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Sunday, March 29, 2015

Large Luxury SUV Sales In Canada June 2014 YTD

2015 Cadillac Escalade black
GM Canada is prepping the launch of the new 2015 Cadillac Escalade in Toronto, Ontario, as we speak. Or type, or converse, or open up a dialogue, or whatever it is we do. Thats not Toronto in the above image.

Cadillac hasnt sold more than 50 regular-wheelbase Escalades since April of last year, not more than 60 since March 2012, and not more than 70 since November 2011. 


• Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - June 2014 YTD
• Canada SUV & Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - June 2014 YTD


Canada large luxury SUV sales chart June 2014
Click Chart To Expand
There havent been more than 20 long-wheelbase Escalade ESVs sold in a single month since August 2012, not more than 30 since April 2010. Presumably, this new Escalade will sell more frequently.

In the meantime, Mercedes-Benz has ratcheted up sales of the GL-Class. GL volume jumped 20% in 2011, 7% in 2012, and 30% in 2013. The GL fell 11% through the first five months of 2014, but sales shot up 73% in June. 

Land Rover Range Rover sales, meanwhile, quintupled in June. The Range Rover outsold the Infiniti QX80, Lincoln Navigator, and the Escalade family combined last month.

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. These tables are now sortable, so you can rank large luxury SUV flagships 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 • July 2014 • May 2014 • June 2013
Large Luxury SUV
June
2014
June
2013
%
Change
2014
YTD
2013
YTD
%
Change
Cadillac Escalade
& Escalade ESV/EXT
36
54-33.3%190 427 -55.5%
Infiniti QX80 / QX56
34
2630.8%235 197 19.3%
Land Rover Range Rover
112
22409%522 341 53.1%
Lexus LX570
32
33-3.0%180 157 14.6%
Lincoln Navigator
17
19-10.5%103 163 -36.8%
Mercedes-Benz G-Class
27
1668.8%123 92 33.7%
Mercedes-Benz GL-Class
226
13172.5%1238 1262 -1.9%
---
---
--------- --- ---
Total
484
30160.8%2591 2639 -1.8%
Source: Automakers & ANDC
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 Luxury SUV Sales In Canada - July 2014 YTD
Large Luxury SUV Sales In Canada - May 2014 YTD
Large Luxury SUV Sales In Canada - June 2013 YTD
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada - June 2014
Small & Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In Canada - June 2014 YTD
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - June 2014 YTD

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

2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class
Sampras, Nadal, Federer, Laver? Its debatable, though few would argue that the best tennis player of all time is one of those four guys.


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


Canada large luxury car sales chart 2014
Click Chart To Expand
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
1984.2%443 428 3.5%
BMW 7-Series
36
54-33.3%374 373 0.3%
Jaguar XJ
40
20100%351 336 4.5%
Lexus LS
18
1612.5%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%
---
---
------------ ---
Total
247
2336.0%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.

RECOMMENDED READING
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

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Small And Midsize Luxury Car Sales In America October 2014 YTD

BMW USA sold 3.4 copies of the 3-Series and 4-Series in October 2014 for every Volvo. Yes, before other BMWs are even taken into account - including the 5-Series which also outsold the whole Volvo brand - the 3-Series and its 4-Series offshoot tell us something about Volvos lackluster U.S. volume.


• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2014 YTD
• U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - October 2014 YTD


USA luxury car sales chart October 2014
Click Chart To Expand
Weve delved into Volvos doldrums before, most recently over at TTAC, where we discussed the importance of the new, second-gen XC90. But now Volvos showing us its true modern colours, having just displayed images of the upcoming V60 Cross Country. Surely it will eventually do more than just act as a V60 addendum by completely replacing that car in North America, just as the XC70 kicked the V70 to the curb.

The V60 looks a treat, and the V60s cladding and ride height give it that Subaru Outback flare Americans have taken to with such fervour. But we are still discussing a wagon thats dimensionally quite hatchback-like, a car which has not proven successful at winning converts in North America despite GCBCs frank approval.

Only 326 V60s were sold in the United States in October 2014, its lowest-volume month since the car arrived in January of this year. Incidentally, the S60s 1127-unit October performance was its lowest-volume U.S. sales month since January 2011 when the current generation of S60 was just getting underway. 

Whether you blame pricing or image or dealer locations or dealer inventory, its abundantly obvious that Volvo cars are increasingly rare. Even if the new XC90 saves the brand in North America, its hard to believe the cars will become suddenly popular. Unless, of course, the V60 Cross Country turns the V60 into a "wagon" SUV pretenders can tolerate.

