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In the first quarter of 2014, Canada's auto industry was capable of moving forward after a record 2014 by only a bit. The 1% gains achieved by the overall group pf automobile manufacturers was nothing compared with the achievement of the SUV/crossover category: sales are up 15% this year, a volume increase of nearly 16,000 units.
Subtract these 84 nameplates from the equation and the industry as a whole was down 5.1% to fewer than 240,000 first quarter sales.
But automakers do sell utility vehicles, and they're selling them rather well. Taking all vehicle types into account, 10 of the 20 biggest year-over-year improvements in the first quarter belonged to vehicles from the list you'll see below: Santa Fe XL, Encore, Land Cruiser, X5, X1, GX460, Durango, Tiguan, Rogue, Range Rover Sport.
Volkswagen's 18th-ranked Tiguan stands out in that group in large part because of its age. It's by no means a new model like the recently replaced Rogue, which GoodCarBadCar reviewed last week. It wasn't new in the latter part of 2013's first quarter and therefore capable of exceedingly impressive YOY improvements.
The Tiguan posted Canadian sales improvements in 2009, 2010, 2012, and in record-setting 2013, and sales are taking off in 2014, as well. Why? Well, price for one thing. Volkswagen has chopped thousands off a base Tiguan's sticker. But Volkswagen has also proven capable of maintaining (or improving) a level of desirability for their models.
Just look at VW's premium Audi division. The Q5 has been around since 2009, but sales have improved every year, and it's currently tied with the fresh BMW 3-Series as Canada's top-selling luxury brand vehicle.
VW Group SUV/crossover sales are up 31% to 5110 units in early 2014. Sound like a lot? Canada's best-selling SUV, the Ford Escape, is up 9% to 9137 units year-to-date. The Escape generates 59% of Ford brand utility vehicle sales; 56% of Ford MoCo utility vehicle sales.
There were exciting improvements introduced in October's rankings of utility vehicle sales. Prior year figures now include the actual numbers from last year, not just the percentage increases/decreases from last year. As a result, we now include vehicles like the Suzuki Grand Vitara and Hyundai Veracruz, nameplates which collected sales in March 2013 but not during March 2014.
At any time, click the Rank column to return to the original format. If you're on a mobile device, you may need to choose the full version of the site (at the bottom of the page) in order to use the sortable function.
Reminder: these are 2014 year-to-date rankings, but you can sort SUVs and crossovers by March volume by clicking the March 2014 column header, or you can rank SUVs/CUVs by improvements or declines using the % columns. Or, most importantly, you can list automakers together by selecting the SUV/Crossover column header.
As always, you can find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these vehicles by selecting a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page.
Click Column Headers To Sort • March 2015 • April 2014 • February 2014 • March 2013
Source: Automakers & ANDC
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
* Italicized unranked lines are nothing more than available breakdowns, already included in the model's total, not in addition to the model's total.
³ Total Santa Fe sales: up 24.5% to 7219 YTD; up 62.4% to 3801 in March.
^ Escalade here does not include sales of the EXT, which is shown with pickup trucks.
º Land Cruiser is a commercial vehicle in Canada.
Rather than listing the 500L with the Mini Paceman and Countryman in these SUV/crossover rankings, it's with cars in large part because it is not available with all-wheel-drive. The placement of numerous crossovers often prompts disagreement, but consider the vehicle type's name: crossover. By its very definition, it crosses over from one category into another. The very act of calling, for example, the Toyota Venza a car or a utility vehicle requires ignorance of the fact that the Venza (or Outback, Crosstour, Encore, Countryman, 500L) is a square peg that can't be squeezed through a round hole.
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- August 2014 Canada Suv And Crossover Sales Rankings - Top 88 Best-selling Suvs In Canada - Every Suv Ranked
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Canadians continue to buy and lease the Ford Escape more often than any other SUV or crossover. Significantly more often, in fact. Canadian Escape sales reached record highs in 2013 and are growing at a healthy clip in 2014. Sales of the Escape's...
- March 2014 U.s. Suv And Crossover Sales Rankings - Top 85 Best-selling Suvs In America - Every Suv Ranked
Americans registered nearly 56,000 more new SUVs and crossovers in March 2014 than in March 2013; more than 107,000 extra in the first quarter. The Ford Escape, Honda CR-V, Chevrolet Equinox, Toyota RAV4, and Nissan Rogue - direct competitors,...
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March 2014 Canada SUV And Crossover Sales Rankings - Top 84 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada - Every SUV Ranked
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Subtract these 84 nameplates from the equation and the industry as a whole was down 5.1% to fewer than 240,000 first quarter sales.
