Showing posts with label Canada Entry Luxury Car Sales. Show all posts
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

January 2013 Luxury Car Sales In Canada

2013 Cadillac ATS crystal red
The newest Cadillac accounted for 47.5% of the brand's passenger car sales in January 2013. For the ATS to accomplish that feat, CTS sales basically had to decrease. And decrease they have. Sales of the CTS sedan, coupe, and wagon (if there are in fact sales of the wagon) plunged 59% in January after sliding 53% in December 2012, 44% in November, and 15% in October.

Canada January 2013 small luxury car sales chart
"Small" Luxury Car Sales Chart
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But is the ATS wholly to blame? Canadian sales of the Cadillac CTS were in decline before the ATS even arrived, falling 34% in September, 39% in August, and 29% in July. GM Canada hasn't reported a year-over-year increase in Cadillac CTS sales since February of last year, when CTS sales rose 8.5%. It's easy to say the ATS is eating up potential CTS buyers in the United States. But north of the border - whether the ATS is cannibalizing or just doing its own thing - the CTS has been struggling for a while.

For every Cadillac CTS sold or leased in Canada in January 2013, BMW sold or leased nearly twelve 3-Series sedans, coupes, convertibles, or Tourings. Compare that with the CTS's results in its home market where, in a rough month for both the Caddy and the BMW, the 3-Series wasn't quite twice as popular.


These results aren't surprising to Canadians who follow GCBC's monthly brand rankings. Cadillac, Lincoln, and the not-quite-there Buick accounted for 2.9% of the U.S. market in January. BMW, Mercedes-Benz (sans Sprinter), and Audi collected 4.7% of total U.S. volume. In Canada, however, where the Germans do own less of a less luxury-oriented market, their 4.4% market share stands tall compared to the dreadful 1.4% market share of the American trio. You read that right: barely more than one out of every 100 automobiles sold in Canada in January was an American brand luxury car, and that includes Buick.

Canada January 2013 midsize luxury car sales chart
"Midsize" Luxury Car Sales Chart
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Thus, to see the CTS and ATS totalling just 163 Canadian sales while at the same time combining to outsell the 3-Series by 455 sales in the U.S. seems perfectly appropriate. Canadians simply don't hanker after high-priced American cars. Give us our Fords, Hyundais, and BMWs, thanks.

This luxury car sales post has been wholeheartedly changed. It now includes a number of cars GCBC displays with other segments, too, like the Chrysler 300 and Buick Verano. These additions allow readers to see how cars fare against similarly-priced nameplates, not just the cars that have a lofty brand image. The accompanying charts can be clicked for a larger view. Any model name can be clicked in order to find historical monthly and yearly sales figures. Or select a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats home. Best of all, the tables below are now sortable. Click any column header to rank vehicles by volume, year-over-year change, or re-sort alphabetically to return to the original.

Click Column Headers To Sort
Entry Luxury Car
January 2013
%
Change
Year 
To Date
YTD
% Change
190
-----190-----
45
- 65.1%45- 65.1%
226
+ 160%226+ 160%
79
- 10.2%79- 10.2%
201
+ 20,000%201+ 20,000%
8
- 86.7%8- 86.7%

Small Luxury Car
January 2013
%
Change
Year 
To Date
YTD

Change
78
0.0%780.0%
332
- 23.5%332- 23.5%
77
- 24.5%77- 24.5%
94
+ 124%94+ 124%
98
- 55.0%98- 55.0%
676
- 3.4%676- 3.4%
106
-----106-----
57
- 59.0%57- 59.0%
135
- 33.2%135- 33.2%
52
- 57.7%52- 57.7%
393
- 31.9%393- 31.9%
108
+ 38.5%108+ 38.5%

Tweeners
January 
2013
%
Change
Year 
To Date
YTD

Change
111
- 50.0%111- 50.0%
52
- 70.3%52- 70.3%
230
- 49.7%230- 49.7%
65
+ 44.4%65+ 44.4%
170
+ 95.4%170+ 95.4%
29
- 31.0%29- 31.0%
103
+ 17.0%103+ 17.0%
105
+ 169%105+ 169%
52
- 11.9%52- 11.9%