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 GCBCs Sales Stats page. These tables are now sortable, so you can rank luxury brand 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 • November 2014 • September 2014 • October 2013
Small/Entry 
Luxury Car
October
2014
October
2013
%
Change
2014
YTD
2013
YTD
%
Change
Acura ILX *
1618
2005-19.3%14,47217,275-16.2%
Acura TLX  
4890
------11,060------
Acura TSX 
48
1211-96.0%625015,394-59.4%
Audi A3
2380
1237,900%17,0498571889%
Audi A4  ^
2672
3477-23.2%31,976 34,590-7.6%
Audi A5 *
1101
1487-26.0%14,26615,975-10.7%
BMW 1-Series & 2-Series *^
672
58814.3%5975 54829.0%
BMW 3-Series & 4-Series ^
13,621
11,71516.3%108,06689,63620.6%
BMW i3
1159
------4263------
Cadillac ATS
2608
2782-6.3%25,14330,989-18.9%
Infiniti G Sedan
1258
1470-14.4%13,466 27,513-51.1%
Infiniti Q60/G ^
496
657-24.5%6254 8816-51.1%
Infiniti Q50 ^
2964
255616.0%28,828 7357292%
Lexus CT200h
1158
84237.5%14,74312,28220.0%
Lexus HS250h
---
--------5-100%
Lexus IS
3771
35705.6%40,809 25,63059.2%
Mercedes-Benz B-Class *
98
24800%257 161506%
Mercedes-Benz C-Class
7412
654813.2%57,582 73,144-21.3%
Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class
2596
4895-47.0%20,8037205189%
Volvo C30
1
48-97.9%661317-95.0%
Volvo S60
1127
1276-11.7%17,574 20,008-12.2%
Volvo V60
326
------4319 ------
---
---
--------- --- ---
Total
51,976
45,13015.2%443,221 393,491 12.6%

Midsize Luxury Car
October
2014
October
2013
%
Change
2014
YTD
2013
YTD
%
Change
Acura RLX/RL
260
830-68.7%29553780-21.8%
Acura TL
105
1295-91.9%10,46221,057-50.3%
Audi A6
1768
1838-3.8%18,93517,6307.4%
Audi A7 *
635
696-8.8%7021 67234.4%
BMW 5-Series
4914
5020-2.1%44,08243,7010.9%
Cadillac CTS
3096
207349.3%26,01726,483-1.8%
Cadillac DTS
---
---------19-100%
Cadillac STS
---
---------7-100%
Cadillac XTS
1976
2750-28.1%20,362 26,472-23.1%
Hyundai Equus
248
361-31.3%28442867-0.8%
Infiniti Q70/M
442
37418.2%38194552-16.1%
Jaguar XF
383
611-37.3%4608 6461-28.7%
Kia K900
62
------1168 ------
Lexus ES
5932
5997-1.1%58,842 58,0731.3%
Lexus GS
1365
12935.6%17,61715,54813.3%
Lincoln MKS
524
919-43.0%67848985-24.5%
Lincoln MKZ
2508
2909-13.8%29,277 26,6849.7%
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class *
33
647-94.9%6182 6568-5.9%
Mercedes-Benz E-Class
3936
6456-39.0%56,54452,4627.8%
Mercedes-Benz R-Class
---
1-100%730-76.7%
Volvo S80
126
175-28.0%1519 1576-3.6%
Volvo XC70 *
470
40815.2%421840474.2%
---
---
--------- --- ---
Total
28,783
34,653-16.9%323,263 333,725 -3.1%
Source: Automakers & ANDC
* vehicle also displayed in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ BMW USA, not GCBC, has decided to combine sales figures for the 3-Series and 4-Series, the 1-Series and 2-Series. Acura has done the same with the new RLX and old RL.
^ A4 includes Allroad, without which A4 sales were down 25% to 2268 in October; down 6% to 28,097 YTD.
^ Jointly, Q50 and G sedan sales were up 5% to 4222 in October; up 21% to 42,294 YTD. Total G, Q60, Q50 sales were up 1% to 4718 in October; up 11% to 48,548 YTD.
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. This explains why youll see the Acura ILX here but also with mainstream cars like the Buick Verano, too, and the Audi A5 is also displayed with coupes and convertibles... because readers have wanted it both ways. Hyundai USA, not GoodCarBadCar, chooses to combine sales figures for the Genesis sedan and Genesis Coupe, forcing us to include the Genesis with volume-brand cars on pricing grounds before we even get to the "brand status" issue. The K900, Equus, and XTS are here not because of their size but because of their price points, their lack of direct comparability with the Mercedes-Benz S-Class. 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 Car Sales In America - November 2014 YTD
Small & Midsize Luxury Car Sales In America - September 2014 YTD
Small & Midsize Luxury Car Sales In America - October 2013 YTD
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - October 2014
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - October 2014 YTD
Large Luxury Car Sales In America - October 2014 YTD