• All 242 Vehicles Ranked By March 2014 YTD Canadian Sales
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• All 148 Cars Ranked By March 2014 YTD Canadian Sales
But automakers do sell utility vehicles, and they're selling them rather well. Taking all vehicle types into account, 10 of the 20 biggest year-over-year improvements in the first quarter belonged to vehicles from the list you'll see below: Santa Fe XL, Encore, Land Cruiser, X5, X1, GX460, Durango, Tiguan, Rogue, Range Rover Sport.
The Tiguan posted Canadian sales improvements in 2009, 2010, 2012, and in record-setting 2013, and sales are taking off in 2014, as well. Why? Well, price for one thing. Volkswagen has chopped thousands off a base Tiguan's sticker. But Volkswagen has also proven capable of maintaining (or improving) a level of desirability for their models.
Just look at VW's premium Audi division. The Q5 has been around since 2009, but sales have improved every year, and it's currently tied with the fresh BMW 3-Series as Canada's top-selling luxury brand vehicle.
VW Group SUV/crossover sales are up 31% to 5110 units in early 2014. Sound like a lot? Canada's best-selling SUV, the Ford Escape, is up 9% to 9137 units year-to-date. The Escape generates 59% of Ford brand utility vehicle sales; 56% of Ford MoCo utility vehicle sales.
There were exciting improvements introduced in October's rankings of utility vehicle sales. Prior year figures now include the actual numbers from last year, not just the percentage increases/decreases from last year. As a result, we now include vehicles like the Suzuki Grand Vitara and Hyundai Veracruz, nameplates which collected sales in March 2013 but not during March 2014.
At any time, click the Rank column to return to the original format. If you're on a mobile device, you may need to choose the full version of the site (at the bottom of the page) in order to use the sortable function.
Reminder: these are 2014 year-to-date rankings, but you can sort SUVs and crossovers by March volume by clicking the March 2014 column header, or you can rank SUVs/CUVs by improvements or declines using the % columns. Or, most importantly, you can list automakers together by selecting the SUV/Crossover column header.
As always, you can find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these vehicles by selecting a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page.
Click Column Headers To Sort • March 2015 • April 2014 • February 2014 • March 2013
Rank | SUV/Crossover | March 2014 YTD | March 2013 YTD | % Change | March 2014 | March 2013 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
#1 | Ford Escape | 9,137 | 8,411 | 8.6% | 3,790 | 3,255 | 16.4% |
#2 | Honda CR-V | 6,764 | 5,785 | 16.9% | 3,114 | 2,777 | 12.1% |
#3 | Toyota RAV4 | 6,687 | 6,678 | 0.1% | 2,561 | 3,635 | -29.5% |
#4 | Hyundai Santa Fe Sport ³ | 6,194 | 5,711 | 8.5% | 3,369 | 2,253 | 49.5% |
#5 | Nissan Rogue | 6,092 | 3,429 | 77.7% | 2,483 | 1,584 | 56.8% |
#6 | Dodge Journey | 5,512 | 6,548 | -15.8% | 2,060 | 2,646 | -22.1% |
#7 | Chevrolet Equinox | 4,692 | 3,451 | 36.0% | 2,310 | 1,396 | 65.5% |
#8 | Jeep Cherokee | 4,084 | --- | --- | 1,416 | --- | --- |
#9 | Jeep Wrangler | 4,037 | 3,913 | 3.2% | 1,911 | 1,719 | 11.2% |
#10 | Mazda CX-5 | 3,812 | 3,442 | 10.7% | 1,669 | 1,771 | -5.8% |
