Large Luxury Car Sales And Large Luxury SUV Sales In Canada - February 2012

February 2012 Large Luxury Car Sales Chart
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February 2012 was a month Lexus would choose to forget if it weren't for the new buyers coming into the fold via the entry-level $30,950-$39,350 CT200h. Excluding the CT from the equation, as it wasn't on sale at this time last year, Lexus Canada sales fell 8.8% in an overall market which grew 11.2%. While Lexus made small gains with the HS250h and new GS, every other model line in the family reported declines, even the brand's constant leader, the RX. (RX hybrid sales were up 12.2%, or five units.) 

It was at the top end, however, where Lexus's declines were harshest. Sales of the LS, the company's biggest sedan, plunged 80%, or eight units from an already low ten in February of last year. This means Lexus sold one LS600hL hybrid, same as in February 2011, and one LS460, down from nine in February 2011. The LX570 also had a bad month as sales slid from 14 at this time last year to just four. Together, Lexus's two flagship models accounted for just 0.7% of the brand's Canadian sales in February. Compare that with BMW where the 7-Series sedan alone was responsible for 2.4% of the brand's total Canadian volume, volume which was more than double Lexus's February output.

February 2012 Large Luxury
SUV Sales Chart

Now Lexus has had Canadian sales issues off and on (mostly on) for months now, even before last March's major Japan quake and tsunami. But this edition's numbers are particularly embarrassing. The U.S. market, which was 10.8 times stronger than the Canadian market in February 2012, gobbled up 258 times more LS sedans than the Canadian market. Admittedly, Americans have a larger appetite for expensive luxury sedans - 7-Series sales were 25.5 times stronger in America in February, for example - but Lexus Canada has lost its grip on the high-end market. No wonder they're advertising the CT200h like it's the only model in their portfolio. 

As for the Toyota Land Cruiser, inquiries were made and reasons were found out. For quite some time it has seemed strange that Toyota Canada would be selling Land Cruisers in greater numbers than the Lexus LX570, especially when one considers the fact that Toyota.ca doesn't even feature the Land Cruiser. In fact, the real Land Cruiser wasn't finding buyers willing to specially import the Land Cruiser - the vehicles sold were, according to Jeff Porter at O'Regan's Toyota in Halifax, "Just cab and chassis that are for off road use only, mostly in mines. They are never registered for on road passenger use." 

The Land Cruiser has thus been scratched off GoodCarBadCar's Canadian Large Luxury SUV table, which you'll see after the jump. 

Monthly and yearly sales figures for these hugely expensive cars and sport-utility vehicles, as every other automobile on sale in North America, can be accessed through the dropdown menu at the top right of this page or at GoodCarBadCar's Sales Stats home.

Large Luxury Car	February 2012	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Audi A8	13	0%	30	- 16.7%
BMW 7-Series	44	+ 110%	75	+ 63.0%
Jaguar XJ	10	- 9.1%	21	+ 5.0%
Lexus LS	2	- 80.0%	11	- 52.2%
Mercedes-Benz  S-Class & CL-Class	24	- 36.8%	48	- 37.7%
Porsche Panamera	23	- 11.5%	61	+ 41.9%

Large Luxury SUV	February 2012	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Cadillac Escalade & Escalade ESV/EXT	67	- 9.5%	138	- 15.9%
Infiniti QX56	36	- 14.3%	69	- 15.9%
Land Rover Range Rover	37	+ 37.0%	57	+ 18.8%
Lexus LX570	4	- 71.4%	11	- 50.0%
Lincoln Navigator	34	+ 41.7%	52	+ 13.0%
Mercedes-Benz  GL-Class & G-Class	144	+ 33.3%	265	+ 37.3%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC

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Top 253 Best-Selling Vehicles In America - February 2012 YTD - Every Vehicle Ranked

Of the 2 million new vehicles sold in the United States in the first two months of 2012, 4.2% have been Ford F-Series pickups. In the first two months of 2011, the Ford F-Series accounted for 4.0% of the new vehicle market. Yes, the Ford F-Series is still the best-selling vehicle in America, and it's still responsible for four out of every hundred new automobile sales in the United States.

Not that Toyota Camry sales are weak. America's best-selling car is "only" 22,929 sales back of the F-Series - the Camry was 27,998-units weaker than the F-Series at this point last year. America's leading SUV/CUV is on the ups, too, as Honda CR-V sales rose 23.4% year-over-year, an 8284-unit gain over the course of just two months. The CR-V easily out-ranks the Accord to be Honda's second-best-selling model.

