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As Canadian sales of subcompact and compact cars, midsize cars, and large cars tumbled in February 2014, sales of the smallest SUVs and crossovers further blossomed.
From the class-leading Ford Escape to the mid-pack Subaru Forester to the lower-volume Mitsubishi Outlander to a new generation of cute likes like the Buick Encore and Chevrolet Trax, sales of most smaller utility vehicles increased compared with February 2013.
Collectively, the Escape's class was up 16%. This is newsworthy in an industry that's barely making any gains, in an industry that is currently not attracting as many buyers as it did during the first two months of 2012. And GCBC's founder and editor has delved into the subject over at AutoFocus, where there's yet more info on the current success of vehicles like the RAV4, Rogue, CX-5, and Forester.
It's not that every small utility vehicle is selling at a faster and faster rate. The two small Jeeps - Patriot and Compass - are down 48% in early 2014 as Jeep's Cherokee becomes more readily available.
Yet combined, the Cherokee, Patriot, and Compass are up 48% through the first two months of 2014. The future for these Caliber-based Jeeps isn't clear, but we do know Jeep's recently introduced Renegade, pictured above, will create quite a stir.
You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly Canadian 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 • February 2015 • March 2014 • January 2014 • February 2013
Source: Automakers & ANDC
* indicates a vehicle which is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ not including 343 Santa Fe XL sales (593 YTD) which are shown exclusively with midsize SUVs and crossovers.
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 Santa Fe and Sorento listed with midsize SUVs - they're stuck in between in terms of size - as well as vehicles like the Wrangler and Xterra listed both here and there. The Buick Encore and Subaru XV Crosstrek and their gang are also listed with mainstream cars, because they're sitting on a fence between SUVs and traditional passenger cars. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.
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Small SUV Sales In Canada - February 2014 YTD
• All Makes & Models Ranked By February 2014 & YTD Canadian Sales
• All 84 SUVs/CUVs Ranked By February 2014 YTD Canadian Sales
• All 84 SUVs/CUVs Ranked By February 2014 YTD Canadian Sales
From the class-leading Ford Escape to the mid-pack Subaru Forester to the lower-volume Mitsubishi Outlander to a new generation of cute likes like the Buick Encore and Chevrolet Trax, sales of most smaller utility vehicles increased compared with February 2013.
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It's not that every small utility vehicle is selling at a faster and faster rate. The two small Jeeps - Patriot and Compass - are down 48% in early 2014 as Jeep's Cherokee becomes more readily available.
Yet combined, the Cherokee, Patriot, and Compass are up 48% through the first two months of 2014. The future for these Caliber-based Jeeps isn't clear, but we do know Jeep's recently introduced Renegade, pictured above, will create quite a stir.
You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly Canadian 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 • February 2015 • March 2014 • January 2014 • February 2013
Small SUVs & Crossovers | February 2014 | February 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chevrolet Equinox | 1252 | 1020 | 22.7% | 2382 | 2055 | 15.9% |
Dodge Journey | 1502 | 1906 | -21.2% | 3452 | 3902 | -11.5% |
Ford Escape | 2750 | 2415 | 13.9% | 5347 | 5156 | 3.7% |
GMC Terrain | 576 | 747 | -22.9% | 1210 | 1547 | -21.8% |
Honda CR-V | 2213 | 1594 | 38.8% | 3650 | 3008 | 21.3% |
Hyundai Santa Fe Sport *^ | 1536 | 1749 | -12.2% | 2825 | 3458 | -18.3% |
Hyundai Tucson | 795 | 622 | 27.8% | 1618 | 1329 | 21.7% |
Jeep Cherokee | 1358 | --- | --- | 2668 | --- | --- |
Jeep Compass | 439 | 672 | -34.7% | 733 | 1471 | -50.2% |
Jeep Liberty | --- | 1 | -100% | --- | 7 | -100% |
