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

Canadian sales of the smallest premium utility vehicles rose 29% in April 2016 despite sliding Mercedes-Benz GLA sales. 

The Audi Q3 recorded its best month ever, as Canadians seemingly disagree with GoodCarBadCar's March review. Sales of the BMW X1, meanwhile, rose to a 25-month high of 423 units, a 59% year-over-year increase.

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Canada Vehicle Sales By Model - April 2016 YTD
Canada SUV/Crossover Sales By Model - April 2016 YTD

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Up a notch in size and price – and a few notches in prestige and panache – the Audi Q5 also recorded its best-ever monthly Canadian sales total. In the Q5's case, this meant outselling all other premium SUVs and crossovers with 908 April sales, more than double the Q3's April total.

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Year-to-date, Canada's top-selling premium utility is the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class, the ML's replacement. GLE sales are up 46%, year-over-year. 

On a percentage basis, the BMW X1, Infiniti QX50, Audi Q7, Lexus RX, and Lincoln MKX, Infiniti QX80, and Lexus LX570 are the premium utilities with greater growth rates than the GLE.

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. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

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Compact Luxury SUV	April 2016	April 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Audi Q3	447	325	37.5%	1279	1001	27.8%
BMW X1	423	266	59.0%	1313	823	59.5%
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class	203	239	-15.1%	671	744	-9.8%
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Total	1073	830	29.3%	3263	2568	27.1%

Small Luxury SUV	April 2016	April 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Acura RDX	829	841	-1.4%	2208	2102	5.0%
Audi Q5	908	904	0.4%	2411	2274	6.0%
BMW X3	551	686	-19.7%	1688	1637	3.1%
BMW X4	106	190	-44.2%	383	428	-10.5%
Buick Envision	1	--	---	1	---	---
Infiniti QX50	281	173	62.4%	869	646	34.5%
Land Rover Discovery Sport	217	---	---	970	--	---
Land Rover LR2	---	9	-100%	---	51	-100%
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	108	76	42.1%	584	769	-24.1%
Lexus NX	619	549	12.8%	1788	1628	9.8%
Lincoln MKC	266	278	-4.3%	783	823	-4.9%
Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class & GLK-Class	430	512	-16.0%	1255	1577	-20.4%
Porsche Macan	278	265	4.9%	688	516	33.3%
Volvo XC60	139	153	-9.2%	416	496	-16.1%
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Total	4733	4636	2.1%	14,044	12,947	8.5%

Midsize Luxury SUV	April 2016	April 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Acura MDX	509	580	-12.2%	1620	1578	2.7%
Acura ZDX	---	---	---	1	---	---
Audi Q7	381	205	85.9%	1439	480	200%
BMW X5	669	475	40.8%	2007	1537	30.6%
BMW X6	68	110	-38.2%	343	370	-7.3%
Cadillac SRX	479	744	-35.6%	1376	1438	-4.3%
Infiniti QX60	345	311	10.9%	1299	1135	14.4%
Infiniti QX70	42	58	-27.6%	186	167	11.4%
Land Rover LR4	73	59	23.7%	298	181	64.6%
Land Rover Range Rover Sport	191	207	-7.7%	1098	805	36.4%
Lexus GX460	57	64	-10.9%	179	243	-26.3%
Lexus RX	869	601	44.6%	2452	1996	22.8%
Lincoln MKT	7	29	-75.9%	37	76	-51.3%
Lincoln MKX	335	131	156%	1087	556	95.5%
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class & M-Class	722	507	42.4%	2649	1816	45.9%
Porsche Cayenne	219	237	-7.6%	639	595	7.4%
Volkswagen Touareg *	160	202	-20.8%	434	719	-39.6%
Volvo XC70 *	35	58	-39.7%	93	144	-35.4%
Volvo XC90	325	---	---	921	---	---
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Total	5486	4578	19.8%	18,158	13,836	31.2%

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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Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - April 2016
Large Luxury SUV Sales In Canada - April 2016 YTD

Large Luxury SUV Sales In Canada - April 2016 YTD

Canada's favourite flagship luxury SUVs suffered modest but measurable downturns in April 2016, but the segment continues to roar ahead of 2015's pace thanks to gains produced across the board.

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Canada Vehicle Sales By Model - April 2016 YTD
Canada SUV/Crossover Sales By Model - April 2016 YTD

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Through the first-third of 2016, Canadian sales of the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class are up 5%, and as availability of the updated, renamed GLS-Class improves, sales should rise more quickly. Cadillac Escalade volume is up 6%, a gain of 44 sales through the first four months of 2016. 

Infiniti and Land Rover have both added to their QX80 and Range Rover tallies – QX80 volume is up 80% so far this year, and the big Infiniti shot past the 100-unit mark for the second consecutive month, and just the second time ever.

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Lower-volume contenders from Lexus and Lincoln are also on the rise, particularly in the Land Cruiser-based LX570's case. The Navigator now trails every member of the pack, though 2016 is on track to be the big Expedition-based Lincoln's third consecutive year of growth.