More numbers you may or may not find interesting: the Volkswagen Eos is tied for 199th spot in these rankings of every vehicle on sale in America this year. That's one spot ahead of the Mazda MX-5 Miata. The Chevrolet Tahoe has so far proven to be more popular than the Honda Fit, not that a fact like that would have been surprising in 2002, but in 2012 expectations are for weak jumbo SUV sales and strong subcompact sales. The Chevy Suburban is two positions ahead of the new Kia Rio. Chevrolet's Camaro is the 51st-best-selling car in America and the best-selling muscle car, six spots ahead of the Ford Mustang. The Countryman-less Mini Cooper range forms the 95th-best-selling car line in America through two months: the regular Cooper/Cooper S bodystyle accounts for 70% of those sales; the Coupe and Roadster form 9% of the 5761 sales, though it's early days for those two cars. The Countryman forms less than half of all Mini sales.

Detailed monthly and yearly sales figures for all models currently on sale in North America can be accessed through the dropdown menu at the top right of this page. Skip past the jump below to bypass the top 30, February rankings for which have already been published. You'll find more pertinent links at the very bottom of this post. Don't forget to use your keyboard's Command+F (or Control+F on PCs) function to search for a specific model on this page if you can't stand burning your eyes out scrolling past each and every line to find your beloved Verano or Insight or Panamera.