Midsize Luxury Cars 

Large Inexpensive 
Luxury Cars
January 
2013
%
Change
Year 
To Date
YTD

Change
-----
---------------
48
- 43.5%48- 43.5%
38
- 41.5%38- 41.5%
191
+ 55.3%191+ 55.3%
60
-----60-----
4
- 55.6%4- 55.6%
26
+ 100%26+ 100%
10
- 37.5%10- 37.5%
46
+ 360%46+ 360%
24
- 4.0%24- 4.0%
117
- 36.8%117- 36.8%
31
- 11.4%31- 11.4%
3
- 40.0%3- 40.0%
Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
Red font indicates declining year-over-year sales
* Indicates a vehicle which is also displayed in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ sedan only

Related From GoodCarBadCar.net
Luxury Car Sales In Canada - December & 2012 Year End
Luxury Car Sales In Canada - January 2012
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - January 2013
Top 15 Best-Selling Expensive Vehicles In Canada - January 2013
Large Luxury Car Sales In Canada - January 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013

January 2013 Luxury Car Sales In America

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Volvo Sold 10,489 V70 Wagons (Besides 16,066 More XC70s) In
2004, When The Overall Market Was 1.17 Times The Size It Is Now
The Volvo S60 accounted for 40% of U.S. Volvo sales in January 2013, up from 32% a year ago and 38% a month ago. S60 sales shot up 20% in January, a 393-unit increase from January 2012 levels. The  S40, V50, and V70, meanwhile, are dead. S80 sales dropped 17% to 176. The C30 and C70 were responsible for just 7% of Volvo sales last month. The surging XC60 brought about another 32% of Volvo brand sales.

January 2013 U.S. small luxury car sales chart
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You've figured it out: Volvo, at least in America, is an S60/XC60-oriented company. This reliance on specific models isn't unusual among semi-premium brands. The MKX accounted for 44% of Lincoln sales in January; the G and JX were responsible for nearly seven out of ten Infiniti sales last month; the ES and RX just under one-third of all Lexus sales in January. 71% of Porsche sales came about as a result of the Cayenne and 911. 

But the biggest luxury players find decent U.S. volume with a wide range of models. BMW possesses four models - two cars and two SAVs which sold more often than the most popular Volvo. Mercedes-Benz had five, including two cars. Cadillac's SRX, ATS, and CTS outsold the leading Volvo. Acura's MDX and RDX did the same. As did Infiniti's G and JX; Lexus's ES and RX; Audi's A4 and Q5.


U.S. January 2013 midsize luxury car sales chart
This isn't Volvo bashing. And while plenty of automakers sell fewer cars these days than in the pre-recession era - Volvo sales plunged 51% from 2004 to 2012; Lexus dropped 19% between 2005 and 2012  - Volvo market share slid from 0.8% in 2004 to 0.5% in 2012. And why? It doesn't help that Volvo sold nine different models in 2004 but only sells seven now, and two of the seven are on their way out. This is about Volvo wishing. Wishing that the brand would be inspired by its history. Wishing that it would update aging products. Sure, an S60 Polestar looks like fun. But before Volvo needs an M3-baiter, it might need... you know, a wagon.

This luxury car sales post has been wholeheartedly changed. It now includes a number of cars GCBC displays with other segments, too, like the Chrysler 300 and Buick Verano. These additions allow readers to see how cars fare against similarly-priced nameplates, not just the cars that have a lofty brand image. The accompanying charts can be clicked for a larger view. Any model can be clicked in order to find historical monthly and yearly sales figures. Or select a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats home. Best of all, the tables below are now sortable. Click any column header to rank vehicles by volume, year-over-year change, or re-sort alphabetically to return to the original.

Click Column Headers To Sort
Entry Luxury Car
January 2013
%
Change
Year 
To Date
YTD
% Change
1558
-----1558-----
231
- 60.5%231- 60.5%
3660
+ 360%3660+ 360%
1001
- 2.3%1001- 2.3%
166
- 42.8%166- 42.8%

Small Luxury Car
January 2013
%
Change
Year 
To Date
YTD
% Change
1326
- 41.5%1326- 41.5%
2755
+ 3.0%2755+ 3.0%
1200
+ 36.7%1200+ 36.7%
304
- 28.0%304- 28.0%
4831
- 27.9%4831- 27.9%
2781
-----2781-----
2505
- 17.0%2505- 17.0%
2815
- 26.2%2815- 26.2%
1386
- 23.4%1386- 23.4%
7214
+ 19.6%7214+ 19.6%
1954
+ 38.1%1954+ 38.1%

