July 2012 Small/Entry Luxury Car Sales And Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada

Small/Entry Lux Car Sales Chart
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With the ILX taking its place, it's not surprising to see that sales of the old Civic-based Acura CSX have fallen 98% in 2012. More startling are the numbers from BMW, Cadillac, and Infiniti. While Canada's new vehicle market has improved 7% in the first seven months of 2012 (compared with the first seven months of 2011), sales of the 1-Series, 3-Series, CTS, and M have fallen 32%, 16%, 25%, and 27%, respectively. 

In the 1-Series' case, it's perfectly explainable. There's a new 1-Series available already in other locales, and coupes/convertibles are slaves to new style anyway. The 1-Series' age means the time for year-over-year improvements has ended. The 3-Series, too, has its reasons. With the sedan changing over from the E90 to the F30 generation, supply has been limited to a degree. (Not that you'll find it all that shocking, but one must wonder how new 3-Series owners would feel if they so how hard their cars are sometimes driven off the boat and across Main Road in Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia. It's brief, but full of bursts. Eek.)

All 257 Vehicles Ranked By July 2012 YTD Volume

Midsize Lux Car Sales Chart

The reasons for the Infiniti M's lack of marketplace success have never been fully understood. Ever since the second-gen M took over from the... er, unique first-gen M45, it's been a decent-looking, high-performance machine. The M is now available with a V6, a V8, a hybrid powertrain, and with all-wheel-drive. Its base price is some $5400 less than that of the Mercedes-Benz E300 4Matic. But nobody wants this car. And, presumably, fewer buyers want it now than at this time last year.

Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for all these luxury cars can be accessed through the first dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats home or near the top right of this page. After the jump you'll find detailed July 2012 and year-to-date sales data. Click either of the accompanying charts for a larger view.

Small/Entry Luxury Car	July 2012	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Acura CSX	3	- 98.3%	26	- 97.6%
Acura ILX	285	-----	446	-----
Acura TSX	97	- 24.8%	796	+ 20.8%
Audi A3	87	- 38.7%	939	+ 24.7%
Audi A4	503	+ 43.7%	3539	+ 5.3%
BMW 1-Series	117	- 16.4%	737	- 31.9%
BMW 3-Series	671	- 28.8%	5822	- 15.8%
Cadillac CTS	152	- 29.3%	1488	- 24.8%
Infiniti G	155	- 49.5%	2027	- 1.8%
Lexus CT200h	107	+ 1.9%	975	+ 58.8%
Lexus HS250h	16	0.0%	108	- 49.1%
Lexus IS	146	- 28.1%	1215	- 2.9%
Mercedes-Benz C-Class	807	+ 44.9%	6605	+ 27.6%
Volvo C30	36	- 18.2%	494	+ 11.5%
Volvo S60	141	+ 18.5%	1078	+ 24.2%

Midsize Luxury Car	July 2012	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Acura RL	2	- 50.0%	18	- 56.1%
Acura TL	304	+ 66.1%	2030	+ 37.5%
Audi A6	58	- 22.7%	559	+ 106%
Audi A7	63	- 7.4%	507	+ 57.0%
BMW 5-Series	175	+ 5.4%	1663	+ 0.7%
Cadillac XTS	10	-----	10	-----
Hyundai Equus	12	+ 100%	73	+ 10.6%
Hyundai Genesis	110	+ 35.8%	752	+ 88.9%
Infiniti M	15	- 34.8%	177	- 26.6%
Jaguar XF	26	- 40.9%	239	- 2.8%
Lexus ES	84	- 48.5%	925	- 16.2%
Lexus GS	124	+ 1450%	597	+ 628%
Lincoln MKS	35	- 66.7%	378	- 6.4%
Lincoln MKZ	90	- 51.9%	677	- 36.5%
Mercedes-Benz  E-Class & CLS-Class	342	+ 43.1%	2510	+ 19.0%
Volvo S80	27	- 67.9%	170	- 39.9%
Volvo XC70	46	- 52.1%	508	+ 2.0%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC 
Equus and XTS are here on pricing grounds. Genesis refers only to the sedan.

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