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America's list of the ten best-selling SUVs in 2002 was headlined by the Ford Explorer, sales of which declined in each of the seven years thereafter.
The Explorer's dominance in 2002 was complete: its nearest rival, the Chevrolet TrailBlazer, was 184,279 sales back of the Ford. In other words, the Explorer sold 74% more often than the next-best-selling SUV.
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In total, three of four available Ford SUVs were present in the top ten. The other, Ford's gigantic Excursion, found 29,042 buyers in 2002.
Only two import nameplates cracked the top ten: Honda's eighth-ranked CR-V and the tenth-ranked Toyota Highlander. Two-thirds of Jeep's lineup was present in the top ten. Jeep also sold 64,351 Wranglers.
Source: Automakers & ANDC
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Top 10 Best-Selling SUVs In America - 2002 Year End
The Explorer's dominance in 2002 was complete: its nearest rival, the Chevrolet TrailBlazer, was 184,279 sales back of the Ford. In other words, the Explorer sold 74% more often than the next-best-selling SUV.
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In total, three of four available Ford SUVs were present in the top ten. The other, Ford's gigantic Excursion, found 29,042 buyers in 2002.
Only two import nameplates cracked the top ten: Honda's eighth-ranked CR-V and the tenth-ranked Toyota Highlander. Two-thirds of Jeep's lineup was present in the top ten. Jeep also sold 64,351 Wranglers.
Rank | Best-Selling SUV/Crossover | 2002 |
#1 | Ford Explorer | 433,847 |
#2 | Chevrolet TrailBlazer | 249,568 |
#3 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 224,233 |
#4 | Chevrolet Tahoe | 209,767 |
#5 | Jeep Liberty | 171,212 |
#6 | Ford Expedition | 163,454 |
#7 | Chevrolet Suburban | 151,056 |
#8 | Honda CR-V | 142,266 |
#9 | Ford Escape | 145,471 |
#10 | Toyota Highlander | 113,134 |
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