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Canada's auto industry reported nearly 10,000 more sales in October 2013 than it did in October 2012. The SUV/CUV market produced an increase of 4549 units. The remainder of the increase was not made up by passenger cars alone. Indeed, pickup truck sales rose by nearly 3500 units.
Much of the increase in utility vehicle sales came at the top of the heap, where smaller crossovers steal sales, we often presume, from buyers who consider compacts to be too small and midsize cars to be a sign of old age.
The Ford Escape was up by 467 units. Toyota RAV4 sales rose by 539 units. Dodge Journey volume was up by 327 units. Jointly, the Nissan Rogue and Pathfinder were up by 1001 sales. Compared with October 2012, when they weren't on sale, GM added 1072 sales via the Chevrolet Trax and Buick Encore.
The increases from those seven vehicles alone adds up to 3406 sales which didn't exist one year ago. Of the 87 SUVs and crossovers which have found buyers in 2012, only 31 reported year-over-year Canadian sales declines in October. In a handful of cases, those decreases belong to expired vehicles like the Jeep Liberty, Hyundai Veracruz, and Subaru Tribeca.
The Ford Escape is Canada's top-selling utility vehicle. The Lexus RX ranks first among premium brand utilities. Among SUVs and CUVs with base prices in excess of $50,000, the Mercedes-Benz M-Class continues to lead the way, although BMW's X5 was Canada's 20th-best-selling utility vehicle in October.
There are exciting improvements in this month's ranking of vehicle sales. Prior year figures now include the actual numbers from last year, not just the percentage increases/decreases from last year. As a result, we've also included vehicles like the Dodge Nitro and Honda Element, nameplates which collected sales in 2012 but not this year. At any time, click the Rank column to return to the original format. If you're on a mobile device, you may need to choose the full version of the site (at the bottom of the page) in order to use the sortable function.
Reminder: these are year-to-date rankings, but you can sort SUVs and crossovers by October volume by clicking the October 2013 column header, or you can rank utility vehicles by improvements or declines using the % columns. Or, most importantly, you can list automakers together by selecting the SUV/Crossover column header. Just remember, the list is horizontally flipped from the norm: YTD on the left, monthly data on the right.
As always, you can find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these vehicles by selecting a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page.
Click Column Headers To Sort • October 2014 • November 2013 • September 2013
Source: Automakers & ANDC
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
* Italicized unranked lines are nothing more than available breakdowns, already included in the model's total, not in addition to the model's total.
³ Total Santa Fe sales: up 30.2% to 24,769 YTD, up 3.3% to 2257 in October.
º Land Cruiser is a commercial vehicle in Canada.
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October 2013 Canada SUV And Crossover Sales Rankings - Top 87 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada - Every SUV Ranked
Much of the increase in utility vehicle sales came at the top of the heap, where smaller crossovers steal sales, we often presume, from buyers who consider compacts to be too small and midsize cars to be a sign of old age.
The Ford Escape was up by 467 units. Toyota RAV4 sales rose by 539 units. Dodge Journey volume was up by 327 units. Jointly, the Nissan Rogue and Pathfinder were up by 1001 sales. Compared with October 2012, when they weren't on sale, GM added 1072 sales via the Chevrolet Trax and Buick Encore.
• Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - October 2013 YTD
• All 257 Vehicles Ranked By October 2013/YTD Canadian Sales
• All 148 Cars Ranked By October 2013/YTD Canadian Sales
All in all, sales of SUVs and crossover were up 11% in Canada in October 2013 and are up 7% through the first ten months of 2013. • All 257 Vehicles Ranked By October 2013/YTD Canadian Sales
• All 148 Cars Ranked By October 2013/YTD Canadian Sales
The Ford Escape is Canada's top-selling utility vehicle. The Lexus RX ranks first among premium brand utilities. Among SUVs and CUVs with base prices in excess of $50,000, the Mercedes-Benz M-Class continues to lead the way, although BMW's X5 was Canada's 20th-best-selling utility vehicle in October.