#11 | Ford Edge | 3,262 | 2,957 | 10.3% | 1,488 | 1,385 | 7.4% |
#12 | Subaru Forester | 2,731 | 1,691 | 61.5% | 1,136 | 1,003 | 13.3% |
#13 | Kia Sorento | 2,683 | 2,889 | -7.1% | 1,043 | 1,212 | -13.9% |
#14 | Hyundai Tucson | 2,650 | 2,209 | 20.0% | 1,032 | 880 | 17.3% |
#15 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 2,310 | 2,052 | 12.6% | 816 | 659 | 23.8% |
#16 | Ford Explorer | 2,263 | 2,055 | 10.1% | 1,085 | 898 | 20.8% |
#17 | Nissan Pathfinder | 2,204 | 1,395 | 58.0% | 1,044 | 562 | 85.8% |
#18 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 2,136 | 1,137 | 87.9% | 741 | 561 | 32.1% |
#19 | Toyota Highlander | 2,084 | 1,432 | 45.5% | 1,048 | 626 | 67.4% |
#19.1 | Toyota Highlander * | 1,812 | 1,201 | 50.9% | 887 | 537 | 65.2% |
#19.2 | Toyota Highlander Hybrid * | 272 | 231 | 17.7% | 161 | 89 | 80.9% |
#20 | GMC Terrain | 1,974 | 2,520 | -21.7% | 764 | 973 | -21.5% |
#21 | Audi Q5 | 1,664 | 1,581 | 5.2% | 742 | 687 | 8.0% |
#22 | Lexus RX | 1,613 | 1,476 | 9.3% | 727 | 613 | 18.6% |
#22.1 | Lexus RX350 * | 1,521 | 1,326 | 14.7% | 709 | 559 | 26.8% |
#22.2 | Lexus RX450h * | 92 | 150 | -38.7% | 18 | 54 | -66.7% |
#23 | BMW X5 | 1,597 | 628 | 154% | 654 | 273 | 140% |
#24 | Chevrolet Trax | 1,448 | 1,231 | 17.6% | 729 | 643 | 13.4% |
#25 | Mitsubishi Outlander | 1,334 | 1,112 | 20.0% | 492 | 459 | 7.2% |
#26 | Mercedes-Benz M-Class | 1,307 | 1,038 | 25.9% | 587 | 430 | 36.5% |
#27 | Acura RDX | 1,305 | 1,175 | 11.1% | 634 | 423 | 49.9% |
#28 | Kia Sportage | 1,292 | 1,331 | -2.9% | 484 | 515 | -6.0% |
#29 | Buick Encore | 1,264 | 219 | 477% | 390 | 195 | 100% |
#30 | Honda Pilot | 1,252 | 989 | 26.6% | 531 | 395 | 34.4% |
#31 | Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class | 1,243 | 1,430 | -13.1% | 617 | 779 | -20.8% |
#32 | Jeep Compass | 1,235 | 2,237 | -44.8% | 502 | 766 | -34.5% |
#33 | Acura MDX | 1,229 | 1,205 | 2.0% | 568 | 783 | -27.5% |
#34 | Mitsubishi RVR | 1,224 | 1,889 | -35.2% | 434 | 732 | -40.7% |
#35 | Jeep Patriot | 1,134 | 1,751 | -35.2% | 436 | 452 | -3.5% |
#36 | GMC Acadia | 1,066 | 835 | 27.7% | 558 | 330 | 69.1% |
#37 | BMW X1 | 1,055 | 507 | 108% | 440 | 273 | 61.2% |
#38 | Hyundai Santa Fe XL ³ | 1,025 | 88 | 1065% | 432 | 88 | 391% |
#39 | Infiniti QX60/JX | 949 | 786 | 20.7% | 360 | 350 | 2.9% |
#40 | BMW X3 | 941 | 1,652 | -43.0% | 403 | 829 | -51.4% |
#41 | Toyota 4Runner | 935 | 588 | 59.0% | 348 | 231 | 50.6% |
#42 | Cadillac SRX | 843 | 558 | 51.1% | 371 | 229 | 62.0% |
#43 | Dodge Durango | 815 | 402 | 103% | 307 | 123 | 150% |
#44 | Nissan Juke | 811 | 785 | 3.3% | 382 | 360 | 6.1% |
#45 | Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 753 | 432 | 74.3% | 321 | 184 | 74.5% |
#46 | Nissan Murano | 705 | 898 | -21.5% | 278 | 387 | -28.2% |
#47 | Chevrolet Traverse | 686 | 571 | 20.1% | 290 | 222 | 30.6% |
#48 | Lincoln MKX | 621 | 738 | -15.9% | 260 | 326 | -20.2% |
#49 | Buick Enclave | 595 | 571 | 4.2% | 277 | 223 | 24.2% |
#50 | Mercedes-Benz GL-Class | 498 | 615 | -19.0% | 236 | 257 | -8.2% |
#51 | Infiniti QX50/EX | 477 | 461 | 3.5% | 210 | 188 | 11.7% |
#52 | Porsche Cayenne | 453 | 368 | 23.1% | 166 | 164 | 1.2% |
#53 | Ford Expedition | 449 | 343 | 30.9% | 213 | 138 | 54.3% |
#54 | Volkswagen Touareg | 429 | 443 | -3.2% | 168 | 188 | -10.6% |
