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

An explosion in Canadian sales of the smallest luxury SUVs was powered by a trio of German rivals. 

Audi Q3 sales jumped 28% to 351 units, the fifth consecutive year of Q3 improvement. 

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

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BMW X1 volume nearly doubled to a class-leading 530 units, a three-year high.

Mercedes-Benz's GLA reported its best-ever month with 506 sales, a 65% year-over-year improvement.

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Among their slightly larger brethren, there were a number of significant improvements in June 2016, but growth across the sector was significantly slower than that of the overall SUV/crossover segment, where sales jumped 16%. 

The Audi Q5 is only two units behind the Mercedes-Benz GLE as Canada's top-selling premium brand utility vehicle. Q5 growth continues apace despite its old age – Audi launched the first-gen Q5 in 2009 – but the rate of growth has, as you would expect, slowed in the first-half of 2016.

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.

Click Column Headers To Sort • July 2016 • May 2016 • June 2015

Compact Luxury SUV	June 2016	June 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Audi Q3	351	274	28.1%	2068	1634	26.6%
BMW X1	530	275	92.7%	2268	1519	49.3%
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class	506	307	64.8%	2476	1523	62.6%
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Total	1387	856	62.0%	6812	4676	45.7%

Small Luxury SUV	June 2016	June 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Acura RDX	724	880	-17.7%	3511	3810	-7.8%
Audi Q5	819	799	2.5%	4029	3825	5.3%
BMW X3	514	291	76.6%	2850	2406	18.5%
BMW X4	117	83	41.0%	600	563	6.6%
Buick Envision	37	---	---	39	---	---
Infiniti QX50	198	132	50.0%	1358	975	39.3%
Jaguar F-Pace	222	---	---	244	---	---
Land Rover Discovery Sport	184	59	212%	1312	97	1253%
Land Rover LR2	---	---	---	---	80	-100%
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	157	209	-24.9%	854	1128	-24.3%
Lexus NX	414	503	-17.7%	2825	2553	10.7%
Lincoln MKC	280	268	4.5%	1326	1469	-9.7%
Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class & GLK-Class	339	570	-40.5%	1983	2711	-26.9%
Porsche Macan	255	239	6.7%	1168	950	22.9%
Volvo XC60	175	203	-13.8%	829	906	-8.5%
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Total	4435	4236	4.7%	22,928	21,473	6.8%

Midsize Luxury SUV	June 2016	June 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Acura MDX	395	404	-2.2%	2446	2529	-3.3%
Acura ZDX	---	---	---	1	---	---
Audi Q7	456	235	94.0%	2321	908	156%
BMW X5	616	476	29.4%	3352	2540	32.0%
BMW X6	121	123	-1.6%	569	598	-4.8%
Cadillac SRX	249	408	-39.0%	1958	2370	-17.4%
Cadillac XT5	317	---	---	409	---	---
Infiniti QX60	349	352	-0.9%	2035	1811	12.4%
Infiniti QX70	37	54	-31.5%	265	281	-5.7%
Land Rover LR4	88	62	41.9%	452	311	45.3%
Land Rover Range Rover Sport	234	237	-1.3%	1573	1264	24.4%
Lexus GX460	49	49	0.0%	275	349	-21.2%
Lexus RX	685	565	21.2%	3809	3171	20.1%
Lincoln MKT	11	19	-42.1%	57	113	-49.6%
Lincoln MKX	331	111	198%	1732	804	115%
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class/M-Class	701	462	51.7%	4031	2822	42.8%
Porsche Cayenne	290	281	3.2%	1144	1148	-0.3%
Volkswagen Touareg *	98	163	-39.9%	661	1068	-38.1%
Volvo XC70 *	24	52	-53.8%	139	250	-44.4%
Volvo XC90	297	98	203%	1462	134	991%
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Total	5348	4151	28.8%	28,691	22,471	27.7%

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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Small & Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In Canada - July 2016
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Small & Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In Canada - June 2015
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada - June 2016
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - June 2016
Large Luxury SUV Sales In Canada - June 2016

Small And Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In America - June 2016 YTD

Rare was the small luxury SUV which didn't sell significantly more often in the United States in June 2016 than in June 2015. 

Mercedes-Benz's GLA and the Acura RDX both reported sharp decreases, though both attracted more new customers in the first-half of 2016 than at this point in 2015. Volvo XC60 sales dipped slightly and are down 26% so far this year, not a surprising decline given the hype afforded the XC60's big brother and the XC60's increasing age.

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U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - June 2016 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales By Model - June 2016 YTD

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But while this handful of automobiles struggled in the month of June, many other small premium utilities soared to new June heights last month. 

