Small And Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In Canada - April 2015 YTD

Audi Canada set a record for sales of the brand's best-selling model, the Q5, in April 2015, helping to power the small luxury SUV/crossover category to a 58% year-over-year sales increase.

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Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - April 2015 YTD
Canada SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - April 2015 YTD

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Despite losses from last April's category leader, the Acura RDX, the Range Rover Evoque, Infiniti QX50, and the discontinued Land Rover LR2, Canadian sales of small luxury SUVs increased by 1704 units last month. 

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Like the Q5, the BMW X3, Mercedes-Benz GLK, and Volvo XC60 all posted significant year-over-year improvements in April. The BMW X4, Lexus NX, Lincoln MKC, and Porsche Macan added another 1282 sales that couldn't have existed in April 2014 - they weren't yet on sale. 

The Macan's record-setting April, together with a best-ever month for the Cayenne, pushed Porsche to record high Canadian sales, too.

A smaller trio of upmarket compact utility vehicles jumped 900% thanks to the arrival of the Audi Q3 and Mercedes-Benz GLA - they weren't available in April 2014 - and a tripling of BMW X1 volume.

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 • April 2016 • May 2015 • March 2015 • April 2014

Compact Luxury SUV	April 2015	April 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Audi Q3	325	---	---	1001	---	---
BMW X1	266	89	199%	823	1144	-28.1%
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class	299	---	---	904	---	---
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Total	890	89	900%	2728	1144	138%

Small Luxury SUV	April 2015	April 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Acura RDX	841	901	-6.7%	2102	2206	-4.7%
Audi Q5	904	685	32.0%	2274	2349	-3.2%
BMW X3	686	474	44.7%	1637	1415	15.7%
BMW X4	190	---	---	428	---	---
Infiniti QX50	173	200	-13.5%	646	677	-4.6%
Land Rover LR2	9	30	-70.0%	51	191	-73.3%
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	76	112	-32.1%	769	538	42.9%
Lexus NX	549	---	---	1628	---	---
Lincoln MKC	278	---	---	823	---	---
Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class	512	406	26.1%	1577	1649	-4.4%
Porsche Macan	265	---	---	516	---	---
Volvo XC60	153	124	23.4%	496	456	8.8%
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Total	4636	2932	58.1%	12,947	9481	36.6%

Midsize Luxury SUV	April 2015	April 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Acura MDX	580	547	6.0%	1578	1776	-11.1%
Acura ZDX	---	---	---	---	5	-100%
Audi Q7	205	225	-8.9%	480	653	-26.5%
BMW X5	475	681	-30.2%	1537	2278	-32.5%
BMW X6	110	15	633%	370	149	148%
Cadillac SRX	744	499	49.1%	1438	1342	7.2%
Infiniti QX60	311	278	11.9%	1135	1227	-7.5%
Infiniti QX70	58	34	70.6%	167	148	12.8%
Land Rover LR4	59	21	181%	181	147	23.1%
Land Rover Range Rover Sport	207	214	-3.3%	805	967	-16.8%
Lexus GX460	64	46	39.1%	243	194	25.3%
Lexus RX	601	711	-15.5%	1996	2324	-14.1%
Lincoln MKT	29	15	93.3%	76	94	-19.1%
Lincoln MKX	131	229	-42.8%	556	850	-34.6%
Mercedes-Benz M-Class	507	487	4.1%	1816	1794	1.2%
Porsche Cayenne	237	222	6.8%	595	675	-11.9%
Volkswagen Touareg *	202	212	-4.7%	719	641	12.2%
Volvo XC70 *	58	40	45.0%	144	174	-17.2%
Volvo XC90	---	19	-100%	---	99	-100%
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Total	4578	4495	1.8%	13,836	15,537	-10.9%

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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Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada - April 2015
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - April 2015 YTD
Large Luxury SUV Sales In Canada - April 2015 YTD

Small SUV Sales In Canada - April 2015 YTD

Canadian sales of SUVs and crossovers grew by more than 14% in April 2015, and the 18 vehicles you see in the first list below accounted for 58% of the 64,000 utility vehicles sold in Canada last month.

