GCBC'S Most Popular 2012 Auto Sales Figures In January 2013

The Dodge Dart Was GCBC's
7th-Most-Searched Car In January 2012

Although GoodCarBadCar.net grew out of the new car reviews I once provided to the mainstream media, this site has long since become focused on North American auto sales figures. Best seller lists, segment breakdowns, brand rankings, market share charts - you name it, it's here.

But in the last five weeks, GoodCarBadCar has hosted five new car reviews, as manufacturers have come to recognize that the typical GCBC reader is inordinately "automotively aware." This isn't a conventional car website, one that updates you on the 2013 Toyonda Camafusion's paint colour changes. U.S. and Canadian sales figures are obsessed over, and the people who are on the lookout for such figures are very conscious of what's going on in the car world. In other words, it's a good place for manufacturers to have their cars displayed. Or so the theory goes.

Yesterday, for the first time since 266 vehicles were ranked by 2012 U.S. sales volume (on the 7th of January), an article other than that one was the most actively-read story on GoodCarBadCar. That post? My absurdly lengthy review of the 2013 Volkswagen Golf R. (Keep your eyes peeled for a review of the Volkswagen Jetta Turbo Hybrid in the near future.)

Nevertheless, throughout the month of January, auto sales figures were the driving force at GCBC, the engine that kept this train moving. The ten most popular GCBC posts from January are listed below, followed by the ten most commonly searched cars. You can find a wealth of best seller lists, segment breakdowns, and model-by-model sales rankings by accessing three key pages. But if you simply want to read what others have read, click the links below.

ARTICLES

#10 - October 2012's Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs & Crossovers In America
#9 - December 2012 U.S. Brand Rankings - 36 brands and 11 corporations
#8 - 2012 Canada Vehicle Rankings - the 262 best-selling vehicles
#7 - 2012's 25 Best-Selling SUVs & Crossovers
#6 - 2012's Canada Brand Rankings - 37 brands and 11 corporations
#5 - April 2012's 20 Best-Selling Cars In America
#4 - 2012's 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In America
#3 - 2012's 25 Best-Selling Cars In America
#2 - 2012 U.S. Brand Rankings - 36 brands and 11 corporations
#1 - 2012 U.S. Vehicle Rankings - America's 266 best-selling vehicles

CARS

#10 - Ford Focus
#9 - Cadillac ATS
#8 - Honda Civic
#7 - Dodge Dart
#6 - Toyota Camry
#5 - Ford F-Series
#4 - BMW 3-Series
#3 - Fiat 500
#2 - Honda Accord
#1 - Chevrolet Volt

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2012 Calendar Year U.S. Auto Sales Recap
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2012 Calendar Year Canada Auto Sales Recap

2013 Volkswagen Golf R Driven Review - They Won't All Understand

In order for consumers to better understand automobiles, car reviews often supply reference points. In some instances, this helps avoid unnecessary conversations about cupholders in Lamborghinis, since reality isn't a valid point of reference when discussing V12-powered Italian supercars. In other instances, the reference points are difficult to locate: how do we even begin to talk about the Buick Encore?

But here we have the 2013 Volkswagen Golf R. 500 of these cars came to Canada for model year 2012. Another 250 were set aside for MY2013. And 750 prospective buyers were surely very aware of the Volkswagen GTI, the lower-powered, front-wheel-drive, fast Golf which rather obviously and quite capably puts the Golf R in context.

The automotive world possesses the general belief that the Golf R is expensive, and not without reason. $40,000 compact cars could never be considered cheap.

In Canada, the basic 5-door Volkswagen Golf GTI costs $30,375, $9300 less than the Golf R. By the time standard Golf R features - leather, 18-inch wheels, keyless access, navigation, big stereo, sunroof - are added to the GTI, it's a $36,175 Golf. Throw in the cost of all-wheel-drive, a $2300 option on the one AWD Volkswagen which doesn't come standard with AWD, and the GTI would, if it could, cost $38,475.

