Small And Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In Canada - February 2017

With premium brands earning an inordinate percentage of Canadian auto industry market share in the early part of 2017, it's no surprise to see luxury SUVs and crossovers earning an especially healthy part of that growth.

Subcompact luxury utility vehicles jumped 29% through the first two months of 2017, led by double-digit percentage increases from the BMW X1 and top-selling Mercedes-Benz GLA. 

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Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - February 2017 YTD
Canada SUV/Crossover Sales By Model - February 2017 YTD

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Up a notch in size and price, compact luxury utility vehicles jumped 25%, year-over-year, propelled by surges from the Acura RDX, Audi Q5, BMW X3, Lexus NX, Mercedes-Benz GLC, and Porsche Macan. Collectively, compact premium utility vehicles are up by nearly 1300 units this year.

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Up another notch in size and price, midsize luxury utility vehicles rose 6% in the first one-sixth of 2017, boosted by continued growth from the Volvo XC90, Lexus RX, and BMW X5.

No premium utility vehicle has generated more Canadian sales in 2017 so far than the Lexus RX, Canada's 25th-best-selling SUV overall.

You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly Canadian auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page. These tables are sortable, so you can rank luxury SUVs and crossovers any which way you like. Mobile users can now thumb across tables for full-width access. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

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Subcompact Luxury SUV	Feb. 2017	Feb. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Audi Q3	223	229	-2.6%	414	417	-0.7%
BMW X1	336	288	16.7%	604	498	21.3%
Infiniti QX30	96	---	---	176	---	---
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class	315	361	-12.7%	854	676	26.3%
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Total	970	878	10.5%	2048	1591	28.7%

Compact Luxury SUV	Feb. 2017	Feb. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Acura RDX	454	352	29.0%	909	685	32.7%
Audi Q5	477	390	22.3%	975	809	20.5%
BMW X3	372	373	-0.3%	770	637	20.9%
BMW X4	75	94	-20.2%	129	160	-19.4%
Infiniti QX50	141	175	-19.4%	261	336	-22.3%
Jaguar F-Pace	170	---	---	329	---	---
Land Rover Discovery Sport	120	188	-36.2%	209	324	-35.5%
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	111	117	-5.1%	178	204	-12.7%
Lexus NX	400	344	16.3%	756	650	16.3%
Lincoln MKC	142	164	-13.4%	253	309	-18.1%
Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class	510	247	107%	938	521	80.0%
Porsche Macan	250	134	86.6%	468	246	90.2%
Volvo XC60	108	114	-5.3%	174	186	-6.5%
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Total	3330	2692	23.7%	6349	5067	25.3%

Midsize Luxury SUV	Feb. 2017	Feb. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Acura MDX	360	316	13.9%	631	680	-7.2%
Acura ZDX	---	---	---	---	1	-100%
Audi Q7	369	342	7.9%	681	676	0.7%
BMW X5	516	511	1.0%	976	803	21.5%
BMW X6	79	106	-25.5%	165	178	-7.3%
Cadillac SRX	1	244	-99.6%	5	528	-99.1%
Cadillac XT5	405	---	---	721	---	---
Infiniti QX60	270	267	1.1%	493	535	-7.9%
Infiniti QX70	19	54	-64.8%	45	92	-51.1%
Land Rover LR4	---	55	-100%	2	90	-97.8%
Land Rover Range Rover Sport	235	268	-12.3%	495	488	1.4%
Lexus GX460	34	42	-19.0%	71	82	-13.4%
Lexus RX	570	397	43.6%	1124	921	22.0%
Lincoln MKT	7	9	-22.2%	17	21	-19.0%
Lincoln MKX	236	204	15.7%	457	433	5.5%
Maserati Levante	97	---	---	198	---	---
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class	426	525	-18.9%	895	1130	-20.8%
Porsche Cayenne	110	98	12.2%	193	176	9.7%
Volkswagen Touareg *	90	96	-6.3%	185	163	13.5%
Volvo XC90	128	102	25.5%	293	205	42.9%
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Total	3952	3636	8.7%	7647	7202	6.2%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada
* indicates a vehicle which is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown
GCBC isn't here to break down segments, an impossible task for any group, but to display sales data for the sake of comparison. The more ways sales data can be displayed, the better. This explains you'll see the XC70 listed with luxury cars as well as with SUVs and crossovers and the Touareg with luxury SUVs and mainstream SUVs... because readers have wanted it both ways. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.

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Small & Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In Canada - January 2017
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Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada - February 2017
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - February 2017
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Small And Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In America - February 2017

The Infiniti QX30 was the best-selling subcompact luxury crossover in America in February 2017, surging to a seven-month high of 2414 sales and besting surging competitors, including the Mercedes-Benz GLA on which the Infiniti is based.

