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The big utility vehicle story coming out of August 2014's U.S. sales results?
• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - August 2014 YTD
• U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - August 2014 YTD
Not GM's 83% market share in the full-size SUV segment. Not Porsche Macan's overtaking of the Porsche Panamera in year-to-date sales results. Not Jeep's 49% year-over-year sales improvement.
Okay, well maybe that last one, too. But the big story in August related to record Toyota RAV4 sales which followed up on July's record Toyota RAV4 sales. The key difference, however, related to the RAV4's position on the leaderboard. No SUV or crossover sold as often as the RAV4 in August.
For the first time since March 2010, something other than the Ford Escape or Honda CR-V led the small SUV/crossover segment, and the SUV/crossover category, as a whole. RAV4 sales jumped 52% compared with August 2013.
These are popular vehicles, of that there is no doubt. And typically, the CR-V and Escape are more popular than the RAV4. The trio generated approximately four out of every ten sales in their category last month and 5.4% of all new vehicle sales in America so far this year.
They're all on pace for record annual sales in 2014, as is the Nissan Rogue, and the Subaru Forester, and the Jeep Wrangler, and the Dodge Journey.
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 small 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 • August 2015 • September 2014 • July 2014 • August 2013
Source: Automakers & ANDC
* vehicle also displayed in another GCBC segment breakdown
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 Encore and XV Crosstrek are listed with small 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 midsizers, as well... 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. GCBC has historically shown the Liberty with midsize SUVs but as the Cherokee - truly not midsize inside - replaces the Liberty, proper year-over-year comparison requires seeing the Liberty listed here with these smaller utility vehicles.
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Small SUV Sales In America - August 2014 YTD
• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - August 2014 YTD
• U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - August 2014 YTD
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Okay, well maybe that last one, too. But the big story in August related to record Toyota RAV4 sales which followed up on July's record Toyota RAV4 sales. The key difference, however, related to the RAV4's position on the leaderboard. No SUV or crossover sold as often as the RAV4 in August.
For the first time since March 2010, something other than the Ford Escape or Honda CR-V led the small SUV/crossover segment, and the SUV/crossover category, as a whole. RAV4 sales jumped 52% compared with August 2013.
These are popular vehicles, of that there is no doubt. And typically, the CR-V and Escape are more popular than the RAV4. The trio generated approximately four out of every ten sales in their category last month and 5.4% of all new vehicle sales in America so far this year.
They're all on pace for record annual sales in 2014, as is the Nissan Rogue, and the Subaru Forester, and the Jeep Wrangler, and the Dodge Journey.
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 small 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 • August 2015 • September 2014 • July 2014 • August 2013
Small SUVs & Crossovers | August 2014 | August 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chevrolet Captiva Sport | 1893 | 5735 | -67.0% | 35,201 | 33,045 | 6.5% |
Chevrolet Equinox | 21,387 | 25,073 | -14.7% | 167,539 | 169,977 | -1.4% |
Dodge Journey | 9147 | 8890 | 2.9% | 63,456 | 57,834 | 9.7% |
Ford Escape | 28,996 | 26,714 | 8.5% | 208,444 | 205,683 | 1.3% |
GMC Terrain | 9680 | 11,120 | -12.9% | 71,134 | 69,651 | 2.1% |
Honda CR-V | 34,079 | 34,654 | -1.7% | 217,293 | 207,643 | 4.6% |
Honda Element | --- | --- | --- | --- | 2 | -100.0% |
Hyundai Santa Fe * | 9302 | 8102 | 14.8% | 69,962 | 56,105 | 24.7% |
Hyundai Tucson | 5266 | 3886 | 35.5% | 33,369 | 30,042 | 11.1% |
Jeep Cherokee | 18,235 | --- | --- | 113,494 | --- | --- |
Jeep Compass | 4749 | 5249 | -9.5% | 43,252 | 37,249 | 16.1% |
Jeep Liberty | --- | 19 | -100.0% | --- | 6067 | -100.0% |
Jeep Patriot | 9120 | 7170 | 27.2% | 60,841 | 52,857 | 15.1% |
Kia Sorento * | 9302 | 10,568 | -12.0% | 69,972 | 73,531 | -4.8% |
Kia Sportage | 4494 | 3140 | 43.1% | 28,862 | 21,037 | 37.2% |
Mazda CX-5 | 10,709 | 8506 | 25.9% | 70,093 | 54,386 | 28.9% |
Mitsubishi Outlander | 1134 | 1233 | -8.0% | 9101 | 7588 | 19.9% |
Nissan Rogue | 21,419 | 17,273 | 24.0% | 137,339 | 113,316 | 21.2% |
Subaru Forester | 16,432 | 13,163 | 24.8% | 105,356 | 73,752 | 42.9% |
Suzuki Grand Vitara | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1037 | -100.0% |
Toyota RAV4 | 35,614 | 23,502 | 51.5% | 179,345 | 144,314 | 24.3% |
Volkswagen Tiguan | 2151 | 2948 | -27.0% | 17,446 | 20,744 | -15.9% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 253,109 | 216,945 | 16.7% | 1,701,499 | 1,435,860 | 18.5% |
Smallest SUVs & Crossovers | August 2014 | August 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buick Encore * | 4867 | 4296 | 13.3% | 32,585 | 19,724 | 65.2% |
Mini Countryman * | 2412 | 1631 | 47.9% | 15,216 | 14,405 | 5.6% |
Mini Paceman * | 228 | 246 | -7.3% | 1304 | 1186 | 9.9% |
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport * | 2869 | 2171 | 32.2% | 20,801 | 16,693 | 24.6% |
Nissan Juke * | 2353 | 4176 | -43.7% | 30,439 | 25,533 | 19.2% |
Subaru XV Crosstrek * | 8244 | 4757 | 73.3% | 48,612 | 34,483 | 41.0% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 20,973 | 17,277 | 21.4% | 148,957 | 112,024 | 33.0% |
Offroaders | August 2014 | August 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jeep Wrangler * | 17,988 | 15,825 | 13.7% | 120,113 | 107,957 | 11.3% |
Nissan Xterra * | 1254 | 1295 | -3.2% | 12,092 | 12,621 | -4.2% |
Toyota FJ Cruiser * | 1692 | 1177 | 43.8% | 11,353 | 9031 | 25.7% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 20,934 | 18,297 | 14.4% | 143,558 | 129,609 | 10.8% |
* vehicle also displayed in another GCBC segment breakdown
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 Encore and XV Crosstrek are listed with small 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 midsizers, as well... 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. GCBC has historically shown the Liberty with midsize SUVs but as the Cherokee - truly not midsize inside - replaces the Liberty, proper year-over-year comparison requires seeing the Liberty listed here with these smaller utility vehicles.
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