Rank	Vehicle	February  2012 YTD	February  2011 YTD	% Change
#1	Ford F-Series	85,766	73,355	+ 16.9%
#2	Toyota Camry	62,837	45,357	+ 38.5%
#3	Chevrolet Silverado	59,147	59,900	- 1.3%
#4	Nissan Altima	55,310	37,262	+ 48.4%
#5	Honda Civic	48,970	33,755	+ 45.1%
#6	Honda CR-V	43,719	35,435	+ 23.4%
#7	Dodge Ram	40,504	30,841	+ 31.3%
#8	Toyota Corolla/Matrix	40,136	46,441	- 13.6%
#9	Ford Focus	37,750	19,893	+ 89.8%
#10	Ford Escape	35,925	31,978	+ 12.3%
#11	Chevrolet Cruze	35,476	32,187	+ 10.2%
#12	Ford Fusion	35,387	37,457	- 5.5%
#13	Chevrolet Malibu	34,663	33,194	+ 4.4%
#14	Honda Accord	34,361	34,662	- 0.9%
#15	Toyota Prius	32,144	24,174	+ 33.0%
	* Prius Liftback	24,969	24,174	+ 3.3%
	* Prius V	7138	-----	-----
	* Prius Plug-In	21	-----	-----
	* Prius C	20	-----	-----
#16	Hyundai Sonata	31,914	28,984	+ 10.1%
#17	Chevrolet Equinox	31,513	28,281	+ 11.4%
#18	Chevrolet Impala	31,342	31,478	- 0.4%
#19	Hyundai Elantra	24,720	21,948	+ 12.6%
#20	Volkswagen Jetta	23,800	24,051	- 1.0%
#21	Jeep Grand Cherokee	23,407	16,279	+ 43.8%
#22	Nissan Rogue	23,327	20,850	+ 11.9%
#23	Toyota RAV4	22,496	23,758	- 5.3%
#24	GMC Sierra	20,823	22,323	- 6.7%
#25	Dodge Grand Caravan	20,762	18,368	+ 13.0%
#26	Mazda 3	20,475	13,092	+ 56.4%
#27	Ford Explorer	20,406	17,008	+ 20.0%
#28	Kia Optima	20,372	8663	+ 135%
#29	Nissan Versa	19,608	19,260	+ 1.8%
#30	Toyota Tacoma	19,560	15,019	+ 30.2%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC 
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
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Rank	Vehicle	February 2012 YTD	February 2011 YTD	% Change
#31	Kia Soul	18,967	12,029	+ 57.7%
#32	Ford Edge	18,850	19,056	- 1.1%
#33	Nissan Sentra	17,671	22,137	- 20.2%
#34	Jeep Wrangler	17,215	14,080	+ 22.3%
#35	Chrysler 200	16,724	4482	+ 273%
#36	Honda Odyssey	16,464	15,766	+ 4.4%
#37	Subaru Outback	16,174	14,931	+ 8.3%
#38	Kia Sorento	15,708	16,757	- 6.3%
#39	Chrysler  Town & Country	15,258	14,456	+ 5.5%
#40	Honda Pilot	15,244	14,927	+ 2.1%
#41	Toyota Highlander	15,011	16,129	- 6.9%
#42	BMW 3-Series	14,801	10,635	+ 39.2%
#43	Chevrolet Traverse	14,606	18,138	- 19.5%
#44	Volkswagen Passat	14,507	179	+ 8005%
#45	Jeep Liberty	14,194	9948	+ 42.7%
#46	Subaru Impreza	14,187	7279	+ 94.9%
#47	Toyota Sienna	13,957	15,149	- 7.9%
#48	GMC Terrain	13,735	13,559	+ 1.3%
#49	Chevrolet Sonic/Aveo	13,645	5499	+ 148%
#50	Dodge Charger	12,861	5325	+ 142%
#51	Chevrolet Camaro	12,632	11,008	+ 14.8%
#52	Chrysler 300	12,630	2652	+ 376%
#53	Dodge Avenger	12,267	5794	+ 112%
#54	Toyota Tundra	11,840	13,099	- 9.6%
#55	Mercedes-Benz  C-Class	11,765	8651	+ 36.0%
#56	GMC Acadia	11,500	13,270	- 13.3%
#57	Ford Mustang	11,087	6862	+ 61.6%
#58	Lexus RX	10,830	12,448	- 13.0%
#59	Subaru Forester	10,682	12,140	- 12.0%
#60	Nissan Maxima	10,598	8467	+ 25.2%
#61	Dodge Journey	10,474	8857	+ 18.3%
#62	Hyundai Accent	10,147	8748	+ 16.0%
#63	Kia Forte	10,123	10,634	- 4.8%
#64	Mazda 6	10,030	5096	+ 96.8%
#65	Ford Ranger	9525	6628	+ 43.7%
#66	Infiniti G	9321	9816	- 5.0%
#67	Buick LaCrosse	9241	8100	+ 14.1%
#68	Cadillac SRX	9149	9738	- 6.0%
#69	Jeep Patriot	9086	7605	+ 19.5%
#70	Ford Fiesta	9020	10,540	- 14.4%
#71	Nissan Murano	8940	8832	+ 1.2%
#72	Hyundai Santa Fe	8682	8691	- 0.1%
#73	Mercedes-Benz  E-Class	8303	8967	- 7.4%
#74	Chevrolet Tahoe	8207	10,349	- 20.7%
#75	Honda Fit	8066	8514	- 5.3%
#76	Nissan Frontier	8019	6323	+ 26.8%
#77	Ford Taurus	7776	8516	- 8.7%
#78	Cadillac CTS	7589	10,395	- 27.0%