Of course, even with its hypothetical $1200 price advantage, the GTI is missing 56 of the $39,675 Golf R's horses and 36 lb-ft of torque. In other words, the buyer of a basic GTI, a car that's lauded at GoodCarBadCar, is paying $152 per horsepower. The Golf R's extra (hypothetical) $1200 works out to just $21 per additional pony.

The problem with points of reference, context, and the building of framework is the reliance on numbers and words, on drag coefficients and curb weights, on capacities and classifications. Let's not deny the importance of numbers, or in the case of this review, the relevance of words. But let's also avoid talking about the limited-edition Volkswagen Golf R as though it's a normal car. Volkswagen Canada sent me one to drive for a week. It's not a normal car.

Now is, however, probably a good time to point out that the Volkswagen Golf R is a very normal car. In last May's review of the Golf Comfortline 2.5, I questioned that car's value quotient but called it, "certainly one of the best small cars on sale today." Everything that makes a regular Golf a good and proper car is also present in this R-badged Golf. The rear seat is spacious. Cargo volume is plentiful. Buttons and switches and knobs and materials feel like they were stolen from Audi's stock room. The flat-bottomed steering wheel is one of the nicest I've grasped. The exterior's silhouette is as classy as it was 37 years ago.

2013 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R Price (CDN): $39,675 Engine: 2.0L DOHC 16-valve I-4 turbo Transmission: 6-speed manual Horsepower: 256 @ 4300 rpm Torque: 243 lb-ft @ 2400 rpm Curb Weight: 3325 pounds Drive Type: all-wheel-drive Length: 165.8 inches Width: 70.3 inches Height: 57.5 inches Wheelbase: 101.5 inches Passenger Volume: 2631 litres Cargo Volume: 433 litres Max Cargo Volume: 1303 litres EPA City: 19 mpg EPA Highway: 27 mpg Observed: 22.2 mpg Observed: 10.6 L/100km

Oh so normal this Golf may be, but it also displays the Volkswagen brand's highest-performance letter. My attempts to discover how well the Golf R's separate missions would cohabit required driving a disparate group of individuals in as many different situations as possible. Can this sportiest Golf cope with everyday life? Can this normal car satisfy sporting urges?

MY WIFE

"Bluetooth setup requires too much time. Why are there buttons on the ceiling? You left the lights on because they're not automatic. The seats don't power upward, forward, or for lumbar; only to recline. Why, when I'm scanning through Sirius channels, can you override the touch screen by upping the power of your heated seat?"

When a test car lands in the GCBC driveway, the everyday annoyances of a car will quickly be discovered by GCBC's photographer. As for this normal car's abnormalities, the above list about does it. Besides, for any of those complaints to honestly matter, the Golf R would have to be less than delightful on the road.

All Photo Credits:  Steffani Cain ©www.GoodCarBadCar.net
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You don't read one review of a Golf R to find out what a bunch of other people thought of its cargo capacity, but it's interesting to note that Mrs. Cain, the driver of a smallish midsize crossover, felt that little sacrifice would be required if we were to downsize to a Golf R. It's not just the size of the cargo area that impresses - it's the ski pass-through, the cargo hooks, the low floor height, the easy-fold seats, excellent visibility, and the beautiful VW badge hatch handle. 

THE COP
For the record, the 2013 Volkswagen Golf R is delightful on the road. To its credit, the R is delightful in a variety of scenarios. Keep in mind, this vehicle offers sports car-like dynamics in a family car body that happens to hold within its doors an acceptable level of luxury car-like features.

Car And Driver's test results for a 3-door Golf R revealed a 0-60 mph time of 5.9
seconds, 0-100 in 14.6, a top speed Of 127 mph, and 70-0 mph braking in 186 feet

Nevertheless, my best friend, the police officer, had experienced quicker GCBC test cars. His wife had been frightened by the ferocity of the 3.8L Hyundai Genesis Coupe's acceleration last summer, for example. But you know better than to think that 0-60 times are the sole means of impressing Ford Crown Victoria drivers.

