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Remember 2006? That was the last time Ford's Explorer was America's best-selling SUV. 179,226 Explorers were sold that year.
• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - December & 2014 Year End
• U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - 2014 Year End
In 2014, the Explorer was America's fifth-best-selling utility vehicle even though Explorer sales were 17% higher last year than they were in 2006. Smaller utility vehicles - the Honda CR-V, Ford's own Escape, the Toyota RAV4, and Chevrolet's Equinox - have long since taken over as America's top sellers.
Yet the Explorer, now entering the fifth model year of this fifth-generation, is increasingly popular. Police Interceptor excluded, Explorer sales jumped 6% in 2014, a gain of more than 11,000 units. No three-row vehicle sells more often in America than the Explorer, though the Chrysler/Dodge minivan duo combines for more sales.
Among midsize SUVs and crossovers, the GM Lambda platform trio is the Explorer's main challenge. The Enclave, Traverse, and Acadia sold 260,215 copies in 2014.
You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly U.S. auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page. These tables are now sortable, so you can rank midsize SUVs and crossovers any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.
Click Column Headers To Sort • January 2015 • November 2014 • December 2013
Source: Automakers & ANDC
GCBC isn't here to break down segments, an impossible task for any group, but to display sales data for the sake of comparison. The more ways sales data can be displayed, the better. This explains why you'll see the Outback and Venza here but also with midsize cars, too, and the tweener-sized Sorento and Santa Fe are shown with midsize SUVs and small SUVs, and the pricey FJ Cruiser and Xterra with smaller utilities and the Volkswagen Touareg with luxury SUVs... because readers have wanted it both ways. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.
RECOMMENDED READING
Midsize SUV Sales In America - January 2015
Midsize SUV Sales In America - November 2014 YTD
Midsize SUV Sales In America - December 2013 & Year End
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In America - December 2014
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - December 2014 & Year End
Small SUV Sales In America - December 2014 & Year End
Large SUV Sales In America - December 2014 & Year End
- Midsize Suv Sales In Canada - December 2014 And 2014 Year End
Canadians registered nearly 610,000 new SUVs and crossovers in 2014. The nameplates in the first table below accounted for 24% of that total, with traditional Detroit nameplates claiming 42% of the sales manifested in said table. • Canada Vehicle...
- Midsize Suv Sales In America - November 2014 Ytd
Much of the strength in the U.S. utility vehicle market stems from growth in the number of available luxury nameplates and the expansion of the small two-row crossover segment. • U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - November 2014 YTD •...
- Midsize Suv Sales In America - August 2014 Ytd
On four occasions this year, including in the month of August 2014, Ford sold more than 19,000 Explorers. Ford didn't top the 19K barrier once in 2013, when Explorer sales rose to an eight-year high. • U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model...
- Midsize Suv Sales In America - November 2013 Ytd
Click Chart To ExpandFor the first time in three years, U.S. sales of the Ford Explorer fell, year-over-year. Police Interceptor Utility sales jumped 117% to 1048 in November, sales of civilian Explorers fell 9% to 13,220. The Explorer was still one...
- Midsize Suv Sales Figures In America - August 2013 Ytd
Jeep sold more Grand Cherokees in America in August 2013 than in any August since 2003. The Grand Cherokee was America's fifth-best-selling SUV in August, up from seventh spot a year earlier. Ford's Explorer was 2339 units back of the...
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Midsize SUV Sales In America - December 2014 & 2014 Year End
• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - December & 2014 Year End
• U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - 2014 Year End
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Yet the Explorer, now entering the fifth model year of this fifth-generation, is increasingly popular. Police Interceptor excluded, Explorer sales jumped 6% in 2014, a gain of more than 11,000 units. No three-row vehicle sells more often in America than the Explorer, though the Chrysler/Dodge minivan duo combines for more sales.
Among midsize SUVs and crossovers, the GM Lambda platform trio is the Explorer's main challenge. The Enclave, Traverse, and Acadia sold 260,215 copies in 2014.
You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly U.S. auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page. These tables are now sortable, so you can rank midsize SUVs and crossovers any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.