Tweeners
January 2013
%
Change
Year 
To Date
YTD
% Change
1497
- 34.4%1497- 34.4%
3548
- 11.6%3548- 11.6%
5325
+ 7.4%5325+ 7.4%
797
+ 4328%797+ 4328%
2472
+ 7.9%2472+ 7.9%
5186
+ 115%5186+ 115%
453
- 72.7%453- 72.7%
2992
- 25.2%2992- 25.2%
4840
+ 50.4%4840+ 50.4%
1192
- 15.8%1192- 15.8%
334
- 24.6%334- 24.6%

Midsize Luxury Cars 

Large Inexpensive 
Luxury Cars
January 2013
%
Change
Year 
To Date
YTD
% Change
13
- 60.6%13- 60.6%
1259
+ 11.4%1259+ 11.4%
698
+ 8.6%698+ 8.6%
2585
- 19.6%2585- 19.6%
1900
-----1900-----
253
- 13.4%253- 13.4%
413
- 41.0%413- 41.0%
511
+ 12.3%511+ 12.3%
1099
+ 1082%1099+ 1082%
909
+ 22.7%909+ 22.7%
553
- 5.0%553- 5.0%
5469
+ 33.5%5469+ 33.5%
176
- 16.6%176- 16.6%
Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
* Indicates a vehicle that is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown

Related From GoodCarBadCar.net
Small & Midsize Luxury Car Sales In America - February 2013
Small & Midsize Luxury Car Sales In America - December & 2012 Year End
Small & Midsize Luxury Car Sales In America - January 2012
Top 15 Best-Selling Expensive Cars In America - January 2013
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - January 2013
Large Luxury Car Sales In America - January 2013
Monday, January 28, 2013

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

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Canada small luxury car sales chart 2012 Year end
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.

Canada small luxury car sales chart December 2012
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.

Canada midsize luxury car sales chart 2012 year end
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.)

Canada midsize luxury car sales chart December 2012
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.

Click On Column Headers To Sort
Small/Entry Luxury Car
December
2012
%
Change
2012
Year
End
YTD
% Change
-----
- 100%27- 98.5%
409
-----2259-----
78
- 76.9%1438- 13.3%
63
- 4.5%1409+ 9.3%
429
+ 63.7%6118+ 11.6%
113
+ 50.7%2024+ 3.9%
59
- 6.3%1093- 29.8%
940
+ 26.7%11,234+ 0.1%
72
-----189-----
77
- 53.3%2157- 29.2%
115
- 53.6%3003- 16.7%
92
- 32.4%1640+ 21.5%
-----
- 100%108- 64.9%
167
+ 16.8%1975- 11.6%
325
+ 3150%454- 81.4%
1010
+ 6.8%10,616+ 12.4%
-----
- 100%15- 87.0%
11
- 77.1%607- 11.0%
46
- 57.8%1525+ 0.4%

Midsize Luxury Car
December 
2012
%
Change
2012
Year
End
YTD
% Change
1
- 83.3%29- 48.2%
399
- 8.7%3323+ 2.9%
50
- 15.3%937+ 40.1%
46
- 28.1%907+ 49.7%
163
- 32.4%2727- 8.0%
Cadillac DTS
-----
-----4- 98.2%
Cadillac STS
-----
-----2- 84.6%
57
-----270-----
5
- 16.7%1160.0%
50
- 2.0% 1206 + 47.8%
22
- 4.3%320- 21.6%
21
- 40.0%344- 14.2%
218
+ 43.4%2535+ 34.0%
52
+ 550%924+ 622%
15
- 42.3%485- 23.0%
56
+ 16.7%867- 42.2%
254
- 24.9%4083+ 4.7%
-----
- 100%6- 88.5%
4
+ 100%196- 38.9%
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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Small & Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada - January 2013
Small/Entry & Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada - December & 2011 Year End
Small/Entry & Midsize Luxury Car Sales In Canada - November 2012
Top 25 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - 2012 Year End
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - December & 2012 Year End
Large Luxury Car Sales In Canada - December & 2012 Year End