He came from the other side of the city to see the Golf R, a good enough excuse for me to find a couple of the best nearby corners. Even with the sporty image it presents, I didn't expect the Golf R, at 3325 pounds, to keep body roll at bay, not to this extent. It's not just holding the road at any cost - there's a partnership which requires the driver to know how the Golf R is feeling, how it's coping. I wouldn't say I explored the Golf R's limits on a rural residential road not far from my home - I'm not that stupid - but I would say the presence of a police officer in the passenger seat didn't hold me back from discovering that although I was pushing the Golf very hard, I wasn't approaching its limits.

THE BROTHER-IN-LAW 
He's not a car fanatic, but I've had a bit of influence over my wife's brother for the last decade, and I feel I've made some progress in convincing him that there are desirable cars other than the Porsche 911. 

It helped that the Golf R is distinctly German, that the VW badge is, more than ever, intrinsically connected to Weissach's sports car builders. As befits a younger brother, he was banished to the back seat when we picked him at his bachelor pad, across from his university. Despite his seating position, which never came close to earning any whines from any of its inmates, the soon-to-be engineer was in fact hugely impressed. There's no doubt that design changes like the upgrade to terrific 18-inch wheels and the enlargement of the lower grille openings played a role in impressing my mother-in-law's baby boy. But there's also the unquantifiable: the door's thunk, the 2.0L turbo's growl, and even the quality of the carpet.

THE FATHER
For a man who savoured the experience of holding on tightly as I went round and round and round roundabouts in a Subaru BRZ a month ago, the Golf R offered welcome respite. My father is... ahem, getting on in years. And he struggled to get in and out of the BRZ's passenger seat. In the Golf R, the performance was more, let's say, mature. 

If the Subaru BRZ was like my father's four-year-old granddaughter, who constantly engenders love and pride but also has some questionable moods and insists on commandeering his home office to find nursery rhymes on YouTube and sometimes forgets her manners and doesn't always know that it's quiet time... breathe... the Golf R is the 29-year-old son: harder to get to know, not nearly as cute (but characterful in his own pointy-nosed way), more expensive to have over for dinner, and surprisingly capable of multitasking. 

The capable 29-year-old-son, by which I mean the Golf R, could carry a full load (1303 litres) of his company's herring catch from Lunenburg to Meteghan while traveling much faster than his granddaughter can on her tricycle or in the back of my brother's Grand Caravan. 

THE IMMIGRANT & HIS WIFE
My newest friend is a Qatar-raised Indian who was educated (and educated some more) in the UK. He's an exceedingly bright fellow, and he once had the opportunity to test drive BMWs at his leisure on a hill climb in rural England. So we threw him and his Manitoban wife in the back seat of the Golf R, drove through downtown Halifax and across the bridge to Dartmouth to witness a spectacular sunset and attack some twisty roads. As one does. 

Of course they liked the Golf R. But that may have been because there was no dog in the car. Every other time we've picked them up there was a Labrador Retriever puppy trying to lick whatever she could reach.

THE VW FANBOI
How does one grade fanboyism? This guy imported his Golf GTD from Europe, steered his wife toward the purchase of a Golf Wagon, was once terrorized by a gas attendant who filled his A2 Jetta diesel with regular gasoline, and encouraged his brother to drive across Canada in his A3 Jetta VR6. I kid you not.

Spoiler alert: he liked the Golf R. And he should. Seriously, whether we're going to complain about the R's $40,000 sticker or celebrate its value, a car that can be acquired for barely more than half this price better be impressive when it costs $40K. 

Judged individually, the elements that help us decide how nicely the Golf R drives do indeed work nicely. Fortunately, though, fanboi lives near some of HRM's best rural roads, roads which presented me with an opportunity to explore handling attributes that had yet gone partially unexplored. 