Reminder: these are year-to-date rankings, but you can sort SUVs and crossovers by October volume by clicking the October 2013 column header, or you can rank utility vehicles by improvements or declines using the % columns. Or, most importantly, you can list automakers together by selecting the SUV/Crossover column header. Just remember, the list is horizontally flipped from the norm: YTD on the left, monthly data on the right.
As always, you can find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these vehicles by selecting a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page.
Click Column Headers To Sort • October 2014 • November 2013 • September 2013
Rank | SUV/Crossover | October 2013 YTD | October 2012 YTD | % Change | October 2013 | October 2012 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
#1 | Ford Escape | 38,480 | 37,485 | 2.7% | 4,820 | 4,353 | 10.7% |
#2 | Toyota RAV4 | 27,996 | 22,438 | 24.8% | 3,051 | 2,512 | 21.5% |
#3 | Honda CR-V | 27,581 | 28,754 | -4.1% | 2,578 | 2,577 | 0.04% |
#4 | Dodge Journey | 24,817 | 25,219 | -1.6% | 2,525 | 2,198 | 14.9% |
#5 | Hyundai Santa Fe Sport ³ | 22,167 | 19,029 | 16.5% | 1,946 | 2,184 | -10.9% |
#6 | Chevrolet Equinox | 16,714 | 17,914 | -6.7% | 1,790 | 1,700 | 5.3% |
#7 | Jeep Wrangler | 16,692 | 16,868 | -1.0% | 1,211 | 1,154 | 4.9% |
#8 | Ford Edge | 15,112 | 16,551 | -8.7% | 1,294 | 1,249 | 3.6% |
#9 | Mazda CX-5 | 14,966 | 9,524 | 57.1% | 1,167 | 956 | 22.1% |
#10 | Nissan Rogue | 13,851 | 12,446 | 11.3% | 1,231 | 993 | 24.0% |
#11 | Kia Sorento | 12,560 | 12,085 | 3.9% | 970 | 1,182 | -17.9% |
#12 | GMC Terrain | 10,190 | 10,344 | -1.5% | 1,153 | 1,071 | 7.7% |
#13 | Hyundai Tucson | 9,718 | 12,468 | -22.1% | 619 | 1,137 | -45.6% |
#14 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 9,558 | 8,738 | 9.4% | 1,149 | 1,047 | 9.7% |
#15 | Subaru Forester | 9,106 | 6,039 | 50.8% | 1,102 | 529 | 108% |
#16 | Ford Explorer | 9,082 | 8,783 | 3.4% | 978 | 774 | 26.4% |
#17 | Lexus RX | 6,595 | 6,011 | 9.7% | 765 | 693 | 10.4% |
#17.1 | Lexus RX350 * | 6085 | 5381 | 13.1% | 716 | 622 | 15.1% |
#17.2 | Lexus RX450h * | 510 | 630 | -19.0% | 49 | 71 | -31.0% |
#18 | Toyota Highlander | 6,439 | 5,537 | 16.3% | 749 | 781 | -4.1% |
#18.1 | Toyota Highlander * | 5583 | 4670 | 19.6% | 658 | 664 | -0.9% |
#18.2 | Toyota Highlander Hybrid * | 856 | 867 | -1.3% | 91 | 117 | -22.2% |
#19 | Mitsubishi RVR | 6,419 | 5,451 | 17.8% | 585 | 392 | 49.2% |
#20 | Nissan Pathfinder | 6,315 | 1,458 | 333% | 938 | 175 | 436% |
#21 | Audi Q5 | 6,236 | 4,905 | 27.1% | 744 | 629 | 18.3% |
#22 | Chevrolet Trax | 6,134 | --- | --- | 627 | --- | --- |
#23 | Kia Sportage | 6,014 | 7,076 | -15.0% | 652 | 643 | 1.4% |
