The top ten best-selling luxury vehicles in the world
Clockwise from top left are the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Audi A4, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, and BMW four Series.
Germany’s Big Three predominated the sales charts last year, with Mercedes-Benz leading the way
Big, mainstream automotive brands like Ford, Chevrolet, Toyota and Volkswagen continued to sell the most popular fresh models globally in 2015. When it came to luxury brands, vehicles from Germany’s Big Three — Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz — predominated the sales charts.
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For the fifth year in a row, the BMW brand sold the most luxury cars and trucks on the planet in 2015. And with Mercedes-Benz nudging third-place Audi for 2nd, it’s no surprise models from these three automakers packed up our list of the top ten best-selling luxury vehicles in the world for 2015*:
Ten Place: Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class (118,618 sold)
2015 Mercedes-Benz CLA two hundred fifty 4Matic Coupe
With sales up overall 13.Four per cent compared to 2014, Mercedes-Benz sold 1,803,250 fresh vehicles globally last year. The brand’s third-best seller was the compact CLA “four-door coupe.” With more than 118,000 purchased in 2015, sales of the CLA were up by a substantial twenty nine per cent. In Canada, sales were virtually vapid, with only a 0.Five per cent build up to Three,870 units sold. For 2016, CLA pricing starts at $35,300 and can go as high as $51,800 for the top-of-the-line 375-horsepower AMG model.
9th Place: BMW four Series (134,061 sold)
BMW sold the most luxury vehicles in the world last year, with sales up Five.Two per cent to 1,905,234 units in 2015. No surprise then, to see five out of the ten vehicles on our list from the German automaker. The very first is the four Series, the “coupe” family derived from BMW’s top-selling three Series compact sedan; two thousand fifteen was its very first utter year on sale, which explains the four Series’ 98.6 per cent sales leap over 2014. Priced inbetween $49,450 and $85,500 for the M4 Cabriolet, four Series sales last year grew by forty three per cent in Canada, to almost Five,000 copies sold.
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8th Place: Mercedes-Benz A-Class (147,006 sold)
2013 Mercedes-Benz A-Class
Albeit it shares the same compact front- or all-wheel drive platform as the B-, CLA- and GLA-Classes, Mercedes-Benz does not sell its A-Class four-door hatchback in Canada — but perhaps the German automaker should. Very first seen in 1997, the current third-generation A-Class is more conventional than its taller predecessors, and has become a popular model for the German automaker worldwide. That said, global A-Class sales were down 6.7 per cent in 2015, to just over 147,000 units.
7th Place: BMW one Series (163,721 sold)
BMW world expose of the one Series five-door at the two thousand eleven Frankfurt International Motor showcase.
Just to be clear: The current BMW one Series is the compact, rear-wheel-drive hatchback that’s been suggested in foreign markets since 2004. We Canadians got the one Series coupe and convertible versions, renamed the two Series for two thousand fourteen (not to be confused with the BMW two Series Active/Gran Tourer four-door hatchbacks, based on the Mini platform, also not sold here). Despite its lack of presence in North America, BMW still managed to sell over 163,000 copies of the one Series worldwide in 2015, a Five.Five per cent drop compared to the previous year.
6th Place: BMW X5 (177,417 sold)
2016 BMW X5 xDrive40e
One BMW model we Canadians have been able to buy since it went on sale in one thousand nine hundred ninety nine has been the X5, the German automaker’s popular midsize SUV. The only utility vehicle to make this list, the X5 was the most popular luxury SUV on the planet in 2015. Over 177,000 copies of the third-generation X5 were sold — a significant 22.6 per cent build up over 2014. Base two thousand sixteen X5 models embark at $66,300 and climb to the 567-horsepower $106,900 X5 M. Unlike the gains made worldwide, X5 sales were relatively plane last year in Canada, with a 1.6 per cent drop to just Five,381 units sold.
5th Place: Audi A4 (180,063 sold)
Audi A4 quattro
Audi’s worldwide sales grew by Three.6 per cent last year to a total of 1,803,250 fresh vehicles. An all-new fifth-generation A4 sedan began its global rollout last June. Because of the model transfer, A4 sales were down worldwide by Four.Three per cent, to only a little over 180,000 units sold. In Canada, where two thousand sixteen A4 prices range inbetween $43,200 and $56,090, sales were also down in two thousand fifteen by 6.7 per cent, to just over Five,400 copies sold.
