Large Luxury Car Sales In Canada December 2014 And 2014 Year End

Sampras, Nadal, Federer, Laver? Its debatable, though few would argue that the best tennis player of all time is one of those four guys.

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• Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - 2014 Year End
• Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model - December & 2014 Year End

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Jordan, Russell, Magic, Kareem, Wilt? Im certain its Michael, but I acknowledge theres room for an argument.

But there is no denying that one full-size luxury car stands head and shoulders above its colleagues in terms of market place success. That car, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, sold more often in Canada in 2014 than its next two best-selling rivals combined. 

2014 was the best Canadian sales year for the S-Class (and its CL-Class coupe offshoot which is once again the S-Class) since 2008. Year-over-year volume jumped 134%.

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 GCBCs Sales Stats page. This table is sortable, so you can rank large luxury cars any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

Click Column Headers To Sort • January 2015 • November 2014 • December 2013

Large Luxury Car	December 2014	December 2013	% Change	2014	2013	%  Change
Audi A8	15	18	-16.7%	266	273	-2.6%
BMW 6-Series	35	19	84.2%	443	428	3.5%
BMW 7-Series	36	54	-33.3%	374	373	0.3%
Jaguar XJ	40	20	100%	351	336	4.5%
Lexus LS	18	16	12.5%	167	216	-22.7%
Mercedes-Benz  S-Class & CL-Class	87	88	-1.1%	1094	468	134%
Porsche Panamera	16	18	-11.1%	375	328	14.3%
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Total	247	233	6.0%	3070	2422	26.7%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
^ Mercedes-Benz Canada sales figures join the S-Class with its CL-Class coupe sibling.
GCBC isnt here to break down segments, an impossible task for any group, but to display sales data for the sake of comparison. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts. Sales data for brands such as Aston Martin, Bentley, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus, Rolls-Royce etc. are unfortunately not made available in Canada. Tesla doesnt release a monthly Model S sales report, either. ANDC estimates for Bentley, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Rolls-Royce were 158, 209, 112, and 81, respectively, in 2014. Tesla sold 724 cars in the first 11 months of 2014. Total Maserati volume is reported, but not by specific models. GCBC shows the Cadillac XTS, Hyundai Equus, and Kia K900 with midsize luxury cars not because of their size, but because the price points are much more directly comparable.

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Large Luxury Car Sales In Canada - January 2015
Large Luxury Car Sales In Canada - November 2014 YTD
Large Luxury Car Sales In Canada - December 2013 & Year End
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - December 2014
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - December 2014 & Year End
Small & Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada - December & 2014 Year End

Large Car Sales In Canada December 2014 2014 Year End

Canadian sales of full-size, volume brand cars plunged 17% in 2014 despite a 28% December surge. 

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• Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - 2014 Year End
• Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model - December & 2014 Year End

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Decembers increase translated to only 277 extra sales across the segment. Compared with 2013, sales of these cars over the course of the 2014 calendar year tumbled by 4010 units. They formed only 2.6% of all passenger car sales in Canada in 2014, down from 3.1% in 2013.

The top-selling car in the loosely-defined segment is the Chrysler 300, though 300 volume plunged 23%, the second-worst drop in the category. Together, the 300 and its Dodge Charger fraternal twin, the second-ranked car, accounted for 39% of all large, volume brand sedan sales in Canada in 2014. 

Only one car in the class, the Buick LaCrosse, posted an improvement. And that improvement pushed the LaCrosse to just 1557 sales, making 2014 the second-worst full sales year for the Allure/LaCrosse line of sedans in their history.

You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly Canada auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBCs Sales Stats page. These tables are now sortable, so you can rank large cars any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

Click Column Headers To Sort • January 2015 • November 2014 • December 2013

Large Car	December 2014	December 2013	% Change	2014	2013	% Change
Buick LaCrosse	149	61	144%	1557	1161	34.1%
Chevrolet Impala	269	145	85.5%	3406	3803	-10.4%
Chrysler 300	84	219	-61.6%	4117	5375	-23.4%
Dodge Charger	158	235	-32.8%	3704	4588	-19.3%
Ford Taurus	314	170	84.7%	3505	4238	-17.3%
Hyundai Genesis *	48	44	9.1%	1514	1813	-16.5%
Kia Cadenza	14	3	367%	160	195	-17.9%
Nissan Maxima	167	43	288%	968	1500	-35.5%
Toyota Avalon	65	71	-8.5%	996	1264	-21.2%
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Total	1268	991	27.9%	19,927	23,937	-16.7%

Source: Automakers
* Genesis refers only to the sedan, not the coupe. For Canadian purposes - Hyundai USA doesnt yet breakdown sales figures for the sedan and much less costly coupe - the Genesis will now be shown with both these volume brands, with which Hyundai is a direct competitor, and midsize luxury cars, with which the Genesis competes.
GCBC isnt 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. 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
Large Car Sales In Canada - January 2015
Large Car Sales In Canada - November 2014 YTD
Large Car Sales In Canada - December 2013 & Year End
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - December 2014
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - December 2014 & Year End
Midsize Car Sales In Canada - December & 2014 Year End