 | 477 | 0.8% | 6,403 | 5,095 | 25.7% |
#6 | Audi Q7 | 386 | 125 | 209% | 3,779 | 1,590 | 138% |
#7 | Porsche Macan | 323 | 206 | 56.8% | 2,323 | 1,845 | 25.9% |
#8 | GMC Yukon XL | 263 | 219 | 20.1% | 1,827 | 1,278 | 43.0% |
#9 | GMC Yukon | 257 | 193 | 33.2% | 2,111 | 1,413 | 49.4% |
#10 | Volvo XC90 | 238 | 180 | 32.2% | 2,432 | 702 | 246% |
#11 | Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 220 | 269 | -18.2% | 2,440 | 2,100 | 16.2% |
#12 | Jaguar F-Pace | 203 | --- | --- | 914 | --- | --- |
#13 | Chevrolet Tahoe | 196 | 191 | 2.6% | 2,277 | 1,957 | 16.4% |
#14 | Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class | 188 | 276 | -31.9% | 2,596 | 2,614 | -0.7% |
#15 | Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class & GL-Class | 185 | 241 | -23.2% | 1,989 | 1,889 | 5.3% |
* 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.
$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 approximate 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 below $50,000.
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