#79	Mercedes-Benz  M-Class	7410	4408	+ 68.1%
#80	Buick Enclave	7291	9546	- 23.6%
#81	BMW 5-Series	7258	8562	- 15.2%
#82	Hyundai Tucson	6852	6205	+ 10.4%
#83	Subaru Legacy	6733	5770	+ 16.7%
#84	Toyota Avalon	6716	3821	+ 75.8%
#85	Toyota Yaris	6621	3785	+ 74.9%
#86	Dodge Durango	6456	3930	+ 64.3%
#87	Acura MDX	6444	6972	- 7.6%
#88	Chevrolet Colorado	6404	4810	+ 33.1%
#89	Kia Sportage	6245	6989	- 10.6%
#90	Chevrolet Suburban	6239	4726	+ 32.0%
#91	Dodge Challenger	6220	5753	+ 8.1%
#92	Kia Rio	6194	2815	+ 120%
#93	Toyota 4Runner	5987	7589	- 21.1%
#94	BMW X5	5834	5684	+ 2.6%
#95	Mini Cooper	5761	4682	+ 23.0%
#96	Mazda 2	5731	1349	+ 325%
#97	Acura TSX	5639	4735	+ 19.1%
#98	Acura TL	5494	4039	+ 36.0%
#99	Lexus ES350	5407	4813	+ 12.3%
#100	Volkswagen Golf	5403	4476	+ 20.7%
#101	Ford Expedition	5400	5441	- 0.8%
#102	Audi A4	5395	5253	+ 2.7%
#103	Nissan Juke	5277	6080	- 13.2%
#104	Mazda CX-7	5231	4714	+ 11.0%
#105	Fiat 500	5138	-----	-----
#106	Toyota Venza	5130	4938	+ 3.9%
#107	Jeep Compass	5120	3690	+ 38.8%
#108	Nissan Pathfinder	4937	3985	+ 23.9%
#109	Hyundai Veloster	4933	-----	-----
#110	Hyundai Genesis	4803	4224	+ 13.7%
#111	Volkswagen Tiguan	4588	3711	+ 23.6%
#112	Chevrolet  Captiva Sport	4550	-----	-----
#113	BMW X3	4518	3062	+ 47.6%
#114	Buick Regal	4491	6040	- 25.6%
#115	Lincoln MKZ	4149	3349	+ 23.9%
#116	GMC Yukon	4147	4893	- 15.2%
#117	Mazda CX-9	4117	4930	- 16.5%
#118	Lexus IS	3905	4073	- 4.1%
#119	Lincoln MKX	3818	3182	+ 20.0%
#120	Audi Q5	3745	3123	+ 19.9%
#121	Mercedes-Benz GLK	3606	3478	+ 3.7%
#122	Ford Flex	3477	4355	- 20.2%
#123	Cadillac Escalade	3475	4461	- 22.1%
#124	Chevrolet Avalanche	3411	2811	+ 21.3%
#125	Volvo S60	3344	2289	+ 46.1%
#126	Nissan Armada	3210	2931	+ 9.5%
#127	Mercedes-Benz GL-Class	3185	2990	+ 6.5%
#128	Dodge Caliber	2996	5857	- 48.8%
#129	Scion tC	2957	3013	- 1.9%
#130	Kia Sedona	2946	2469	+ 19.3%
#131	Nissan Xterra	2918	2476	+ 17.9%
#132	Nissan Titan	2882	2898	- 0.6%
#133	Volkswagen CC	2828	3712	- 23.8%
#134	Scion xB	2808	2773	+ 1.3%
#135	Volkswagen Beetle	2704	527	+ 413%
#136	Mazda 5	2685	3258	- 17.6%
#137	Lexus CT200h	2665	-----	-----
#138	Mitsubishi Galant	2632	5794	- 54.6%
#139	Honda Ridgeline	2615	1763	+ 48.3%
#140	Mini Countryman	2553	1572	+ 62.4%
#141	Mitsubishi  Outlander Sport	2493	2355	+ 5.9%
#142	Lexus GS	2489	672	+ 270%
#143	Buick Verano	2483	-----	-----
#144	Mitsubishi Lancer	2467	2376	+ 3.8%
#145	Nissan Quest	2390	894	+ 167%
#146	Volvo XC60	2310	2150	+ 7.4%
#147	GMC Yukon XL	2255	3296	- 31.6%
#148	Land Rover Range Rover Sport	2220	1822	+ 21.8%
#149	Infiniti QX56	2182	1684	+ 29.6%
#150	GMC Canyon	2123	1459	+ 45.5%
#151	Toyota Sequoia	2108	1962	+ 7.4%
#152	Audi A6	2102	1188	+ 76.9%
#153	BMW 7-Series	2100	1735	+ 21.0%
#154	Dodge Nitro	2090	3919	- 46.7%
#155	Infiniti FX	2050	2005	+ 2.2%
#156	Audi A5	1997	2196	- 9.1%
#157	Honda Crosstour	1991	3266	- 39.0%
#158	Suzuki SX4	1973	1766	+ 11.7%
#159	Acura RDX	1891	2337	- 19.1%
#160	Infiniti M	1850	2055	- 10.0%
#161	Toyota FJ Cruiser	1754	2262	- 22.5%
#162	Porsche Cayenne	1650	1983	- 16.8%
#163	Chevrolet Volt	1626	602	+ 170%
#164	Volkswagen Routan	1618	1602	+ 1.0%
#165	Volvo XC90	1615	1437	+ 12.4%
#166	Lincoln MKS	1598	1169	+ 36.7%
#167	Lexus GX460	1581	2186	- 27.7%
#168	Mercedes-Benz  S-Class	1578	1459	+ 8.2%
#169	Chevrolet Corvette	1556	1676	- 7.2%
#170	Volkswagen Touareg	1554	933	+ 66.6%
#171	Porsche 911	1539	841	+ 83.0%
#172	Lincoln Navigator	1473	1193	+ 23.5%