#24 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 6,008 | 4,905 | 22.5% | 613 | 530 | 15.7% |
#25 | Jeep Compass | 5,710 | 5,257 | 8.6% | 294 | 491 | -40.1% |
#26 | Honda Pilot | 5,586 | 4,913 | 13.7% | 628 | 725 | -13.4% |
#27 | Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class | 5,150 | 4,286 | 20.2% | 534 | 447 | 19.5% |
#28 | Acura RDX | 5,092 | 3,935 | 29.4% | 556 | 480 | 15.8% |
#29 | BMW X3 | 5,029 | 4,203 | 19.7% | 364 | 610 | -40.3% |
#30 | Acura MDX | 5,010 | 4,287 | 16.9% | 489 | 497 | -1.6% |
#31 | Jeep Patriot | 4,853 | 5,839 | -16.9% | 353 | 517 | -31.7% |
#32 | Mitsubishi Outlander | 4,432 | 4,191 | 5.8% | 437 | 496 | -11.9% |
#33 | Mercedes-Benz M-Class | 3,940 | 4,682 | -15.8% | 538 | 414 | 30.0% |
#34 | GMC Acadia | 3,779 | 4,254 | -11.2% | 381 | 351 | 8.5% |
#35 | Nissan Juke | 3,507 | 3,293 | 6.5% | 382 | 345 | 10.7% |
#36 | BMW X5 | 3,268 | 3,438 | -4.9% | 703 | 498 | 41.2% |
#37 | Cadillac SRX | 3,187 | 2,524 | 26.3% | 457 | 357 | 28.0% |
#38 | Nissan Murano | 2,958 | 3,826 | -22.7% | 220 | 214 | 2.8% |
#39 | Buick Encore | 2,948 | --- | --- | 445 | --- | --- |
#40 | Chevrolet Traverse | 2,745 | 2,916 | -5.9% | 244 | 209 | 16.7% |
#41 | Lincoln MKX | 2,739 | 3,287 | -16.7% | 274 | 226 | 21.2% |
#42 | Infiniti JX/QX60 | 2,704 | 1,798 | 50.4% | 271 | 204 | 32.8% |
#43 | Buick Enclave | 2,662 | 2,857 | -6.8% | 301 | 231 | 30.3% |
#44 | Hyundai Santa Fe XL ³ | 2,602 | --- | --- | 311 | --- | --- |
#45 | Toyota 4Runner | 2,505 | 2,391 | 4.8% | 360 | 255 | 41.2% |
#46 | BMW X1 | 2,370 | 4,288 | -44.7% | 172 | 91 | 89.0% |
#47 | Mercedes-Benz GL-Class | 2,064 | 1,488 | 38.7% | 200 | 177 | 13.0% |
#48 | Ford Flex | 1,908 | 2,847 | -33.0% | 96 | 101 | -5.0% |
#49 | Volkswagen Touareg | 1,723 | 1,626 | 6.0% | 173 | 203 | -14.8% |
#50 | Dodge Durango | 1,693 | 2,130 | -20.5% | 231 | 141 | 63.8% |
#51 | Porsche Cayenne | 1,687 | 1,330 | 26.8% | 209 | 160 | 30.6% |
#52 | Mini Countryman | 1,622 | 1,369 | 18.5% | 231 | 168 | 37.5% |
#53 | Audi Q7 | 1,556 | 1,410 | 10.4% | 179 | 188 | -4.8% |
#54 | Land Rover Range Rover Evoque | 1,495 | 1,040 | 43.8% | 179 | 112 | 59.8% |
#55 | Volvo XC60 | 1,467 | 1,629 | -9.9% | 137 | 123 | 11.4% |
#56 | Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 1,380 | 1,379 | 0.1% | 169 | 155 | 9.0% |
#57 | Chevrolet Tahoe | 1,341 | 946 | 41.8% | 99 | 84 | 17.9% |
#58 | Mazda CX-9 | 1,275 | 1,132 | 12.6% | 96 | 169 | -43.2% |
#59 | Ford Expedition | 1,270 | 1,476 | -14.0% | 110 | 53 | 108% |
#60 | Infiniti EX/QX50 | 1,225 | 1,169 | 4.8% | 120 | 177 | -32.2% |
#61 | GMC Yukon | 1,107 | 914 | 21.1% | 55 | 95 | -42.1% |
#62 | Chevrolet Suburban | 1,019 | 811 | 25.6% | 143 | 149 | -4.0% |