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U.S. Vehicle Sales By Model - February 2017 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales By Model - February 2017 YTD

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Collectively, the QX30 and its three rivals nearly doubled their volume, rising 94% to 7761 units, not an insignificant sum.

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One size class up the ladder, the Acura RDX-led compact luxury SUV/crossover jumped 12% in February 2017, outpacing the SUV/crossover market at large. RDX rivals – Audi Q5, BMW X3, Lincoln MKC – are all growing at a faster rate, though RDX volume is up 5% so far this year.

The still-fresh Volvo XC90 has faced rapidly declining volume as supply diminishes. Volvo plans to have more XC90s by summer. The Audi Q7, a prime XC90 competitor, continues to produce huge year-over-year U.S. sales gains. Q7 sales jumped 50% in February 2017 to 2477 units. That's well back of the Acura MDX and BMW X5 but well ahead of the 899-unit February average Audi produced over the last seven years.

You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly U.S. auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page. These tables are now sortable, so you can rank luxury SUVs and crossovers any which way you like. Mobile users can now thumb across tables for full-width access. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

Click Column Headers To Sort • January 2017 • February 2016

Subcompact Luxury SUV	Feb. 2017	Feb. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Audi Q3	1103	988	11.6%	2284	1890	20.8%
BMW X1	2050	1418	44.6%	4401	3355	31.2%
Infiniti QX30	2414	---	---	3572	---	---
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class	2194	1597	37.4%	4201	4638	-9.4%
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Total	7761	4003	93.9%	14,458	9883	46.3%

Compact Luxury SUV	Feb. 2017	Feb. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Acura RDX	4029	3798	6.1%	7231	6902	4.8%
Audi Q5	3294	2421	36.1%	6930	5112	35.6%
BMW X3	4020	3733	7.7%	7174	5735	25.1%
BMW X4	282	522	-46.0%	493	784	-37.1%
Infiniti QX50	1388	1396	-0.6%	2594	2390	8.5%
Jaguar F-Pace	1596	---	---	3054	---	---
Land Rover Discovery Sport	1137	1324	-14.1%	2506	2364	6.0%
Land Rover LR2	---	1	-100%	---	1	-100%
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	1030	823	25.2%	1946	1756	10.8%
Lexus NX	3514	3709	-5.3%	6478	6842	-5.3%
Lincoln MKC	1959	1746	12.2%	3627	3182	14.0%
Mercedes-Benz  GLC-Class	2765	3278	-15.7%	5830	6127	-4.8%
Porsche Macan	1575	1012	55.6%	3535	2481	42.5%
Volvo XC60	1388	1187	16.9%	2192	2047	7.1%
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Total	27,977	24,950	12.1%	53,590	45,723	17.2%

Midsize Luxury SUV	Feb. 2017	Feb. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Acura MDX	3541	4292	-17.5%	6815	7868	-13.4%
Audi Q7	2477	1653	49.8%	4888	3989	22.5%
BMW X5	3900	3842	1.5%	7176	6426	11.7%
BMW X6	469	624	-24.8%	898	1009	-11.0%
Cadillac SRX	21	4017	-99.5%	88	8795	-99.0%
Cadillac XT5	4291	---	---	8174	---	---
Infiniti QX60	2658	2730	-2.6%	4847	5102	-5.0%
Infiniti QX70	986	712	38.5%	1828	1148	59.2%
Land Rover LR4	68	1047	-93.5%	195	1893	-89.7%
Land Rover Range Rover Sport	1824	1684	8.3%	3742	3045	22.9%
Lexus GX460	1527	1650	-7.5%	2945	3258	-9.6%
Lexus RX	6676	7192	-7.2%	12,196	14,148	-13.8%
Lincoln MKT	287	234	22.7%	547	739	-26.0%
Lincoln MKX	2390	2375	0.6%	5318	4427	20.1%
Maserati Levante	305	---	---	684	---	---
Mercedes-Benz  GLE-Class	4017	3948	1.7%	7987	7611	4.9%
Porsche Cayenne	1156	1328	-13.0%	2506	2723	-8.0%
Volkswagen Touareg *	238	403	-40.9%	485	757	-35.9%
Volvo XC90	1341	2472	-45.8%	2897	4847	-40.2%
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Total	38,172	40,203	-5.0%	74,216	77,785	-4.6%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* indicates a vehicle which is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown
GCBC isn't here to break down segments, an impossible task for any group, but to display sales data for the sake of comparison. The more ways sales data can be displayed, the better. This explains you'll see the XC70 listed with luxury cars as well as with SUVs and crossovers and the Touareg with luxury SUVs and mainstream SUVs... because readers have wanted it both ways. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.

RECOMMENDED READING
Small & Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In America - January 2017
Small & Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In America - February 2016
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In America - February 2017
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - February 2017
Large Luxury SUV Sales In America - February 2017

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