For the Audi Q3, June was tied with May as the model's best U.S. sales month ever. It was the best June ever for the BMW X1, Audi Q5, and Mercedes-Benz GLC. BMW X3 sales jumped 70%. 

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Compared with June 2015, Land Rover Discovery Sport sales more than tripled. U.S. sales of the Porsche Macan, Infiniti QX60, BMW X4, Lincoln MKC, and Lexus NX were all on the upswing as small premium SUVs/crossovers produced 6.4% of all U.S. SUV/crossover sales, up from 5.5% a year ago.

Curious about the categorization of the Jaguar F-Pace and Buick Envision? The F-Pace is larger than, for example, the Audi Q5, but it's a lot smaller than the Audi Q7 and priced in line with the Q5, to boot. As for the Buick, though we may feel strongly that Buick (and the Envision itself) lacks the premium stature necessary to fight at this level, Buick has priced the Envision – at least initially – at a price point higher than the F-Pace. We'll adjust as necessary.

You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly U.S. 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 • July 2016 • May 2016 • June 2015

Compact Luxury SUV	June 2016	June 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Audi Q3	1719	867	98.3%	8468	6247	35.6%
BMW X1	1982	1118	77.3%	12,139	5905	106%
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class	1750	2177	-19.6%	12,815	12,313	4.1%
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Total	5451	4162	31.0%	33,422	24,465	36.6%

Small Luxury SUV	June 2016	June 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Acura RDX	3593	5056	-28.9%	26,276	25,713	2.2%
Audi Q5	4419	4270	3.5%	21,986	21,666	1.5%
BMW X3	3900	2301	69.5%	19,828	13,283	49.3%
BMW X4	407	390	4.4%	2615	3146	-16.9%
Buick Envision	1437	---	---	1526	---	---
Infiniti QX50	1689	417	305%	8624	1432	502%
Jaguar F-Pace	1123	---	---	1789	---	---
Land Rover Discovery Sport	1054	312	238%	6944	899	672%
Land Rover LR2	---	4	-100%	3	69	-95.7%
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	949	801	18.5%	4908	6646	-26.2%
Lexus NX	4069	3503	16.2%	23,290	20,049	16.2%
Lincoln MKC	1989	1947	2.2%	12,111	11,332	6.9%
Mercedes-Benz  GLC-Class & GLK-Class	3771	2549	47.9%	23,391	13,835	69.1%
Porsche Macan	1222	1065	14.7%	8129	6248	30.1%
Volvo XC60	2362	2449	-3.6%	8809	11,910	-26.0%
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Total	31,984	25,064	27.6%	170,229	136,228	25.0%

Midsize Luxury SUV	June 2016	June 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Acura MDX	3718	4592	-19.0%	24,615	29,420	-16.3%
Acura ZDX	---	1	-100%	---	2	-100%
Audi Q7	2613	1630	60.3%	14,741	8525	72.9%
BMW X5	4018	7508	-46.5%	22,204	29,151	-23.8%
BMW X6	571	1448	-60.6%	3535	3958	-10.7%
Cadillac SRX	1482	5746	-74.2%	19,074	30,207	-36.9%
Cadillac XT5	4185	---	---	7208	---	---
Infiniti QX60	4380	3003	45.9%	20,972	17,778	18.0%
Infiniti QX70	490	372	31.7%	3174	2891	9.8%
Land Rover LR4	951	737	29.0%	6300	4359	44.5%
Land Rover Range Rover Sport	1626	1516	7.3%	10,374	11,173	-7.2%
Lexus GX460	2098	2079	0.9%	11,150	11,691	-4.6%
Lexus RX	8045	7233	11.2%	49,412	44,279	11.6%
Lincoln MKT	259	376	-31.1%	2158	2103	2.6%
Lincoln MKX	2466	1936	27.4%	15,089	8749	72.5%
Mercedes-Benz  GLE-Class & M-Class	4515	3541	27.5%	25,186	22,960	9.7%
Porsche Cayenne	1215	1312	-7.4%	7992	8003	-0.1%
Volkswagen Touareg *	255	561	-54.5%	2203	3310	-33.4%
Volvo XC70 *	752	625	20.3%	2503	2647	-5.4%
Volvo XC90	2596	457	468%	15,919	1565	917%
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Total	46,235	44,673	3.5%	263,809	242,771	8.7%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* 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.

RECOMMENDED READING
Small & Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In America - July 2016
Small & Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In America - May 2016
Small & Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In America - June 2015
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In America - June 2016
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - June 2016
Large Luxury SUV Sales In America - June 2016