 |
| The Volkswagen Touareg's Price Ranges From $48,875 To $64,390 |
BMW has struggled to supply some of its models of late as the model year changes. Fortunately for BMW's Canadian dealers, the company's most popular car was widely available in August 2012. The X1 still outsold Cadillac's SRX, Mercedes-Benz's M-Class, and the Volvo XC60 in August.
 |
| Canada Luxury Auto Brand Market Share Click Chart For Larger View |
Acura's semi-premium image allows for comparisons with both proletarian Hondas and high-end Benzes. The brand's value-oriented pricing and powerful incentives have driven sales forward at a 15% clip this year. Apart from the company's two most offensive models - the offensively boring RL and just plain offensive ZDX - Acuras are either relatively high-volume luxury cars or relatively low-volume mainstream products. Among luxury cars, the RDX, MDX, ILX, TL, and TSX ranked sixth, seventh, twelfth, 15th, and 36th in August.
Conversely, Acura's most obvious rival brand, Toyota's Lexus division, finished the month of August with vehicles ranking third, 14th, 28th, 30th, 37th, and 57th. Acura sold 10,452 automobiles to Canadians in the first eight months of 2012, 878 more than Lexus managed.
Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for all these vehicles can be accessed through the first dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats home. Links to other key August best seller lists can be clicked at the bottom of this post.
Rank | Luxury Vehicle | August 2012 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
#1 | BMW 3-Series | 1075 | + 13.3% | 6897 | - 12.3% |
#2 | Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 720 | + 13.7% | 7325 | + 26.1% |
#3 | Lexus RX | 718 | + 52.1% | 4607 | + 8.8% |
#4 | BMW X3 | 531 | + 32.8% | 3024 | + 1.2% |
#5 | Audi A4 | 508 | + 13.6% | 4047 | + 6.2% |
#6 | Acura RDX | 462 | + 78.4% | 3018 | + 71.7% |
#7 | Acura MDX | 442 | - 37.3% | 3363 | - 3.7% |
#8 | Audi Q5 | 430 | + 2.1% | 3772 | + 21.0% |
#9 | Lincoln MKX | 401 | + 8.1% | 2701 | - 2.5% |
#10 | Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class | 381 | - 5.9% | 2891 | + 15.0% |
#11 | BMW X5 | 339 | + 4.0% | 2454 | - 2.2% |
#12 | Acura ILX | 318 | ----- | 764 | ----- |
#13 | Mercedes-Benz GLK | 313 | - 34.2% | 3382 | - 7.3% |
#14 | Lexus ES | 285 | + 50.8% | 1210 | - 6.4% |
T15 | Acura TL | 262 | + 67.9% | 2292 | + 40.4% |
T15 | Infiniti JX35 | 262 | ----- | 1392 | ----- |
#17 | Infiniti G | 259 | - 24.0% | 2286 | - 5.0% |
#18 | BMW X1 | 238 | - 19.9% | 3954 | + 162% |
#19 | Cadillac SRX | 235 | - 26.8% | 1944 | - 11.2% |
#20 | Mercedes-Benz M-Class | 225 | + 75.8% | 3802 | + 95.3% |
#21 | Audi A5 | 223 | + 68.9% | 1405 | - 6.0% |
#22 | BMW 5-Series | 212 | + 19.1% | 1875 | + 2.5% |
#23 | Volkswagen Touareg | 204 | + 102% | 1229 | + 8.8% |
#24 | Cadillac CTS | 194 | - 39.4% | 1682 | - 26.8% |
#25 | Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 163 | + 24.4% | 1079 | + 15.8% |
#26 | Mercedes-Benz GL-Class & G-Class | 157 | + 175% | 1219 | + 28.2% |
#27 | Volvo XC60 | 149 | + 12.0% | 1345 | + 3.9% |
#28 | Lexus IS | 141 | - 45.6% | 1356 | - 10.2% |
#29 | Porsche Cayenne | 138 | + 76.9% | 951 | + 7.8% |
#30 | Lexus CT200h | 137 | - 24.7% | 1112 | + 39.7% |
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
GCBC qualifies all vehicles from Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Acura, Cadillac, Audi, Infiniti, Lincoln, Volvo, Land Rover, Porsche, and Jaguar while also making exceptions for overtly premium cars like the Chevrolet Corvette, Nissan GT-R, Volkswagen Touareg, Hyundai Equus, and (reluctantly) the Hyundai Genesis sedan. Buick's lack of anything truly high-end hinders its value-priced vehicles from qualifying as premium, despite the image Buick held in a previous era. Yes, this means the B-Class is eligible because of the S-Class; the A3 because of the R8, to an extent. Unfortunately the lack of data separating vehicle trim lines from one another (F-150 XL vs F-150 Platinum, for example) means vehicles like the GMC Yukon Denali and Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 aren't included. None of this should lead you to believe the Chrysler 300 and Toyota Avalon and Buick Enclave aren't luxurious, particularly as they're viable competitors for true premium players.
Related From GoodCarBadCar.net
Top 30 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada - September 2012
Top 30 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada - July 2012
Top 30 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada - August 2011
Canada Auto Sales By Brand - August 2012
Top 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In Canada - August 2012
No comments:
Post a Comment