This Volkswagen wants to go faster, not something that can be said of every performance car. It's insatiable, like a puppy that wants to play fetch despite exhaustion, like a four-year-old niece that is forever capable of watching yet another version of Baa Baa Black Sheep. I'd expect this in a 2002 Volkswagen Lupo GTI, but I was surprised to feel that sort of energy coming from the Golf R, a car I figured would lean more toward grand touring, less toward hot hatchery.

This attitude stems from the fact that there's still a hint of that 80s Golf feel, even as it weighs in at 3325 pounds. Call it tippy-toes, transparency or tenderness, it's the general sense that this heavy all-wheel-drive Golf R isn't a bruiser. Favourable comparisons would liken it more to a BMW M3 than a BMW M5; more to a Corvette and less to a Viper; more Prelude and less Accord Coupe; more TT than A5.

The Golf R's manual transmission is a bit surprising, not only because of its presence but in its delicacy. The clutch is light and easily manipulated. Golf R steering, perhaps numbed by the winter tires of this test car, is accurate and consistent and even a bit communicative; the latter trait an extreme rarity these days. A greater amount of feedback is felt through the proverbial seat of your pants. And from 3500 rpm in third gear, such a spectacular sweet spot, the Golf R scoots like it has an extra 50 horsepower.

With very little time on highways, some heavy-footed rural driving, and the majority
of time spent in the city in temperatures below -10°C, the Golf R beat its EPA city and
combined ratings of 19/22 mpg with a final tally of 22.2 mpg, equal to 10.6 L/100km.

These are just words, though, words that can't convey the feelings generated by the Golf R during a long drive on an ocean-hugging road. Judging this car only by its individual elements - shifter, clutch, motor, suspension, styling, features - is like evaluating a top NFL prospect on his performance at the scouting combine and nothing else. How the football player combines his strength, endurance, and intelligence on the field matters more. Vertical jumps set a baseline. A 40-yard dash provides a point of reference. But in-game action is the true test.

The fact that there are quicker cars doesn't detract from the Golf R's accelerative experience. Other cars with a greater tenacity for gripping pavement do exist, but their existence does nothing to limit how you'll feel about the Golf R's interactive handling. The Golf R meshes its capabilities together in a way that made me think it's faster than it truly is, grippier than it can be, and as tactile as I want it to be. 

Not a single one of the Golf R's performance attributes asks for sacrifices. Sure it's quick, but it pootles around town like a Camry. Of course it hangs on tightly in corners, but surface changes never negatively impact ride control. You'll pay Volkswagen for the R's performance, but you won't pay for it, not on an ongoing basis like you would with a Camaro's visibility, a BRZ's noise, a Lancer Evo's frenetic engine, or a 370Z's lack of rear seats. In the Golf R, performance is enjoyed in a conventional hatchback with excellent visibility, hug-me-closer seats, a ride that's comfortable enough for your grandmother, and tolerable fuel economy.


All too often, the best-of-both-worlds mentality leads to excessive compromise. One-man bands. Google Wave. Radio toasters. Those ghastly brown dual-purpose eyeglasses people used to wear before Transitions saved us.

Volkswagen's Golf R, however, is the ultimate sacrifice-free compromise. While our main point of reference suggests that the Golf R is a pricey piece, buyers who would otherwise purchase a loaded GTI would be foolish not to consider spending a little extra to acquire a significant amount of extra power, winter-beating all-wheel-drive, and very nicely executed styling alterations. And the joy, oh the joy, that comes with owning something exceedingly rare; something only automotive savants will recognize; something that will inspire true German car enthusiasts to thank you for not leasing a BMW X1.

THE GOOD Balanced performance Interior space Clutch-shifter tandem Timeless design

THE BAD Missing power features Some control confusion Desirable alternatives $40 Large?

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December 2012 And 2012 Year End Sporty Car Sales In Canada

2012 Sporty Car Sales Chart
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Measured by percentage decline, the Chevrolet Camaro was the 15th-worst-selling vehicle in Canada in 2012. Volume slid 32% to 2557 units; down 38% from 2010 levels. Ford Mustang sales were twice as strong as Camaro sales in Canada in 2012.

