Small And Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In Canada - December 2015 And 2015 Year End

In 2015, for the first time ever, the top-selling premium brand SUV/crossover in Canada was the Audi Q5. 

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Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - 2015 Year End
Canada SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - 2015 Year End

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Canadian sales of the Q5 rose 4% in 2015, far slower expansion than its segment or the overall SUV/crossover sector managed. But 2015 was also the first-generation Q5's seventh year on the market. And yet, 2015 was also the aging Q5's seventh consecutive year of sales growth. Q5 sales in 2015 were 68% stronger than Q5 sales in 2010, the model's first full year on the market.


Indeed, Q5 sales increased even though Audi added a more affordable crossover late in 2014. 3596 copies of the Audi Q3 were sold in Canada in 2015, just 123 units shy of the Mercedes-Benz GLA, the Q3's top-selling direct rival.

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The Lexus RX and Acura RDX were the Audi Q5's closest challengers. RX sales slipped 11% to 7036 in 2015 as Toyota Canada transitioned from the third to fourth-generation RX, and as Lexus managed to also sell 6127 copies of the more affordable NX. Acura RDX volume jumped 13% to 7380 units, a new record for the top-selling Acura.

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Among long-established nameplates, the greatest growth in 2015 was reported by the Volvo XC90 (up 124%), Land Rover LR4 (up 58%), BMW X6 (up 42%), and Land Rover Range Rover Evoque (up 27%). Three of those vehicles were recently re-engineered. 

Among flagship utilities, the Cadillac Escalade, Infiniti QX80, Lincoln Navigator, and Land Rover's Range Rover all produced significant year-over-year growth, as well.

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 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 • January 2016 • November 2015 • December 2014

Compact Luxury SUV	December 2015	December 2015	% Change	2015	2014	% Change
Audi Q3	331	245	35.1%	3596	1566	130%
BMW X1	255	134	90.3%	2942	2735	7.6%
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class	248	255	-2.7%	3719	964	286%
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Total	834	634	31.5%	10,257	5265	94.8%

Small Luxury SUV	December 2015	December 2014	% Change	2015	2014	% Change
Acura RDX	467	551	-15.2%	7380	6557	12.6%
Audi Q5	633	604	4.8%	8203	7862	4.3%
BMW X3	320	326	-1.8%	4527	5219	-13.3%
BMW X4	79	77	2.6%	1144	490	134%
Infiniti QX50	188	149	26.2%	2283	1897	20.3%
Land Rover Discovery Sport	295	---	---	991	---	---
Land Rover LR2	---	90	-100%	80	655	-87.8%
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	131	155	-15.5%	2162	1706	26.7%
Lexus NX	383	296	29.4%	6127	296	1970%
Lincoln MKC	247	321	-23.1%	2970	1849	60.6%
Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class	587	484	21.3%	5304	5599	-5.3%
Porsche Macan	146	152	-3.9%	2121	1223	73.4%
Volvo XC60	111	112	-0.9%	1646	1542	6.7%
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Total	3587	3317	8.1%	44,938	34,895	28.8%

Midsize Luxury SUV	December 2015	December 2014	% Change	2015	2014	% Change
Acura MDX	552	658	-16.1%	5814	6272	-7.3%
Acura ZDX	---	---	---	1	6	-83.3%
Audi Q7	21	124	-83.1%	1658	1959	-15.4%
BMW X5	422	391	7.9%	5381	5470	-1.6%
BMW X6	78	149	-47.7%	1274	897	42.0%
Cadillac SRX	256	252	1.6%	4886	4134	18.2%
Infiniti QX60	312	359	-13.1%	3863	3613	6.9%
Infiniti QX70	39	32	21.9%	528	466	13.3%
Land Rover LR4	57	53	7.5%	706	446	58.3%
Land Rover Range Rover Sport	294	254	15.7%	2680	2580	3.9%
Lexus GX460	51	58	-12.1%	662	582	13.7%
Lexus RX	711	570	24.7%	7063	7913	-10.7%
Lincoln MKT	13	20	-35.0%	217	289	-24.9%
Lincoln MKX	437	194	125%	2900	2702	7.3%
Mercedes-Benz M-Class	457	375	21.9%	6008	5532	8.6%
Porsche Cayenne	175	131	33.6%	2389	1904	25.5%
Volkswagen Touareg *	64	218	-70.6%	2028	2332	-13.0%
Volvo XC70 *	32	29	10.3%	426	512	-16.8%
Volvo XC90	94	22	327%	957	427	124%
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Total	4065	3889	4.5%	49,441	48,036	2.9%

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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