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In April 2014, America's top-selling SUV/crossover was the Honda CR-V. The CR-V claimed the title for the first time this year, and having done so, also surpassed the Ford Escape as the year-to-date leader.
The CR-V, Escape, and Chevrolet Equinox were the only utility vehicles to top the 20K mark in U.S. April sales. Sales of the Equinox and Escape declined 3% and 5%, respectively.
Perhaps more noteworthy than the CR-V's strength or even the meaningful growth achieved by Honda is the increasing force applied by the small SUV/crossover category.
With huge gains this year from the Mazda CX-5, Nissan Rogue, and Subaru Forester and an additional 51,103 Cherokee sales at Jeep, sales of these smaller utility vehicles are up 17% in 2014, having risen 17% during the month of April, as well.
• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - April 2014 YTD
• U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - April 2014 YTD
A number of lower-volume crossovers are improving compared with the early part of 2013, as well. The fleet-only Chevrolet Captiva Sport is up 12%. Jointly, the Hyundai Tucson and Kia Sportage have generated 14% gains. Jeep's forgettable Patriot and Compass have reported improvements despite the in-showroom competition from the Cherokee. Mitsubishi Outlander sales doubled in April.
On the smaller, more car-like, sometimes-less-costly end of the scale, the Buick Encore, Mini Countryman, Mini Paceman, Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, Nissan Juke, and Subaru XV Crosstrek combined for nearly 25,000 more sales over the last four months than during the equivalent period one year ago.
• Small SUV Sales In America - April 2015 YTD
• Small SUV Sales In America - May 2014 YTD
• Small SUV Sales In America - March 2014 YTD
• Small SUV Sales In America - April 2013 YTD
• Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In America - April 2014
• U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - April 2014 YTD
• Midsize SUV Sales In America - April 2014 YTD
There are exceptions. The aging Volkswagen Tiguan, never very popular and often thought to be too small, is down 22% this year.
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 • April 2015 • May 2014 • March 2014 • April 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.
- Small Suv Sales In America - May 2015 Ytd
In May 2015, the Honda CR-V was America's best-selling SUV/crossover in America, the ninth consecutive month that the Honda led the overall SUV/CUV race and its own segment. U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - May 2015 YTD U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales...
- Small Suv Sales In America - May 2014 Ytd
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...
- Small Suv Sales In Canada - April 2014 Ytd
Canadian sales of Escape-class crossovers shot up 18% in April 2014 as the majority of contenders produced year-over-year sales improvements. • All 245 Autos Ranked By April 2014 YTD Canadian Sales • All 84 SUVs/Crossovers...
- Small Suv Sales Figures In America - May 2013 Ytd
Click Chart For Larger ViewWith greater sales volume than in any month in the model's history, the Ford Escape was easily America's favourite SUV in May 2013. The Escape leads the Honda CR-V by 8741 units through five months. Combined, the Chevrolet...
- Small Suv And Crossover Sales Figures In America - April 2013 And Year-to-date
U.S. sales of the Ford Escape, Subaru Forester, Mazda CX-5, Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, and Nissan Xterra all rose more than 50% in April 2013. At the other end of the scale, the Toyota FJ Cruiser, Mitsubishi Outlander, Nissan Juke, Kia Sportage, Kia...
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Perhaps more noteworthy than the CR-V's strength or even the meaningful growth achieved by Honda is the increasing force applied by the small SUV/crossover category.
With huge gains this year from the Mazda CX-5, Nissan Rogue, and Subaru Forester and an additional 51,103 Cherokee sales at Jeep, sales of these smaller utility vehicles are up 17% in 2014, having risen 17% during the month of April, as well.
• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - April 2014 YTD
• U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - April 2014 YTD
A number of lower-volume crossovers are improving compared with the early part of 2013, as well. The fleet-only Chevrolet Captiva Sport is up 12%. Jointly, the Hyundai Tucson and Kia Sportage have generated 14% gains. Jeep's forgettable Patriot and Compass have reported improvements despite the in-showroom competition from the Cherokee. Mitsubishi Outlander sales doubled in April.
On the smaller, more car-like, sometimes-less-costly end of the scale, the Buick Encore, Mini Countryman, Mini Paceman, Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, Nissan Juke, and Subaru XV Crosstrek combined for nearly 25,000 more sales over the last four months than during the equivalent period one year ago.