#55 | Audi Q7 | 428 | 373 | 14.7% | 192 | 155 | 23.9% |
#56 | Land Rover Range Rover Evoque | 426 | 428 | -0.5% | 194 | 218 | -11.0% |
#57 | Mini Countryman | 412 | 366 | 12.6% | 145 | 115 | 26.1% |
#58 | Mazda CX-9 | 375 | 517 | -27.5% | 251 | 163 | 54.0% |
#59 | Volvo XC60 | 332 | 341 | -2.6% | 160 | 146 | 9.6% |
#60 | Nissan Xterra | 318 | 234 | 35.9% | 162 | 109 | 48.6% |
#61 | Ford Flex | 310 | 454 | -31.7% | 177 | 241 | -26.6% |
#62 | Land Rover Range Rover | 281 | 206 | 36.4% | 108 | 60 | 80.0% |
#63 | Toyota Sequoia | 247 | 154 | 60.4% | 105 | 51 | 106% |
#64 | Toyota FJ Cruiser | 203 | 145 | 40.0% | 95 | 53 | 79.2% |
#65 | GMC Yukon | 164 | 285 | -42.5% | 62 | 180 | -65.6% |
#66 | Chevrolet Tahoe | 161 | 247 | -34.8% | 76 | 152 | -50.0% |
#67 | Land Rover LR2 | 161 | 169 | -4.7% | 70 | 78 | -10.3% |
#68 | Lexus GX460 | 148 | 73 | 103% | 47 | 26 | 80.8% |
#69 | BMW X6 | 134 | 173 | -22.5% | 48 | 76 | -36.8% |
#70 | Land Rover LR4 | 126 | 104 | 21.2% | 41 | 45 | -8.9% |
#71 | Infiniti QX80/QX56 | 124 | 114 | 8.8% | 36 | 40 | -10.0% |
#72 | Infiniti QX70/FX | 114 | 192 | -40.6% | 50 | 84 | -40.5% |
#73 | Nissan Armada | 104 | 110 | -5.5% | 48 | 43 | 11.6% |
#74 | Cadillac Escalade ^ | 84 | 128 | -34.4% | 26 | 54 | -51.9% |
#74.2 | Cadillac Escalade * | 62 | 96 | -35.4% | 19 | 43 | -55.8% |
#74.3 | Cadillac Escalade ESV * | 22 | 32 | -31.3% | 7 | 11 | -36.4% |
#75 | Volvo XC90 | 80 | 92 | -13.0% | 31 | 41 | -24.4% |
#76 | Lincoln MKT | 79 | 111 | -28.8% | 29 | 41 | -29.3% |
#77 | GMC Yukon XL | 78 | 196 | -60.2% | 22 | 137 | -83.9% |
#78 | Lexus LX570 | 77 | 62 | 24.2% | 36 | 34 | 5.9% |
#79 | Subaru Tribeca | 58 | 42 | 38.1% | 24 | 16 | 50.0% |
#80 | Toyota Land Cruiser º | 57 | 18 | 217% | 30 | 8 | 275% |
#81 | Lincoln Navigator | 54 | 102 | -47.1% | 16 | 26 | -38.5% |
#82 | Chevrolet Suburban | 48 | 214 | -77.6% | 12 | 108 | -88.9% |
#83 | Mercedes-Benz G-Class | 46 | 51 | -9.8% | 19 | 26 | -26.9% |
#84 | Acura ZDX | 5 | 15 | -66.7% | 4 | 7 | -42.9% |
#244 | Hyundai Veracruz | --- | 257 | -100% | --- | 43 | -100% |
#245 | Suzuki Grand Vitara | --- | 294 | -100% | --- | 102 | -100% |
#254 | Jeep Liberty | --- | 9 | -100% | --- | 2 | -100% |
--- | Total | 120,789 | 104,914 | 15.1% | 51,743 | 45,710 | 13.2% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
* Italicized unranked lines are nothing more than available breakdowns, already included in the model's total, not in addition to the model's total.
³ Total Santa Fe sales: up 24.5% to 7219 YTD; up 62.4% to 3801 in March.
^ Escalade here does not include sales of the EXT, which is shown with pickup trucks.
º Land Cruiser is a commercial vehicle in Canada.
Rather than listing the 500L with the Mini Paceman and Countryman in these SUV/crossover rankings, it's with cars in large part because it is not available with all-wheel-drive. The placement of numerous crossovers often prompts disagreement, but consider the vehicle type's name: crossover. By its very definition, it crosses over from one category into another. The very act of calling, for example, the Toyota Venza a car or a utility vehicle requires ignorance of the fact that the Venza (or Outback, Crosstour, Encore, Countryman, 500L) is a square peg that can't be squeezed through a round hole.
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