Jeep Patriot | 395 | 573 | -31.1% | 698 | 1299 | -46.3% |
Kia Sorento * | 776 | 924 | -16.0% | 1640 | 1677 | -2.2% |
Kia Sportage | 395 | 394 | 0.3% | 808 | 816 | -1.0% |
Mazda CX-5 | 1183 | 889 | 33.1% | 2143 | 1671 | 28.2% |
Mitsubishi Outlander | 427 | 310 | 37.7% | 842 | 653 | 28.9% |
Nissan Rogue | 1737 | 1022 | 70.0% | 3609 | 1845 | 95.6% |
Subaru Forester | 787 | 353 | 123% | 1595 | 688 | 132% |
Suzuki Grand Vitara | --- | 98 | -100% | --- | 192 | -100% |
Toyota RAV4 | 1966 | 2371 | -17.1% | 4126 | 3043 | 35.6% |
Volkswagen Tiguan | 748 | 287 | 161% | 1395 | 576 | 142% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 20,835 | 17,947 | 16.1% | 40,741 | 34,393 | 18.5% |
Smallest SUVs & Crossovers | February 2014 | February 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buick Encore * | 642 | 23 | 2691% | 874 | 24 | 3542% |
Chevrolet Trax * | 374 | 328 | 14.0% | 719 | 588 | 22.3% |
Mini Countryman * | 117 | 154 | -24.0% | 267 | 251 | 6.4% |
Mitsubishi RVR * | 493 | 578 | -14.7% | 790 | 1157 | -31.7% |
Nissan Juke * | 233 | 246 | -5.3% | 429 | 425 | 0.9% |
Subaru XV Crosstrek * | 446 | 370 | 20.5% | 738 | 774 | -4.7% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 2305 | 1699 | 35.7% | 3817 | 3219 | 18.6% |
Offroaders | February 2014 | February 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jeep Wrangler * | 1317 | 1146 | 14.9% | 2126 | 2194 | -3.1% |
Nissan Xterra * | 91 | 66 | 37.9% | 156 | 125 | 24.8% |
Toyota FJ Cruiser * | 57 | 45 | 26.7% | 108 | 92 | 17.4% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 1465 | 1257 | 16.5% | 2390 | 2411 | -0.9% |
* indicates a vehicle which is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ not including 343 Santa Fe XL sales (593 YTD) which are shown exclusively with midsize SUVs and crossovers.
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 Santa Fe and Sorento listed with midsize SUVs - they're stuck in between in terms of size - as well as vehicles like the Wrangler and Xterra listed both here and there. The Buick Encore and Subaru XV Crosstrek and their gang are also listed with mainstream cars, because they're sitting on a fence between SUVs and traditional passenger cars. 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
Small SUV Sales In Canada - February 2015 YTD
Small SUV Sales In Canada - March 2014 YTD
Small SUV Sales In Canada - January 2014
Small SUV Sales In Canada - February 2013 YTD
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada - February 2014
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - February 2014 YTD
Midsize SUV Sales In Canada - February 2014 YTD
- Small Suv Sales In Canada - February 2015 Ytd
In February 2015, after a three-month hiatus, the Ford Escape was once again Canada's top-selling small crossover, and thus the country's best-selling SUV/crossover overall. • Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - February 2015 YTD...
- Midsize Suv Sales In Canada - February 2014 Ytd
Canadian sales of GM's Lambda platform crossovers - Enclave, Traverse, Acadia - jumped 14% in February 2014. But at 621 units, the trio didn't find as many buyers as Jeep did with its Grand Cherokee, sales of which shot up 19% in February. ...
- Top 20 Best-selling Suvs In Canada - February 2014
For the eleventh consecutive time, the Ford Escape was Canada's monthly sales leader among SUVs and crossovers. Escape sales shot up 14% to 2750, creating a 537-unit gap between the Ford and Honda's CR-V. The third-ranked Toyota RAV4 suffered...
- Small Suv Sales In America - February 2014 Ytd
No, the U.S. auto industry isn't currently growing at the rapid pace it did in early 2013, but sales of small SUVs and crossovers are shooting through the roof as a handful of Japanese-brand utilities steal market share from the class leaders....
- Canada Small Suv And Crossover Sales - February 2013
During this period of anticipated Subaru Forester declines, Subaru's XV Crosstrek has been a huge help. The XV outsold the Forester by seven units in February and has found 86 more buyers through two months. Problem is, in helping out the Forester,...