Top 15 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada - August 2015

For the second consecutive month, BMW Canada's 3-Series ate into the Mercedes-Benz C-Class's year-to-date lead as Canada's best-selling luxury car in 2015.

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Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - August 2015 YTD

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The C-Class led the 3-Series by 1030 units at the halfway point of the year, but that lead now stands at a more manageable 810 units. Manageable for the 3-Series, that is. 

The 3-Series is consistently Canada's best-selling premium brand vehicle, but needs to outsell the C-Class by an average of 203 units per month over the course of the fall and early winter in order to maintain its best-selling status.

3-Series sales did, however, decline on a year-over-year basis in August. The 20% drop came as C-Class volume jumped 60%. August was the fourth consecutive month in which Canadian sales of the 3-Series declined, year-over-year. 

Among premium utility vehicles, the Audi Q5 led in August, as it leads on year-to-date terms. Q5 sales rose 10% last month; its year-to-date pace is marginally ahead of 2014's eight-month pace.

Among vehicles with base prices above CDN $50,000, the Mercedes-Benz M-Class – soon to be renamed GLE – led the way in August. SUVs/crossovers claimed the five top positions and 12 of the top 15 spots.

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.

August 2016 • September 2015 • July 2015 • August 2014

Rank	Premium Brand Vehicle	August 2015	August 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
#1	BMW 3-Series	875	1099	-20.4%	6215	6448	-3.6%
#2	Audi Q5	759	692	9.7%	5200	5180	0.4%
#3	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	756	472	60.2%	7025	4264	64.8%
#4	Mercedes-Benz M-Class	696	509	36.7%	3929	3770	4.2%
#5	Acura RDX	642	443	44.9%	5039	4379	15.1%
#6	Lexus RX	609	684	-11.0%	4440	5113	-13.2%
#7	Lexus NX	578	---	---	3569	---	---
#8	Cadillac SRX	560	344	62.8%	3359	2937	14.4%
#9	Acura MDX	472	542	-12.9%	3492	3973	-12.1%
#10	Audi A4 *	466	371	25.6%	3828	3869	-1.1%
#11	Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class	440	321	37.1%	3581	3404	5.2%
#12	Acura TLX	419	---	---	3350	---	---
#13	Cadillac ATS	418	240	74.2%	2089	2348	-11.0%
#14	BMW X5	415	282	47.2%	3390	3888	-12.8%
#15	BMW 4-Series	356	347	2.6%	3503	2098	67.0%

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 don't report specific monthly sales data. Maserati only reports brand totals. Buick has been excluded with a bunch of other automakers that don't sell vehicles with base prices higher than $45K.

Rank	Vehicles With Base Prices Above $50K	August 2015	August 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
#1	Mercedes-Benz M-Class	696	509	36.7%	3929	3770	4.2%
#2	Lexus RX	609	684	-11.0%	4440	5113	-13.2%
#3	Acura MDX	472	542	-12.9%	3492	3973	-12.1%
#4	BMW X5	415	282	47.2%	3390	3888	-12.8%
#5	Porsche Macan	241	199	21.1%	1432	662	116%
#6	Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class ^	225	349	-35.5%	2065	2523	-18.2%
#7	Porsche Cayenne	216	148	45.9%	1641	1428	14.9%
#8	Chevrolet Tahoe	215	314	-31.5%	1534	1097	39.8%
#9	Audi Q7	201	152	32.2%	1285	1316	-2.4%
#10	Volvo XC90	190	55	246%	441	268	64.6%
#11	BMW 5-Series	166	248	-33.1%	1199	1472	-18.5%
#12	Chevrolet Corvette	155	75	107%	1459	964	51.3%
#13	Land Rover Range Rover Sport	153	194	-21.1%	1604	1771	-9.4%
T14	Cadillac Escalade	149	97	53.6%	1366	397	244%
	Cadillac Escalade °	111	74	50.0%	1047	293	257%
	Cadillac Escalade ESV °	38	23	65.2%	319	98	226%
	Cadillac Escalade EXT °	---	---	---	---	6	-100%
T14	Chevrolet Suburban	149	107	39.3%	720	606	18.8%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada
* A4 sales include sales of the unreported Allroad.
° Escalade breakdown by variant
^ 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 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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