Small And Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In Canada January 2015

2015 Volvo XC60 R Design Red
Canadas small luxury SUV market is booming. We shouldnt be surprised - there are progressively more and more of these vehicles available.


• Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Make & Model - January 2015
• Canada SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - January 2015


Canada luxury SUV sales chart January 2015
Click Chart To Expand
Over the last few months, the Audi Q3, BMW X4, Lexus NX, Lincoln MKC, Mercedes-Benz GLA, and Porsche Macan entered the market. 

Thus, in a compact category which last year included just one vehicle, sales jumped 163% thanks to assistance from the Q3 and GLA.

One class up, the new nameplates werent needed in order for the market to expand. January sales of small luxury utilities that were on sale a year ago jumped 8%. But with the X4, NX, MKC, and Macan assisting, segment-wide volume shot up 49%.

This was out of the ordinary for the utility vehicle arena in Canada last month. Total sales rose just 2% after soaring 15% in 2014.

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. These tables are now sortable, so you can rank luxury SUVs and crossovers 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 • February 2015 • December 2014 • January 2014
Compact
Luxury SUV
January
2015
January
2014
%
Change
2015
YTD
2014
YTD
%
Change
Audi Q3
256
--- --- 256 --- ---
BMW X1
168
250-32.8%168250-32.8%
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class
234------234------
---
---
--------- --- ---
Total
658
250163%658 250 163%

Small
Luxury SUV
January
2015
January
2014
%
Change
2015
YTD
2014
YTD
%
Change
Acura RDX
363
32212.7%36332212.7%
Audi Q5
396
438-9.6%396438-9.6%
BMW X3
296
22133.9%29622133.9%
BMW X4
76
------76------
Infiniti QX50
123
1138.9%1231138.9%
Land Rover LR2
13
33-60.6%1333-60.6%
Land Rover
Range Rover Evoque
127
9041.1%1279041.1%
Lexus NX
380
------380------
Lincoln MKC
140
------140------
Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class
280
287-2.4%280287-2.4%
Porsche Macan
56
------56------
Volvo XC60
113
8237.8%1138237.8%
---
---
--------- --- ---
Total
2363
158649.0%2363 1586 49.0%

Midsize Luxury SUV
January
2015
January
2014
%
Change
2015
YTD
2014
YTD
%
Change
Acura MDX
337
355-5.1%337355-5.1%
Acura ZDX
---
1-100%---1-100%
Audi Q7
89
118-24.6%89118-24.6%
BMW X5
259
441-41.3%259 441-41.3%
BMW X6
93
39138%9339138%
Cadillac SRX
214
216-0.9%214 216-0.9%
Infiniti QX60
236
296-20.3%236296-20.3%
Infiniti QX70
35
3112.9%353112.9%
Land Rover LR4
41
43-4.7%4143-4.7%
Land Rover
Range Rover Sport
213
215-0.9%213 215-0.9%
Lexus GX460
62
603.3%62603.3%
Lexus RX
429
437-1.8%429 437-1.8%
Lincoln MKT
7
36-80.6%7 36-80.6%
Lincoln MKX
121
262-53.8%121262-53.8%
Mercedes-Benz M-Class
338
28319.3%338 28319.3%
Porsche Cayenne
100
129-22.5%100 129-22.5%
Volkswagen Touareg *
172
13725.5%17213725.5%
Volvo XC70 *
25
33-24.2%2533-24.2%
Volvo XC90
---
32-100%---32-100%
---
---
---------------
Total
2771
3164-12.4%27713164-12.4%
Source: Automakers & ANDC
* indicates a vehicle which is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown
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. This explains youll 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 Canada - February 2015 YTD
Small & Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In Canada - December & 2014 Year End
Small & Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In Canada - January 2014
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada - January 2015
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - January 2015
Large Luxury SUV Sales In Canada - January 2015