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 SUVs any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

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Large Luxury SUV	April 2016	April 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Cadillac Escalade & Escalade ESV	211	248	-14.9%	745	701	6.3%
Infiniti QX80	102	55	85.5%	367	204	79.9%
Land Rover Range Rover	66	107	-38.3%	364	309	17.8%
Lexus LX570	61	39	56.4%	182	121	50.4%
Lincoln Navigator	59	51	15.7%	174	156	11.5%
Mercedes-Benz G-Class	51	40	27.5%	188	71	165%
Mercedes-Benz  GL-Class/GLS-Class	254	279	-9.0%	859	815	5.4%
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Total	804	819	-1.8%	2879	2377	21.1%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada
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. 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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Large Luxury SUV Sales In Canada - May 2016
Large Luxury SUV Sales In Canada - March 2016
Large Luxury SUV Sales In Canada - April 2015
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada - April 2016
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - April 2016
Small & Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In Canada - April 2016 YTD

Small SUV Sales In Canada - April 2016 YTD

Canadian sales of subcompact crossovers more than doubled in April 2016 to nearly 7000 units, or nearly 700 sales per contender. New vehicles – the Honda HR-V, Mazda CX-3, and Fiat 500X weren't available at this point in 2015 – contributed more than one-third of the sector's sales.

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Canada Vehicle Sales By Model - April 2016 YTD
Canada SUV/Crossover Sales By Model - April 2016 YTD

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Indeed, the Honda HR-V and Mazda CX-3 are consistently Canada's two top-selling subcompact crossovers. 12,125 HR-Vs have been sold in Canada since last June; 9932 CX-3s have been sold in Canada since last May. 

Keep in mind, the Buick Encore and Chevrolet Trax twins easily outsell the top-ranked HR-V.

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Meanwhile, though Toyota is absent from the subcompact craze until the C-HR arrives, the top-selling small SUV/crossover in Canada is the Canadian-built Toyota RAV4. 

Sales of the RAV4 jumped 19% to 4985 units in April 2016, an all-time monthly sales record for Toyota Canada's best-selling vehicle. 

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 small SUVs and crossovers any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

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Small SUVs  & Crossovers	April 2016	April 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Equinox	1775	2156	-17.7%	5378	5693	-5.5%
Dodge Journey	1314	2474	-46.9%	4813	7198	-33.1%
Ford Escape	4203	5020	-16.3%	12,408	13,378	-7.3%
GMC Terrain	927	1233	-24.8%	3109	3100	0.3%
Honda CR-V	4101	3883	5.6%	12,826	11,631	10.3%
Hyundai Tucson	2403	1774	35.5%	6734	5239	28.5%
Jeep Cherokee	3118	2720	14.6%	10,704	7770	37.8%
Jeep Compass	560	447	25.3%	1468	1044	40.6%
Jeep Patriot	1027	720	42.6%	2790	2674	4.3%
Kia Sportage	1094	562	94.7%	2930	1626	80.2%
Mazda CX-5	2419	2232	8.4%	7270	6626	9.7%
Mitsubishi Outlander	640	415	54.2%	1947	1463	33.1%
Nissan Rogue	3522	2918	20.7%	10,637	9585	11.0%
Subaru Forester	1242	1132	9.7%	3815	3463	10.2%
Toyota RAV4	4985	4185	19.1%	14,574	12,397	17.6%
Volkswagen Tiguan	1275	1033	23.4%	3535	3463	2.1%
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Total	34,605	32,904	5.2%	104,938	96,350	8.9%

Subcompact SUVs  & Crossovers	April 2016	April 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	767	437	75.5%	1510	1291	17.0%
Chevrolet Trax *	954	813	17.3%	2777	1797	54.5%
Fiat 500X *	124	---	---	249	---	---
Honda HR-V *	1135	---	---	3166	---	---
Jeep Renegade	480	180	167%	1599	181	783%
Mazda CX-3 *	1054	---	---	3071	---	---
Mini Countryman *	118	111	6.3%	271	297	-8.8%
Mitsubishi RVR *	783	463	69.1%	2058	1522	35.2%
Nissan Juke *	457	458	-0.2%	1454	1408	3.3%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	895	797	12.3%	2724	2333	16.8%
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Total	6767	3259	108%	18,879	8829	114%

Offroaders	April 2016	April 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Jeep Wrangler *	1895	2378	-20.3%	5928	6509	-8.9%
Nissan Xterra *	22	96	-77.1%	212	311	-31.8%
Toyota FJ Cruiser *	---	1	-100%	---	8	-100%
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Total	1917	2475	-22.5%	6140	6828	-10.1%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada
* vehicle also displayed 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 why you'll see the Encore and XV Crosstrek are listed with small cars, too, and the pricey FJ Cruiser and Xterra with midsizers, as well... 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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Midsize SUV Sales In Canada - April 2016 YTD