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4th Place: Mercedes-Benz E-Class (208,604 sold)
2014 Mercedes-Benz E three hundred fifty Cabriolet
On sale since 1993, the midsize Mercedes-Benz four-door remained a popular model worldwide in 2015. With the anticipation of an all-new, fifth-generation E-Class going on sale in two thousand sixteen for the two thousand seventeen model year — very first seen at this year’s Detroit auto display — global sales of the ‘Benz sedan were down 14.6 per cent to over 208,000 units sold in 2015. E-Class sales in Canada last year were also down, by 16.Five per cent, to over Three,100 units. Outgoing, last-generation two thousand sixteen E-Class models are priced inbetween $65,500 to the $113,800 577-horsepower AMG model.
3rd Place: BMW three Series (304,316 sold)
2016 BMW 328i xDrive Touring
Very first seen exclusively as a two-door in 1975, with the latest creation of the standalone four Series, the sixth-generation BMW three Series now comes only as a four-door. That has not stopped the compact luxury sedan from remaining the German automaker’s best-selling vehicle worldwide, despite sales being off by Eighteen.Two per cent in two thousand fifteen to just over 304,000 copies sold. In Canada, where the three Series can be had for as little as $39,990 and as much as $75,000 for the 425-horsepower M3 Sedan, sales were down Four.9 per cent, to 9,590 units sold.
2nd Place: Audi A3 (353,572 sold)
2015 Audi A3 Cabriolet
From the world’s very first premium compact in 1996, the Audi A3 has become the German automaker’s best-seller worldwide and the 2nd most popular luxury vehicle in the world. Last year, A3 sales grew by Nineteen.Five per cent over 2014, to over 353,00 copies sold. With more than Trio,700 sold in Canada (where it can be had as a sedan, convertible or plug-in hybrid for inbetween $31,600 and $45,400), A3 sales were even more amazing — a leap of 54.Five per cent compared to 2014.
1st Place: Mercedes-Benz C-Class (364,668 sold)
2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
The world’s best-selling luxury vehicle in two thousand fifteen was the Mercedes-Benz C-Class. Launched at the two thousand fourteen Detroit auto display, the current fifth-generation model eyed sales leap a substantial twenty two per cent in 2015, to over 364,000 copies. The world’s most-popular luxury vehicle was also number one in Canada last year; with prices commencing at $43,800 to the 503-horsepower $83,700 Mercedes-AMG C sixty three S, C-Class sales eyed a leap of 41.7 per cent last year to 9,992 copies sold.
The top ten best-selling luxury vehicles in the world, Driving
The top ten best-selling luxury vehicles in the world
Clockwise from top left are the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Audi A4, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, and BMW four Series.
Germany’s Big Three predominated the sales charts last year, with Mercedes-Benz leading the way
Big, mainstream automotive brands like Ford, Chevrolet, Toyota and Volkswagen continued to sell the most popular fresh models globally in 2015. When it came to luxury brands, vehicles from Germany’s Big Three — Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz — predominated the sales charts.
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- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
See what your neighbours are paying
For the fifth year in a row, the BMW brand sold the most luxury cars and trucks on the planet in 2015. And with Mercedes-Benz nudging third-place Audi for 2nd, it’s no surprise models from these three automakers packed up our list of the top ten best-selling luxury vehicles in the world for 2015*:
Ten Place: Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class (118,618 sold)
2015 Mercedes-Benz CLA two hundred fifty 4Matic Coupe
With sales up overall 13.Four per cent compared to 2014, Mercedes-Benz sold 1,803,250 fresh vehicles globally last year. The brand’s third-best seller was the compact CLA “four-door coupe.” With more than 118,000 purchased in 2015, sales of the CLA were up by a substantial twenty nine per cent. In Canada, sales were virtually plane, with only a 0.Five per cent build up to Trio,870 units sold. For 2016, CLA pricing starts at $35,300 and can go as high as $51,800 for the top-of-the-line 375-horsepower AMG model.
9th Place: BMW four Series (134,061 sold)
BMW sold the most luxury vehicles in the world last year, with sales up Five.Two per cent to 1,905,234 units in 2015. No surprise then, to see five out of the ten vehicles on our list from the German automaker. The very first is the four Series, the “coupe” family derived from BMW’s top-selling three Series compact sedan; two thousand fifteen was its very first total year on sale, which explains the four Series’ 98.6 per cent sales leap over 2014. Priced inbetween $49,450 and $85,500 for the M4 Cabriolet, four Series sales last year grew by forty three per cent in Canada, to almost Five,000 copies sold.
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8th Place: Mercedes-Benz A-Class (147,006 sold)
2013 Mercedes-Benz A-Class
Albeit it shares the same compact front- or all-wheel drive platform as the B-, CLA- and GLA-Classes, Mercedes-Benz does not sell its A-Class four-door hatchback in Canada — but perhaps the German automaker should. Very first seen in 1997, the current third-generation A-Class is more conventional than its taller predecessors, and has become a popular model for the German automaker worldwide. That said, global A-Class sales were down 6.7 per cent in 2015, to just over 147,000 units.