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Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - April 2015 YTD
Canada SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - April 2015 YTD

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Collectively, because of declines from the Chevrolet Equinox, Dodge Journey, Hyundai Santa Fe Sport, Jeep Compass, and Subaru Forester, this group of vehicles didn't expand at the same rate as the overall SUV/CUV sector. Yet this is the segment which powers so much of the Canadian auto industry.

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Ford's Escape, for example, is Canada's eighth-best-selling vehicle through the first four months of 2015 and will likely move up the leaderboard in May. Together, the Escape and its two best-selling rivals from Toyota and Honda accounted for 7% of the new vehicles sold in Canada in April. 

As family vehicles, these vehicles are now the normal choice. Canada's midsize car market  generated a piddling 13,000 sales in April, less than the Escape, RAV4, CR-V, and Rogue alone.

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.

Click Column Headers To Sort • April 2016 • May 2015 • March 2015 • April 2014

Small SUVs  & Crossovers	April 2015	April 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Equinox	2156	2507	-14.0%	5693	7199	-20.9%
Dodge Journey	2474	2611	-5.2%	7198	8123	-11.4%
Ford Escape	5020	4821	4.1%	13,378	13,958	-4.2%
GMC Terrain	1233	1180	4.5%	3100	3154	-1.7%
Honda CR-V	3883	3641	6.6%	11,631	10,405	11.8%
Hyundai Santa Fe Sport *	2801	2938	-4.7%	8255	9132	-9.6%
Hyundai Tucson	1774	1606	10.5%	5239	4256	23.1%
Jeep Cherokee	2720	1701	59.9%	7770	5785	34.3%
Jeep Compass	447	643	-30.5%	1044	1878	-44.4%
Jeep Patriot	720	546	31.9%	2674	1680	59.2%
Kia Sorento *	1878	1162	61.6%	5779	3845	50.3%
Kia Sportage	562	541	3.9%	1626	1833	-11.3%
Mazda CX-5	2232	1949	14.5%	6626	5761	15.0%
Mitsubishi Outlander	415	391	6.1%	1463	1725	-15.2%
Nissan Rogue	2918	2653	10.0%	9585	8745	9.6%
Subaru Forester	1132	1227	-7.7%	3463	3958	-12.5%
Toyota RAV4	4185	3119	34.2%	12,397	9806	26.4%
Volkswagen Tiguan	1033	940	9.9%	3463	3076	12.6%
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Total	37,583	34,176	10.0%	110,384	104,319	5.8%

Smallest SUVs & Crossovers	April 2015	April 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	437	481	-9.1%	1291	1745	-26.0%
Chevrolet Trax *	813	855	-4.9%	1797	2303	-22.0%
Jeep Renegade	180	---	---	181	---	---
Mini Countryman *	111	133	-16.5%	297	499	-40.5%
Mitsubishi RVR *	463	613	-24.5%	1522	1837	-17.1%
Nissan Juke *	458	477	-4.0%	1408	1288	9.3%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	797	740	7.7%	2333	2089	11.7%
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Total	3259	3299	-1.2%	8829	9761	-9.5%

Offroaders	April 2015	April 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Jeep Wrangler *	2378	2305	3.2%	6509	6342	2.6%
Nissan Xterra *	96	129	-25.6%	311	447	-30.4%
Toyota FJ Cruiser *	1	76	-98.7%	8	279	-97.1%
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Total	2475	2510	-1.4%	6828	7068	-3.4%

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 tweener-sized Sorento and Santa Fe are shown with midsize SUVs and small SUVs, 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. GCBC has historically shown the Liberty with midsize SUVs but as the Cherokee - truly not midsize inside - replaces the Liberty, proper year-over-year comparison requires seeing the Liberty listed here with these smaller utility vehicles.

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Small SUV Sales In Canada - April 2016 YTD
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Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada - April 2015
Midsize SUV Sales In Canada - April 2015 YTD
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - April 2015 YTD