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Not even including the smallest of utility vehicles, like the Buick Encore and Mini Countryman, CR-V/Escape-class small crossovers and SUVs accounted for 47.8% of the American SUV/crossover market in May 2014. That's way up from 44.7% in May 2013 and up slightly from the 47.1% achievement in April 2014.
• All 258 Autos Ranked By May 2014 & YTD U.S. Sales
• All 88 SUVs Ranked By May 2014 & YTD U.S. Sales
These small SUVs and crossovers reported 26% year-over-year volume gains in the United States in May as only one member of the vast segment reported decreased volume.
That vehicle, the Chevrolet Equinox, was down just 1%, a loss of only 223 units. Segment-wide sales were up by 50,755 units.
The class leaders - Honda's aforementioned CR-V and Ford's Escape - combined to own 26.5% of the category's sales, down from 29.4% in May 2013.
In part, you can blame the rise of the Jeep Cherokee - there was no Cherokee available a year ago. But many of the category's rising stars are growing their U.S. sales much faster than the CR-V. In fact, Escape sales are down slightly, albeit very slightly, through the first five months of 2014.
Through the end of May, the Mazda CX-5, Mitsubishi Outlander, Nissan Rogue, and Subaru Forester have all reported year-over-year improvements above 30%.
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 • May 2015 • June 2014 • April 2014 • May 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, right? 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 - May 2014 YTD
• All 258 Autos Ranked By May 2014 & YTD U.S. Sales
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That vehicle, the Chevrolet Equinox, was down just 1%, a loss of only 223 units. Segment-wide sales were up by 50,755 units.
The class leaders - Honda's aforementioned CR-V and Ford's Escape - combined to own 26.5% of the category's sales, down from 29.4% in May 2013.
In part, you can blame the rise of the Jeep Cherokee - there was no Cherokee available a year ago. But many of the category's rising stars are growing their U.S. sales much faster than the CR-V. In fact, Escape sales are down slightly, albeit very slightly, through the first five months of 2014.
Through the end of May, the Mazda CX-5, Mitsubishi Outlander, Nissan Rogue, and Subaru Forester have all reported year-over-year improvements above 30%.
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 • May 2015 • June 2014 • April 2014 • May 2013
Small SUVs & Crossovers | May 2014 | May 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chevrolet Captiva Sport | 6204 | 5084 | 22.0% | 24,852 | 21,778 | 14.1% |
Chevrolet Equinox | 22,695 | 22,918 | -1.0% | 99,083 | 102,752 | -3.6% |
Dodge Journey | 8833 | 6663 | 32.6% | 39,703 | 36,437 | 9.0% |
Ford Escape | 31,896 | 29,123 | 9.5% | 127,780 | 127,932 | -0.1% |
GMC Terrain | 8734 | 7847 | 11.3% | 41,944 | 42,617 | -1.6% |
Honda CR-V | 32,430 | 27,298 | 18.8% | 128,563 | 119,191 | 7.9% |
Honda Element | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1 | -100% |
Hyundai Santa Fe * | 10,638 | 7116 | 49.5% | 43,075 | 33,502 | 28.6% |
Hyundai Tucson | 4482 | 3664 | 22.3% | 20,560 | 18,407 | 11.7% |
Jeep Cherokee | 15,992 | --- | --- | 67,095 | --- | --- |
Jeep Compass | 8666 | 5276 | 64.3% | 27,790 | 21,744 | 27.8% |
Jeep Liberty | --- | 201 | -100% | --- | 5894 | -100% |
Jeep Patriot | 8242 | 6636 | 24.2% | 37,055 | 31,425 | 17.9% |
Kia Sorento * | 10,548 | 9182 | 14.9% | 42,090 | 44,046 | -4.4% |
Kia Sportage | 4009 | 2688 | 49.1% | 16,366 | 12,969 | 26.2% |
Mazda CX-5 | 9291 | 7128 | 30.3% | 42,332 | 31,199 | 35.7% |
Mitsubishi Outlander | 1292 | 539 | 140% | 6053 | 4002 | 51.2% |
Nissan Rogue | 18,722 | 17,333 | 8.0% | 84,236 | 63,533 | 32.6% |
Subaru Forester | 14,146 | 10,068 | 40.5% | 61,083 | 40,578 | 50.5% |
Suzuki Grand Vitara | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1037 | -100% |
Toyota RAV4 | 23,465 | 20,780 | 12.9% | 95,363 | 80,734 | 18.1% |
Volkswagen Tiguan | 2649 | 2635 | 0.5% | 10,758 | 13,074 | -17.7% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 242,934 | 192,179 | 26.4% | 1,015,781 | 852,852 | 19.1% |
Tall Hatchbacks & Crossovers | May 2014 | May 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buick Encore | 4475 | 2103 | 113% | 19,515 | 9972 | 95.7% |
Mini Countryman | 2315 | 1771 | 30.7% | 8665 | 8474 | 2.3% |
Mini Paceman | 170 | 140 | 21.4% | 745 | 404 | 84.4% |
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport | 2820 | 2266 | 24.4% | 12,889 | 9813 | 31.3% |
Nissan Juke | 3825 | 2867 | 33.4% | 23,202 | 14,418 | 60.9% |
Subaru XV Crosstrek | 5778 | 5295 | 9.1% | 28,331 | 20,438 | 38.6% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 19,383 | 14,442 | 34.2% | 93,347 | 63,519 | 47.0% |
Offroaders | May 2014 | May 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jeep Wrangler * | 19,325 | 16,272 | 18.2% | 69,298 | 61,563 | 12.6% |
Nissan Xterra * | 1724 | 1861 | -7.4% | 8599 | 8733 | -1.5% |
Toyota FJ Cruiser * | 1611 | 1599 | 0.8% | 7116 | 5212 | 36.5% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 22,660 | 19,372 | 17.0% | 85,013 | 75,508 | 12.6% |
* 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, right? 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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