Large Luxury Car Sales In Canada - December 2015 And 2015 Year End

Yet again, Mercedes-Benz Canada dominated the luxury flagship sales race with 1126 sales of its S-Class in calendar year 2015, more than the S-Class's next two-best-selling rivals combined. 

S-Class volume increased by a modest 3%, just 32 units, compared with calendar year 2014. But in a year which saw Canadian car volume slide in favour of increasing SUV/crossover interest, any gain is impressive. Added to that was the decline of most direct S-Class rivals, from the BMW 7-Series and Audi A8 to the Porsche Panamera and Jaguar XJ.

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Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - 2015 Year End
Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model - 2015 Year End

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A new 7-Series could turn the tide somewhat in 2016, but the mood of the market is the most challenging issue facing this segment of vehicles. Buyers are flocking to the Land Rover Range Rover, Cadillac Escalade, and Mercedes-Benz GL-Class. But over the last decade, Canadian sales of the 7-Series have fallen 44%. 

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The S-Class does tell a slightly different story.  After sales fell 65% between 2007 and 2013, S-Class sales ballooned in 2014 and exploded to an eight-year high in 2015.

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. 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 2016 • November 2015 • December 2014

Large Luxury Car	December 2015	December 2014	% Change	2015	2014	%  Change
Audi A8	18	15	20.0%	238	266	-10.5%
BMW 6-Series	37	35	5.7%	490	443	10.6%
BMW 7-Series	54	36	50.0%	358	374	-4.3%
Jaguar XJ	43	40	7.5%	343	351	-2.3%
Lexus LS	6	18	-66.7%	123	167	-26.3%
Mercedes-Benz S-Class	70	87	-19.5%	1126	1094	2.9%
Porsche Panamera	27	16	68.8%	341	375	-9.1%
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Total	255	247	3.2%	3019	3070	-1.7%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada
^ Mercedes-Benz Canada sales figures join the S-Class with its CL-Class coupe sibling.
GCBC isn't 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 doesn't release a monthly Model S sales report, either. ANDC estimates for Bentley, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Rolls-Royce were 158, 216, 122, and 79, respectively, in 2015. Tesla sold 1556 cars in the first 11 months of 2015. 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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