7th Place: BMW one Series (163,721 sold)
BMW world expose of the one Series five-door at the two thousand eleven Frankfurt International Motor display.
Just to be clear: The current BMW one Series is the compact, rear-wheel-drive hatchback that’s been suggested in foreign markets since 2004. We Canadians got the one Series coupe and convertible versions, renamed the two Series for two thousand fourteen (not to be confused with the BMW two Series Active/Gran Tourer four-door hatchbacks, based on the Mini platform, also not sold here). Despite its lack of presence in North America, BMW still managed to sell over 163,000 copies of the one Series worldwide in 2015, a Five.Five per cent drop compared to the previous year.
6th Place: BMW X5 (177,417 sold)
2016 BMW X5 xDrive40e
One BMW model we Canadians have been able to buy since it went on sale in one thousand nine hundred ninety nine has been the X5, the German automaker’s popular midsize SUV. The only utility vehicle to make this list, the X5 was the most popular luxury SUV on the planet in 2015. Over 177,000 copies of the third-generation X5 were sold — a significant 22.6 per cent build up over 2014. Base two thousand sixteen X5 models commence at $66,300 and climb to the 567-horsepower $106,900 X5 M. Unlike the gains made worldwide, X5 sales were relatively vapid last year in Canada, with a 1.6 per cent drop to just Five,381 units sold.
5th Place: Audi A4 (180,063 sold)
Audi A4 quattro
Audi’s worldwide sales grew by Trio.6 per cent last year to a total of 1,803,250 fresh vehicles. An all-new fifth-generation A4 sedan began its global rollout last June. Because of the model transfer, A4 sales were down worldwide by Four.Trio per cent, to only a little over 180,000 units sold. In Canada, where two thousand sixteen A4 prices range inbetween $43,200 and $56,090, sales were also down in two thousand fifteen by 6.7 per cent, to just over Five,400 copies sold.
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4th Place: Mercedes-Benz E-Class (208,604 sold)
2014 Mercedes-Benz E three hundred fifty Cabriolet
On sale since 1993, the midsize Mercedes-Benz four-door remained a popular model worldwide in 2015. With the anticipation of an all-new, fifth-generation E-Class going on sale in two thousand sixteen for the two thousand seventeen model year — very first seen at this year’s Detroit auto showcase — global sales of the ‘Benz sedan were down 14.6 per cent to over 208,000 units sold in 2015. E-Class sales in Canada last year were also down, by 16.Five per cent, to over Trio,100 units. Outgoing, last-generation two thousand sixteen E-Class models are priced inbetween $65,500 to the $113,800 577-horsepower AMG model.
3rd Place: BMW three Series (304,316 sold)
2016 BMW 328i xDrive Touring
Very first seen exclusively as a two-door in 1975, with the latest creation of the standalone four Series, the sixth-generation BMW three Series now comes only as a four-door. That has not stopped the compact luxury sedan from remaining the German automaker’s best-selling vehicle worldwide, despite sales being off by Legal.Two per cent in two thousand fifteen to just over 304,000 copies sold. In Canada, where the three Series can be had for as little as $39,990 and as much as $75,000 for the 425-horsepower M3 Sedan, sales were down Four.9 per cent, to 9,590 units sold.
2nd Place: Audi A3 (353,572 sold)
2015 Audi A3 Cabriolet
From the world’s very first premium compact in 1996, the Audi A3 has become the German automaker’s best-seller worldwide and the 2nd most popular luxury vehicle in the world. Last year, A3 sales grew by Nineteen.Five per cent over 2014, to over 353,00 copies sold. With more than Trio,700 sold in Canada (where it can be had as a sedan, convertible or plug-in hybrid for inbetween $31,600 and $45,400), A3 sales were even more awesome — a leap of 54.Five per cent compared to 2014.
1st Place: Mercedes-Benz C-Class (364,668 sold)
2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
The world’s best-selling luxury vehicle in two thousand fifteen was the Mercedes-Benz C-Class. Launched at the two thousand fourteen Detroit auto display, the current fifth-generation model witnessed sales leap a substantial twenty two per cent in 2015, to over 364,000 copies. The world’s most-popular luxury vehicle was also number one in Canada last year; with prices commencing at $43,800 to the 503-horsepower $83,700 Mercedes-AMG C sixty three S, C-Class sales eyed a hop of 41.7 per cent last year to 9,992 copies sold.