Don't take the Mustang's victory to mean muscle car sales are roaring in Canada. For one thing, you already know that the Camaro is crumbling. But Dodge Challenger sales are disappearing, as well, falling 37% in 2012 after falling 24% in 2011. And the Mustang? Ford sold nearly twice as Many Mustangs in 2005 as in 2012, even though the overall Canadian new vehicle market has experienced 6% growth since 2005.

December 2012 Sporty
Car Sales Chart

Indeed, the Camaro and Challenger weren't the only sporty coupes to report declining sales in 2012. The BMW 1-Series, Chevrolet Corvette, Honda CR-Z, Hyundai Genesis Coupe, Porsche Cayman, and Scion tC all posted slides of at least 25%. High-end sports cars like the Audi R8, Jaguar XK, and Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG fell 24%, 18%, and 14%, respectively.

Healthy growth was enjoyed by the Porsche Boxster, which sold at a better rate than it has since 2008, when 277 were sold. Porsche Canada once again sold 277 Boxsters, but in 2012, the majority of the Boxsters sold were third-generation Good 12-winning 981 Boxsters, not second-generation 987 Boxsters. 

As recently as 2005, Canadians registered more than 400 Boxsters. Its popularity also pales in comparison to the popularity of Porsche's own 911, which recorded a 23% jump to 584 sales in 2012. This made 2012 the 911's best Canadian sales year since 2007, when 660 were registered.

All 262 Vehicles Ranked By 2012 Canadian Sales

2012 Premium Sports
Car Sales Chart

When discussing sports cars, it's a lot easier to talk about Porsches than front-wheel-drive Hyundai Velosters. We've tried to make an exhaustive list here, and just as we include the droptop version of the Fiat 500C and the sedan version of the BMW 6-Series (which BMW doesn't separate from the 6-Series coupe and convertible) and a slow Honda hybrid called CR-Z, we've included the three-door Hyundai. The Veloster is also compared with small cars like the Honda Civic and Kia Rio here, but there's no doubt that Veloster buyers feel they're getting something more than a unique Accent. Perception is reality?

December 2012 Premium
Sporty Car Sales Chart

It would be silly to suggest that the Hyundai Veloster, turbocharged or not, is a better-selling "sports car" than the Ford Mustang. One is a front-wheel-drive sometimes-hot-hatch; the other a rear-wheel-drive American pony car. The Subaru BRZ and Scion FR-S should rightly be defined as sports cars, however, and their success in 2012 is undeniable. The FR-S sold 210 copies per month. The best-selling Scion, the tC, was on sale all year, five months more than the FR-S. The tC sold 126 times per month.

As always, you can find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for these cars and any other vehicle by selecting a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats home or by clicking the model name in the table below. Fortunately, the table is now sortable. Click the column headers in the tables to sort by December 2012 volume or 2012 year end volume or re-sort alphabetically.

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Sporty Car	December 2012	% Change	2012 Year End	YTD % Change
Audi A5	113	+ 50.7%	2024	+ 3.9%
Audi TT	17	+ 6.3%	454	+ 0.9%
BMW 1-Series	59	- 6.3%	1093	- 29.8%
BMW Z4	44	+ 175%	358	+ 3.8%
Chevrolet Camaro	76	- 52.5%	2557	- 31.8%
Chevrolet Corvette	15	- 6.3%	250	- 29.0%
Dodge Challenger	41	- 36.9%	1485	- 36.8%
Fiat 500C	100	+ 53.8%	2222	+ 301%
Ford Mustang	192	+ 17.8%	5181	+ 16.9%
Honda CR-Z	7	- 50.0%	238	- 54.0%
Hyundai Genesis Coupe	56	- 52.9%	1773	- 36.9%
Hyundai Veloster	353	- 13.1%	5741	+ 202%
Lexus ISC	9	+ 80.0%	293	+ 5.0%
Lexus ISF	7	+ 250%	61	- 3.2%
Mazda MX-5 Miata	10	- 47.4%	711	+ 16.2%
Mazda RX-8	-----	- 100%	43	- 73.9%
Mercedes-Benz SLK	22	+ 4.8%	512	+ 36.5%
Mitsubishi Eclipse	7	- 69.6%	241	- 59.2%
Nissan 370Z	7	- 58.8%	489	+ 7.9%
Porche Boxster	14	+ 367%	277	+ 83.4%
Porsche Cayman	-----	- 100%	92	- 25.8%
Scion FR-S	177	-----	1470	-----
Scion tC	83	- 37.1%	1508	- 26.3%
Subaru BRZ	36	-----	504	-----
Volkswagen Eos	45	+ 80.0%	678	- 4.2%
Volvo C70	3	0.0%	137	- 12.2%