#63 | GMC Yukon XL | 979 | 879 | 11.4% | 169 | 137 | 23.4% |
#64 | Suzuki Grand Vitara | 967 | 1,511 | -36.0% | 40 | 163 | -75.5% |
#65 | Nissan Xterra | 910 | 753 | 20.8% | 63 | 73 | -13.7% |
#66 | BMW X6 | 686 | 836 | -17.9% | 43 | 135 | -68.1% |
#67 | Toyota Sequoia | 610 | 591 | 3.2% | 79 | 72 | 9.7% |
#68 | Infiniti FX/QX70 | 552 | 633 | -12.8% | 49 | 58 | -15.5% |
#69 | Toyota FJ Cruiser | 548 | 564 | -2.8% | 75 | 55 | 36.4% |
#70 | Cadillac Escalade | 483 | 611 | -20.9% | 47 | 50 | -6.0% |
#70.1 | Cadillac Escalade * | 368 | 463 | -20.5% | 36 | 40 | -10.0% |
#70.3 | Cadillac Escalade ESV | 115 | 148 | -22.3% | 11 | 10 | 10.0% |
#71 | Land Rover Range Rover | 459 | 339 | 35.4% | 41 | 20 | 105% |
#72 | Nissan Armada | 456 | 471 | -3.2% | 51 | 25 | 104% |
#73 | Volvo XC90 | 450 | 413 | 9.0% | 18 | 30 | -40.0% |
#74 | Land Rover LR2 | 423 | 279 | 51.6% | 50 | 12 | 317% |
#75 | Hyundai Veracruz | 370 | 1,759 | -79.0% | 2 | 168 | -98.8% |
#76 | Land Rover LR4 | 369 | 425 | -13.2% | 46 | 51 | -9.8% |
#77 | Infiniti QX56/QX80 | 350 | 307 | 14.0% | 30 | 25 | 20.0% |
#78 | Lincoln MKT | 325 | 369 | -11.9% | 29 | 41 | -29.3% |
#79 | Lexus GX460 | 251 | 299 | -16.1% | 36 | 32 | 12.5% |
#80 | Lincoln Navigator | 244 | 472 | -48.3% | 23 | 35 | -34.3% |
#81 | Lexus LX570 | 237 | 225 | 5.3% | 33 | 21 | 57.1% |
#82 | Subaru Tribeca | 194 | 319 | -39.2% | 18 | 34 | -47.1% |
#83 | Mercedes-Benz G-Class | 170 | 84 | 102% | 7 | 19 | -63.2% |
#84 | Toyota Land Cruiser º | 142 | 197 | -27.9% | 16 | 28 | -42.9% |
#85 | Jeep Cherokee | 113 | --- | --- | 96 | --- | --- |
#86 | Acura ZDX | 39 | 87 | -55.2% | 4 | 1 | 300% |
#87 | Jeep Liberty | 13 | 864 | -98.5% | --- | 10 | -100% |
#88 | Mazda CX-7 | --- | 3,092 | -100% | --- | 243 | -100% |
#89 | Mazda Tribute | --- | 444 | -100% | --- | --- | --- |
#90 | Mitsubishi Endeavor | --- | 111 | -100% | --- | 2 | -100% |
#91 | Dodge Nitro | --- | 90 | -100% | --- | 1 | -100% |
#92 | Honda Element | --- | 10 | -100% | --- | 1 | -100% |
#93 | Kia Borrego | --- | 4 | -100% | --- | --- | --- |
--- | Overall Market | 445,698 | 416,227 | 7.1% | 45,463 | 40,914 | 11.1% |
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Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
* Italicized unranked lines are nothing more than available breakdowns, already included in the model's total, not in addition to the model's total.
³ Total Santa Fe sales: up 30.2% to 24,769 YTD, up 3.3% to 2257 in October.
º Land Cruiser is a commercial vehicle in Canada.
This post was corrected at 3:48 PM AT on 11.15.2013 with updated information from the ANDC regarding Land Rover sales.
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