#173	Scion xD	1470	1433	+ 2.6%
#174	Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	1395	-----	-----
#175	Mitsubishi Outlander	1348	1223	+ 10.2%
T176	smart fortwo	1265	842	+ 50.2%
T176	Honda Insight	1265	3276	- 61.4%
#178	Audi Q7	1239	1498	- 17.3%
#179	Scion iQ	1238	-----	-----
#180	Audi A7	1227	-----	-----
#181	Porsche Panamera	1214	1046	+ 16.1%
#182	Land Rover  Range Rover	1213	1445	- 16.1%
#183	Ford Crown Victoria	1191	8444	- 85.9%
#184	Hyundai Veracruz	1187	1137	+ 4.4%
#185	Nissan LEAF	1154	154	+ 649%
#186	Nissan Cube	1148	3909	- 70.6%
#187	Land Rover LR4	1129	1239	- 8.9%
#188	Lexus LS	1089	1440	- 24.4%
#189	Audi A3	1054	1101	- 4.3%
#190	Mercedes-Benz  CLS-Class	1037	238	+ 336%
#191	BMW 1-Series	1027	1365	- 24.8%
#192	Nissan 370Z	970	1138	- 14.8%
#193	BMW 6-Series	938	189	+ 396%
#194	Jaguar XF	936	593	+ 57.8%
#195	Volvo XC70	891	785	+ 13.5%
#196	Suzuki Kizashi	873	1291	- 32.4%
#197	Honda CR-Z	829	1985	- 58.2%
#198	Suzuki Grand Vitara	818	863	- 5.2%
T199	BMW X6	784	761	+ 3.0%
T199	Volkswagen Eos	784	671	+ 16.8%
#201	Mazda MX-5 Miata	740	671	+ 10.3%
#202	Buick Lucerne	725	5390	- 86.5%
#203	Jaguar XJ	708	792	- 10.6%
#204	Lincoln MKT	700	802	- 12.7%
#205	Lexus LX570	672	556	+ 20.9%
#206	Audi A8	647	811	- 20.2%
#207	Infiniti EX35	632	989	- 36.1%
#208	Hyundai Equus	576	487	+ 18.3%
#209	Volvo C70	560	597	- 6.2%
#210	Mercedes-Benz SLK	524	338	+ 55.0%
#211	Volvo C30	510	417	+ 22.3%
#212	Land Rover LR2	503	320	+ 57.2%
#213	Volvo S80	446	633	- 29.5%
#214	Subaru Tribeca	405	421	- 3.8%
#215	Jaguar XK	363	242	+ 50.0%
#216	Mazda CX-5	357	-----	-----
#217	BMW Z4	349	328	+ 6.4%
#218	Audi TT	326	222	+ 46.8%
#219	Lexus HS250h	302	469	- 35.6%
#220	Lincoln Town Car	295	1811	- 83.7%
#221	Dodge Dakota	294	2473	- 88.1%
#222	Mercedes-Benz R-Class	293	410	- 28.5%
#223	Suzuki Equator	259	275	- 5.8%
#224	Mazda Tribute	250	406	- 38.4%
#225	Chevrolet Caprice PPV	247	-----	-----
#226	Toyota Land Cruiser	241	326	- 26.1%
#227	Mitsubishi Eclipse	234	428	- 45.3%
#228	Porsche Cayman	213	219	- 2.7%
#229	Mercedes-Benz  SL-Class	196	366	- 46.4%
#230	Mitsubishi Endeavor	193	431	- 55.2%
#231	Mercedes-Benz G-Class	173	191	- 9.4%
#232	Mercedes-Benz  SLS AMG	163	153	+ 6.5%
#233	Cadillac DTS	157	2877	- 94.5%
#234	Audi R8	153	173	- 11.6%
#235	Mercedes-Benz  CL-Class	146	211	- 30.8%
#236	Acura ZDX	110	346	- 68.2%
#237	Nissan GT-R	87	60	+ 45.0%
#238	Porsche Boxster	83	330	- 74.8%
#239	Mitsubishi i MiEV	80	-----	-----
#240	Acura RL	61	328	- 81.4%
#241	Cadillac STS	59	878	- 93.3%
#242	Volvo S40	48	623	- 92.3%
T243	Hyundai Azera	31	323	- 90.4%
T243	Mazda RX-8	31	138	- 77.5%
#245	Dodge Viper	20	72	- 72.2%
#246	Lexus LFA	10	9	+ 11.1%
#247	Mercedes-Benz  B-Class	7	2	+ 250%
#248	Suzuki XL7	6	10	- 40.0%
#249	Chevrolet HHR	5	13,785	- 99.96%
T250	Chevrolet Cobalt	3	559	- 99.5%
T250	Honda Element	3	2221	- 99.9%
#252	Lexus SC430	2	8	- 75.0%
#253	Suzuki Forenza/Reno	1	-----	-----
-----	Total	2,024,359	1,779,151	+ 13.8%
-----	---------------------------------	-------	-----	-----
-----	Commercial Vans	38,369	34,310	+ 11.8%
-----	---------------------------------	-------	-----	-----
-----	Overall Market	2,062,728	1,813,461	+ 13.7%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC

Red font indicates year-over-year sales decline

Sales data for brands such as Maserati, Ferrari, Lotus, Lamborghini, Bentley, Rolls-Royce etc. are unfortunately not broken down by model

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