Premium Sporty Car	December 2012	% Change	2012 Year End	YTD % Change
Audi R8	3	+ 50.0%	112	- 23.8%
BMW 6-Series	32	- 5.9%	469	+ 129%
Dodge Viper	-----	- 100%	7	- 78.8%
Jaguar XK	8	- 50.0%	122	- 17.6%
Lexus LFA	-----	- 100%	4	0.0%
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class	14	+ 55.6%	335	+ 75.4%
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	1	- 90.0%	95	- 13.6%
Nissan GT-R	3	+ 200%	117	+ 62.5%
Porsche 911	25	+ 150%	584	+ 22.9%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
Clearly GoodCarBadCar is not suggesting that the cars in the two tables above are all direct competitors. Establishing categories among cars as unique as even the Audi TT and Porsche Boxster has never pleased a single reader, so cars have been lumped together so you can simply see how buyers looking for sports cars, roadsters, hot hatches, convertibles, GTs, and wanna-be sports cars spend their money. Greater categorization of cars would only lead to problems that automakers create by not isolating model-specific sales figures: we don't know how many M3s BMW has sold or how many Civics are Si models, for example. The numbers we do have are listed above.

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December 2012 And 2012 Year End Small/Entry And Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada

Infiniti Canada Needs This 2014 Q50 To
Reverse The Failing Trend Of The Current G

2012 Small/Entry Luxury Car Sales Chart
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Leading after six innings, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class appeared to be on its way to outselling the BMW 3-Series in Canada in 2012. But along came greater 3-Series availability in the final third of the year, and along came a routine sales victory for the BMW 3-Series, Canada's best-selling premium brand car. The 3-Series was also Canada's best-selling premium brand vehicle overall, and Canada's 41st-best-selling vehicle in 2012.

What BMW Canada didn't do much of with the 3-Series in 2012 was increase its share of the market. While Canadians registered 5.7% more new vehicles in 2012 than in 2011, 3-Series sales rose by only eight units. Mercedes-Benz C-Class volume, on the other hand, grew 12%. Sales of the Audi A4, which includes the new Allroad, jumped 12%, as well. Audi also posted measurable gains with the A3, A6, A7, and A8, as well as with the company's best-selling Q5 and the selling-better-than-ever Q7.

December 2012 Small/Entry
Luxury Car Sales Chart

Combined, the Cadillac CTS and ATS sold 2346 times in Canada in 2012. The CTS found 3048 buyers in Canada in 2011. The Infiniti G ended 2012 as Canada's favourite Infiniti, but that's only because the JX35 has only been on sale since April: the three-row utility has been the better-selling Infiniti since then. The new Q50 should fix this trend. 

2012 was the worst Lexus IS sales year since 2005, when only 861 were sold. 3.6% of the IS sedans sold in Canada in 2012 were 5.0L V8-engined F models.

