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Neither of the two perennial favourites from Honda and Ford claimed the title of America's best-selling SUV in August 2014. CR-V sales fell 2% (and remained above 34,000 units), and the Escape's 8.5% gain was only good enough for third spot.
• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - August 2014 YTD
• U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - August 2014 YTD
The Toyota RAV4 was America's most popular utility vehicle in August as sales jumped 52% to 35,614 units, a record-setting month following up on July's record-setting month.
The RAV4 was joined by one Toyota and one Lexus in the top 11. Honda's Pilot ranked 13th among SUVs and crossovers. The Escape was one of two Fords, including the sixth-ranked Explorer, to make the list. GM landed three utility vehicles in the top 16. There are four Jeeps along with the Dodge Journey.
Only six of the 20 top-selling SUVs and crossovers in America recorded declining sales compared with August 2013. The RAV4's massive jump wasn't matched by any of its 19 closest followers, although the Nissan Rogue, Explorer, Subaru Forester, Mazda CX-5, and Jeep Patriot all posted gains above 24%.
Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these best-selling SUVs and crossovers can always be accessed through the dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats page, and for those not viewing the mobile version of this site, near the top right of this page, as well. GoodCarBadCar has already published the list of America's best-selling trucks in August 2014 and will shortly publish the list of America's 20 best-selling cars.
August 2015 • September 2014 • July 2014 • August 2013
Source: Automakers
Chrysler Group corrected Jeep totals, flipping August results for the Cherokee and Grand Cherokee.
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Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In America - August 2014
• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - August 2014 YTD
• U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - August 2014 YTD
The Toyota RAV4 was America's most popular utility vehicle in August as sales jumped 52% to 35,614 units, a record-setting month following up on July's record-setting month.
The RAV4 was joined by one Toyota and one Lexus in the top 11. Honda's Pilot ranked 13th among SUVs and crossovers. The Escape was one of two Fords, including the sixth-ranked Explorer, to make the list. GM landed three utility vehicles in the top 16. There are four Jeeps along with the Dodge Journey.
Only six of the 20 top-selling SUVs and crossovers in America recorded declining sales compared with August 2013. The RAV4's massive jump wasn't matched by any of its 19 closest followers, although the Nissan Rogue, Explorer, Subaru Forester, Mazda CX-5, and Jeep Patriot all posted gains above 24%.
Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these best-selling SUVs and crossovers can always be accessed through the dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats page, and for those not viewing the mobile version of this site, near the top right of this page, as well. GoodCarBadCar has already published the list of America's best-selling trucks in August 2014 and will shortly publish the list of America's 20 best-selling cars.
August 2015 • September 2014 • July 2014 • August 2013
Rank | Best-Selling SUV/Crossover | August 2014 | August 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
#1 | Toyota RAV4 | 35,614 | 23,502 | 51.5% | 179,345 | 144,314 | 24.3% |
#2 | Honda CR-V | 34,079 | 34,654 | -1.7% | 217,293 | 207,643 | 4.6% |
#3 | Ford Escape | 28,996 | 26,714 | 8.5% | 208,444 | 205,683 | 1.3% |
#4 | Nissan Rogue | 21,419 | 17,273 | 24.0% | 137,339 | 113,316 | 21.2% |
#5 | Chevrolet Equinox | 21,387 | 25,073 | -14.7% | 167,539 | 169,977 | -1.4% |
#6 | Ford Explorer | 19,391 | 15,637 | 24.0% | 142,857 | 130,969 | 9.1% |
#7 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 18,674 | 17,976 | 3.9% | 123,456 | 113,791 | 8.5% |
#8 | Jeep Cherokee | 18,235 | --- | --- | 113,494 | --- | --- |
#9 | Jeep Wrangler | 17,988 | 15,825 | 13.7% | 120,113 | 107,957 | 11.3% |
#10 | Subaru Forester | 16,432 | 13,163 | 24.8% | 105,356 | 73,752 | 42.9% |
#11 | Lexus RX | 11,841 | 11,423 | 3.7% | 68,763 | 65,678 | 4.7% |
#12 | Toyota Highlander | 11,489 | 13,021 | -11.8% | 94,984 | 85,700 | 10.8% |
#13 | Honda Pilot | 10,810 | 14,877 | -27.3% | 72,423 | 90,696 | -20.1% |
#14 | Mazda CX-5 | 10,709 | 8506 | 25.9% | 70,093 | 54,388 | 28.9% |
#15 | Chevrolet Traverse | 10,153 | 9112 | 11.4% | 71,739 | 70,022 | 2.5% |
#16 | GMC Terrain | 9680 | 11,120 | -12.9% | 71,134 | 69,651 | 2.1% |
T17 | Hyundai Santa Fe | 9302 | 8102 | 14.8% | 69,962 | 56,105 | 24.7% |
T17 | Kia Sorento | 9302 | 10,568 | -12.0% | 69,972 | 73,531 | -4.8% |
#19 | Dodge Journey | 9147 | 8890 | 2.9% | 63,456 | 57,834 | 9.7% |
#20 | Jeep Patriot | 9120 | 7170 | 27.2% | 60,841 | 52,857 | 15.1% |
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