Click Column Headers To Sort • January 2015 • November 2014 • December 2013
SUV | December 2014 | December 2013 | % Change | 2014 | 2013 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buick Enclave | 7393 | 4819 | 53.4% | 62,300 | 60,534 | 2.9% |
Chevrolet Traverse | 8654 | 7802 | 10.9% | 103,943 | 96,467 | 7.8% |
Dodge Durango | 6119 | 5376 | 13.8% | 64,398 | 60,727 | 6.0% |
Ford Edge | 7940 | 12,078 | -34.3% | 108,864 | 129,109 | -15.7% |
Ford Explorer | 18,464 | 16,907 | 9.2% | 209,994 | 192,397 | 9.1% |
Ford Flex | 1786 | 2378 | -24.9% | 23,822 | 25,953 | -8.2% |
GMC Acadia | 7323 | 7923 | -7.6% | 83,972 | 89,793 | -6.5% |
Honda Pilot | 11,479 | 8971 | 28.0% | 108,857 | 126,678 | -14.1% |
Hyundai Santa Fe * | 10,395 | 8249 | 26.0% | 107,906 | 88,844 | 21.5% |
Hyundai Veracruz | --- | --- | --- | 1 | 175 | -99.4% |
Jeep Grand Cherokee | 17,176 | 16,517 | 4.0% | 183,786 | 174,275 | 5.5% |
Kia Sorento * | 9688 | 7482 | 29.5% | 102,520 | 105,649 | -3.0% |
Mazda CX-9 | 1749 | 1539 | 13.6% | 18,496 | 24,628 | -24.9% |
Mitsubishi Endeavor | --- | --- | --- | --- | 24 | -100% |
Nissan Murano | 4367 | 4684 | -6.8% | 47,301 | 44,684 | 5.9% |
Nissan Pathfinder | 6789 | 6675 | 1.7% | 79,111 | 88,632 | -10.7% |
Subaru Tribeca | 9 | 143 | -93.7% | 732 | 1598 | -54.2% |
Toyota 4Runner | 8144 | 5100 | 59.7% | 76,906 | 51,625 | 49.0% |
Toyota Highlander | 15,019 | 12,344 | 21.7% | 146,127 | 127,572 | 14.5% |
Volkswagen Touareg * | 605 | 818 | -26.0% | 6961 | 8233 | -15.5% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 143,099 | 129,805 | 10.2% | 1,535,997 | 1,497,597 | 2.6% |
Offroaders | December 2014 | December 2013 | % Change | 2014 | 2013 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jeep Wrangler * | 14,003 | 12,028 | 16.4% | 175,328 | 155,502 | 12.8% |
Nissan Xterra * | 1137 | 1588 | -28.4% | 16,505 | 17,766 | -7.1% |
Toyota FJ Cruiser * | 402 | 1305 | -69.2% | 14,718 | 13,131 | 12.1% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 15,542 | 14,921 | 4.2% | 206,551 | 186,399 | 10.8% |
Tall Wagons & Crossovers | December 2014 | December 2013 | % Change | 2014 | 2013 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Honda Crosstour * | 863 | 1360 | -36.5% | 11,802 | 16,847 | -29.9% |
Subaru Outback * | 14,772 | 11,002 | 34.3% | 138,790 | 118,049 | 17.6% |
Toyota Venza * | 2419 | 2148 | 12.6% | 29,991 | 35,846 | -16.3% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 18,054 | 14,510 | 24.4% | 180,583 | 170,742 | 5.8% |
GCBC isn't here to break down segments, an impossible task for any group, but to display sales data for the sake of comparison. The more ways sales data can be displayed, the better. This explains why you'll see the Outback and Venza here but also with midsize cars, too, and the tweener-sized Sorento and Santa Fe are shown with midsize SUVs and small SUVs, and the pricey FJ Cruiser and Xterra with smaller utilities and the Volkswagen Touareg with luxury SUVs... because readers have wanted it both ways. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.
RECOMMENDED READING
Midsize SUV Sales In America - January 2015
Midsize SUV Sales In America - November 2014 YTD
Midsize SUV Sales In America - December 2013 & Year End
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In America - December 2014
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - December 2014 & Year End
Small SUV Sales In America - December 2014 & Year End
Large SUV Sales In America - December 2014 & Year End
- Midsize Suv Sales In Canada - December 2014 And 2014 Year End
Canadians registered nearly 610,000 new SUVs and crossovers in 2014. The nameplates in the first table below accounted for 24% of that total, with traditional Detroit nameplates claiming 42% of the sales manifested in said table. • Canada Vehicle...
- Midsize Suv Sales In America - November 2014 Ytd
Much of the strength in the U.S. utility vehicle market stems from growth in the number of available luxury nameplates and the expansion of the small two-row crossover segment. • U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - November 2014 YTD •...
- Midsize Suv Sales In America - August 2014 Ytd
On four occasions this year, including in the month of August 2014, Ford sold more than 19,000 Explorers. Ford didn't top the 19K barrier once in 2013, when Explorer sales rose to an eight-year high. • U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model...
- Midsize Suv Sales In America - November 2013 Ytd
Click Chart To ExpandFor the first time in three years, U.S. sales of the Ford Explorer fell, year-over-year. Police Interceptor Utility sales jumped 117% to 1048 in November, sales of civilian Explorers fell 9% to 13,220. The Explorer was still one...
- Midsize Suv Sales Figures In America - August 2013 Ytd
Jeep sold more Grand Cherokees in America in August 2013 than in any August since 2003. The Grand Cherokee was America's fifth-best-selling SUV in August, up from seventh spot a year earlier. Ford's Explorer was 2339 units back of the...