Small And Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In Canada - August 2016 YTD

More than their American counterparts, Canadians are buying more small luxury crossovers in large numbers.

Per capita.

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Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - August 2016 YTD
Canada SUV/Crossover Rankings By Model - August 2016 YTD

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New vehicle sales are roughly nine times stronger in the U.S. than in Canada, yet sales of the nascent three-vehicle four-vehicle category, now including the Mercedes-Benz GLA-related Infiniti QX30, are less than five times stronger in the U.S. than in Canada.

Up a class in terms of size and expense, the Audi Q5-led small premium crossover category attracts 7.6 times more buyers in the U.S. than in Canada. Q5 sales are particularly strong in Canada, where it was the best-selling premium brand utility vehicle in 2015 and ranks a close second in 2016's first eight months. Six times more Q5s are sold in the U.S. than in Canada.

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The Canadian appetite for luxury utility vehicles isn't confined only to small crossovers. The Mercedes-Benz GLE, Canada's top-selling premium brand utility vehicle, sells 6.3 times more often in the U.S. in Canada, a far cry from the near-9X gap of the market overall. Audi Q7 sales are only 6.5 times more common in the U.S.; BMW X5 sales only 6.7 times more common.

Partly to credit is the strength of the Canadian SUV/crossover market overall. While SUVs and crossovers account for 38.5% of the U.S. new vehicle market and only recently began outselling cars, SUVs/crossovers account for 39% of the Canadian market and outsell cars every single 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 GCBC's Sales Stats page. These tables are sortable, so you can rank luxury SUVs and crossovers any which way you like. Mobile users can now thumb across tables for full-width access. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

Click Column Headers To Sort • September 2016 • July 2016 • August 2015

Compact Luxury SUV	August 2016	August 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Audi Q3	424	325	30.5%	2756	2273	21.2%
BMW X1	431	209	106%	3153	1933	63.1%
Infiniti QX30	21	---	---	21	---	---
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class	304	349	-12.9%	3128	2217	41.1%
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Total	1180	883	33.6%	9058	6423	41.0%

Small Luxury SUV	August 2016	August 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Acura RDX	806	642	25.5%	5026	5039	-0.3%
Audi Q5	672	759	-11.5%	5247	5200	0.9%
BMW X3	357	332	7.5%	3732	3003	24.3%
BMW X4	103	88	17.0%	871	733	18.8%
Buick Envision	142	---	---	278	---	---
Infiniti QX50	152	175	-13.1%	1727	1292	33.7%
Jaguar F-Pace	159	---	---	582	---	---
Land Rover Discovery Sport	179	94	90.4%	1644	247	566%
Land Rover LR2	---	---	---	---	80	-100%
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	123	224	-45.1%	1093	1543	-29.2%
Lexus NX	548	578	-5.2%	3883	3569	8.8%
Lincoln MKC	236	217	8.8%	1807	1995	-9.4%
Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class & GLK-Class	411	440	-6.6%	2716	3581	-24.2%
Porsche Macan	309	241	28.2%	1644	1432	14.8%
Volvo XC60	144	123	17.1%	1143	1204	-5.1%
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Total	4341	3913	10.9%	31,393	28,918	8.6%

Midsize Luxury SUV	August 2016	August 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Acura MDX	636	472	34.7%	3473	3492	-0.5%
Acura ZDX	---	---	---	1	1	0.0%
Audi Q7	246	201	22.4%	2975	1285	132%
BMW X5	529	415	27.5%	4332	3390	27.8%
BMW X6	110	94	17.0%	749	775	-3.4%
Cadillac SRX	149	560	-73.4%	2249	3359	-33.0%
Cadillac XT5	349	---	---	1056	---	---
Infiniti QX60	393	317	24.0%	2733	2427	12.6%
Infiniti QX70	35	41	-14.6%	332	363	-8.5%
Land Rover LR4	78	81	-3.7%	609	467	30.4%
Land Rover Range Rover Sport	198	153	29.4%	1993	1604	-24.3%
Lexus GX460	32	45	-28.9%	347	442	-21.5%
Lexus RX	720	609	18.2%	5149	4440	16.0%
Lincoln MKT	17	25	-32.0%	84	167	-49.7%
Lincoln MKX	344	324	6.2%	2427	1319	84.0%
Maserati Levante	7	---	---	7	---	---
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class & M-Class	647	696	-7.0%	5255	3929	33.7%
Porsche Cayenne	151	216	-30.1%	1533	1641	-6.6%
Volkswagen Touareg *	145	225	-35.6%	902	1432	-37.0%
Volvo XC70 *	26	23	13.0%	185	307	-39.7%
Volvo XC90	255	190	34.2%	1986	441	350%
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Total	5067	4687	8.1%	38,377	31,281	22.7%

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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