• Small SUV Sales In America - April 2015 YTD
• Small SUV Sales In America - May 2014 YTD
• Small SUV Sales In America - March 2014 YTD
• Small SUV Sales In America - April 2013 YTD
• Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In America - April 2014
• U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - April 2014 YTD
• Midsize SUV Sales In America - April 2014 YTD
There are exceptions. The aging Volkswagen Tiguan, never very popular and often thought to be too small, is down 22% this year.
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 • April 2015 • May 2014 • March 2014 • April 2013
Small SUVs & Crossovers | April 2014 | April 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chevrolet Captiva Sport | 5794 | 4315 | 34.3% | 18,648 | 16,694 | 11.7% |
Chevrolet Equinox | 20,315 | 20,965 | -3.1% | 76,388 | 79,834 | -4.3% |
Dodge Journey | 7846 | 6782 | 15.7% | 30,870 | 29,774 | 3.7% |
Ford Escape | 24,579 | 25,826 | -4.8% | 95,884 | 98,809 | -3.0% |
GMC Terrain | 7791 | 7964 | -2.2% | 33,210 | 34,770 | -4.5% |
Honda CR-V | 28,485 | 26,519 | 7.4% | 96,133 | 91,893 | 4.6% |
Honda Element | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1 | -100% |
Hyundai Santa Fe * | 8997 | 6940 | 29.6% | 32,437 | 26,386 | 22.9% |
Hyundai Tucson | 3962 | 3733 | 6.1% | 16,078 | 14,741 | 9.1% |
Jeep Cherokee | 15,007 | --- | --- | 51,103 | --- | --- |
Jeep Compass | 5367 | 4465 | 20.2% | 19,124 | 16,468 | 16.1% |
Jeep Liberty | --- | 721 | -100% | --- | 5693 | -100% |
Jeep Patriot | 8339 | 5792 | 44.0% | 28,813 | 24,789 | 16.2% |
Kia Sorento * | 8356 | 8909 | -4.2% | 31,542 | 34,864 | -9.5% |
Kia Sportage | 3530 | 2845 | 24.1% | 12,357 | 10,281 | 20.2% |
Mazda CX-5 | 6835 | 6262 | 9.2% | 33,041 | 24,071 | 37.3% |
Mitsubishi Outlander | 1148 | 510 | 125% | 4761 | 3463 | 37.5% |
Nissan Rogue | 15,066 | 11,904 | 26.6% | 65,514 | 46,200 | 41.8% |
Subaru Forester | 11,547 | 9366 | 23.3% | 46,937 | 30,510 | 53.8% |
Suzuki Grand Vitara | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1037 | -100% |
Toyota RAV4 | 18,834 | 18,541 | 1.6% | 71,898 | 59,954 | 19.9% |
Volkswagen Tiguan | 1998 | 2488 | -19.7% | 8109 | 10,439 | -22.3% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 203,796 | 174,847 | 16.6% | 772,847 | 660,671 | 17.0% |
Smallest SUVs/Crossovers | April 2014 | April 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buick Encore * | 4317 | 2916 | 48.0% | 15,040 | 7869 | 91.1% |
Mini Countryman * | 2045 | 1864 | 9.7% | 6350 | 6703 | -5.3% |
Mini Paceman * | 169 | 95 | 77.9% | 575 | 264 | 118% |
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport * | 2619 | 2111 | 24.1% | 10,069 | 7547 | 33.4% |
Nissan Juke * | 3795 | 2445 | 55.2% | 19,377 | 11,551 | 67.8% |
Subaru XV Crosstrek | 5678 | 4433 | 28.1% | 22,553 | 15,143 | 48.9% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 18,623 | 13,864 | 34.3% | 73,964 | 49,077 | 50.7% |
Offroaders | April 2014 | April 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jeep Wrangler * | 15,389 | 13,445 | 14.5% | 50,063 | 45,291 | 10.5% |
Nissan Xterra * | 1430 | 1982 | -27.9% | 6875 | 6872 | 0.1% |
Toyota FJ Cruiser * | 1593 | 262 | 508% | 5505 | 3613 | 52.4% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 18,412 | 15,689 | 17.4% | 62,443 | 55,776 | 12.0% |
* 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.
- Small Suv Sales In America - May 2015 Ytd
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- Small Suv Sales In America - May 2014 Ytd
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...
- Small Suv Sales In Canada - April 2014 Ytd
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- Small Suv Sales Figures In America - May 2013 Ytd
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- Small Suv And Crossover Sales Figures In America - April 2013 And Year-to-date
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