All 262 Vehicles Ranked By 2012 Canadian Sales

2012 Midsize Luxury
Car Sales Chart

Elsewhere at Lexus, the ES was clearly the dominant passenger car for the brand. Nearly 35% of all Lexus car sales stemmed from the ES - 329 of those 2535 sales came about as a result of the nameplate's new hybrid, the ES300h. Lexus sold 2879 hybrids in Canada in 2012. 26% of them were RX hybrids. (The Toyota brand sold 14,595 hybrids, up 250% from 4170 in 2011 with help from the introduction of the Prius C, a full year of Prius V sales, and a fully available second-generation Camry Hybrid.)

December 2012 Midsize
Luxury Car Sales Chart

The Lexus ES's 34% increase was not enough to make it Canada's favourite midsize Japanese premium sedan. Acura TL sales improved by 94 units to 3323, 788 sales better than what Lexus managed with the ES. Infiniti hasn't managed to sell more than 1000 copies of its M sedan to Canadians since the first two full years in which it was on sale. M sales reached a three-year low in 2012.

As always, you can find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for these cars and any other vehicle by selecting a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats home or by clicking the model name in the table below. Fortunately, the table is now sortable. Click the column headers in the tables to sort by December 2012 volume or 2012 year end volume or re-sort alphabetically.

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Small/Entry Luxury Car	December 2012	% Change	2012 Year End	YTD % Change
Acura CSX	-----	- 100%	27	- 98.5%
Acura ILX	409	-----	2259	-----
Acura TSX	78	- 76.9%	1438	- 13.3%
Audi A3	63	- 4.5%	1409	+ 9.3%
Audi A4	429	+ 63.7%	6118	+ 11.6%
Audi A5	113	+ 50.7%	2024	+ 3.9%
BMW 1-Series	59	- 6.3%	1093	- 29.8%
BMW 3-Series	940	+ 26.7%	11,234	+ 0.1%
Cadillac ATS	72	-----	189	-----
Cadillac CTS	77	- 53.3%	2157	- 29.2%
Infiniti G	115	- 53.6%	3003	- 16.7%
Lexus CT200h	92	- 32.4%	1640	+ 21.5%
Lexus HS250h	-----	- 100%	108	- 64.9%
Lexus IS	167	+ 16.8%	1975	- 11.6%
Mercedes-Benz B-Class	325	+ 3150%	454	- 81.4%
Mercedes-Benz C-Class	1010	+ 6.8%	10,616	+ 12.4%
Saab 9-3	-----	- 100%	15	- 87.0%
Volvo C30	11	- 77.1%	607	- 11.0%
Volvo S60	46	- 57.8%	1525	+ 0.4%

Midsize Luxury Car	December  2012	% Change	2012 Year End	YTD % Change
Acura RL	1	- 83.3%	29	- 48.2%
Acura TL	399	- 8.7%	3323	+ 2.9%
Audi A6	50	- 15.3%	937	+ 40.1%
Audi A7	46	- 28.1%	907	+ 49.7%
BMW 5-Series	163	- 32.4%	2727	- 8.0%
Cadillac DTS	-----	-----	4	- 98.2%
Cadillac STS	-----	-----	2	- 84.6%
Cadillac XTS	57	-----	270	-----
Hyundai Equus	5	- 16.7%	116	0.0%
Hyundai Genesis Sedan	50	- 2.0%	1206	+ 47.8%
Infiniti M	22	- 4.3%	320	- 21.6%
Jaguar XF	21	- 40.0%	344	- 14.2%
Lexus ES	218	+ 43.4%	2535	+ 34.0%
Lexus GS	52	+ 550%	924	+ 622%
Lincoln MKS	15	- 42.3%	485	- 23.0%
Lincoln MKZ	56	+ 16.7%	867	- 42.2%
Mercedes-Benz  E-Class & CLS-Class	254	- 24.9%	4083	+ 4.7%
Saab 9-5	-----	- 100%	6	- 88.5%
Volvo S80	4	+ 100%	196	- 38.9%
Volvo XC70	50	- 51.5%	774	- 17.8%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC 
Large-size Equus and XTS are here on pricing grounds. Buick, Chrysler, Avalon, Maxima etc. are listed here. 

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