Top 30 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada - February 2012

The Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate Is Not
Part Of Mercedes-Benz Canada's Lineup

For the second consecutive month Canada's favourite premium vehicle was a small German car. In February 2012, however, it wasn't the BMW 3-Series, sales of which tumbled 26% as many customers waited for the new F10 3-Series sedan, a Good 12 winner.

In fact, Canada's best-selling premium vehicle last month was a 3-Series rival, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class. Perhaps worthy of greater notice is the Mercedes-Benz which took over second spot. The new M-Class is a hot seller both north and south of the border. Here in Canada, sales shot up 153% from February 2011 to 602 units. Audi Q5 sales jumped 19% but the smaller German utility finished February 85 sales back of the ML Benz.

Seven of the ten highest finishers wear German badges; ten of the top 15. The highest selling Cadillac or Lincoln was the MKX in 15th spot, three sales ahead of the CTS. (Oh, for names like Aviator and Catera.) We've included the $48,875-$63,685 Volkswagen Touareg, the 21st-ranked premium vehicle, just as we would slot in the Hyundai Genesis sedan were it popular enough, but this doesn't mean Buick is eligible. The Verano? A luxury car? 

There are actually 31 vehicles listed in the February 2012 best-selling luxury vehicles table below. As a result of a tie between the Porsche Cayenne and Acura TSX at 92 units, both earned the 30th spot. For the sales figures of other models, follow GoodCarBadCar.net over the coming days for segment breakdowns. You can always find monthly and yearly sales data for any nameplate on sale in North America by accessing the dropdown menu at the top right of this page.

Rank	Luxury Vehicle	February 2012	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
#1	Mercedes-Benz  C-Class	744	+ 18.1%	1321	+ 31.1%
#2	Mercedes-Benz  M-Class	602	+ 153%	1086	+ 121%
#3	BMW 3-Series	521	- 26.2%	1221	+ 6.3%
#4	Audi Q5	517	+ 19.4%	1007	+ 24.8%
#5	Lexus RX	444	- 9.6%	896	- 2.2%
#6	BMW X1	403	-----	678	-----
#7	Audi A4	400	+ 4.4%	834	+ 8.6%
#8	Infiniti G	382	+ 63.9%	584	+ 55.7%
#9	Acura MDX	360	+ 7.8%	603	+ 12.3%
#10	Mercedes-Benz GLK	357	+ 8.8%	672	+ 25.4%
#11	Acura TL	337	+ 64.4%	559	+ 91.4%
#12	BMW X5	298	- 9.7%	517	- 12.7%
#13	BMW X3	264	- 25.8%	442	- 19.5%
#14	Mercedes-Benz  E-Class & CLS-Class	225	+ 11.9%	410	+ 14.2%
#15	Lincoln MKX	207	- 38.0%	439	- 13.2%
#16	Cadillac CTS	204	+ 8.5%	343	- 11.4%
#17	Acura RDX	196	+ 8.3%	353	+ 13.5%
#18	Cadillac SRX	182	- 2.2%	355	- 4.8%
#19	BMW 5-Series	147	- 25.8%	270	- 25.6%
#20	Mercedes-Benz  G & GL-Class	144	+ 33.3%	265	+ 37.3%
#21	Volkswagen Touareg	141	+ 2.9%	301	+ 14.9%
#22	Audi A5	128	- 15.2%	230	- 16.1%
#23	Land Rover Range Rover Sport	118	+ 2.6%	207	+ 11.9%
#24	Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	117	-----	247	-----
T25	Lexus IS	112	- 26.8%	235	- 12.3%
T25	Volvo S60	112	+ 53.4%	190	+ 32.9%
T25	Volvo XC60	112	- 2.6%	206	- 6.8%
#28	Lexus CT200h	98	-----	186	-----
#29	Audi A3	93	+ 6.9%	222	+ 52.1%
#30	Acura TSX	92	+ 3.4%	170	+ 23.2%
T30	Porsche Cayenne	92	+ 2.2%	160	- 16.2%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC 
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales

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