Small SUV Sales In America - August 2015 YTD
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Small SUV Sales In America - August 2015 YTD


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As U.S. passenger car sales slid 10% in August 2015 and midsize cars fell 9% to 226,000 units, U.S. sales of small SUVs and crossovers – CR-V/Escape/RAV4 class utilities – jumped 6% to 248,000 units.


U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - August 2015 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - August 2015 YTD


Though the fleet-only Chevrolet Captiva Sport is discontinued and contributed 1892 fewer sales to the tally; though the Ford Escape, Toyota RAV4, Mazda CX-5, and GMC Terrain all declined; the massive gains from many competitors and a 2% uptick in sales of the best-selling Honda CR-V powered the category forward.

USA small SUV sales chart August 2015
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That said, the "compact" class didn't grow as quickly as the overall SUV/crossover category, which shot up 11% in August 2015. 

Part of the reason for the overall category's big improvement is down to the subcompact group, the size of which grew from six contenders – not including the FWD-only Kia Soul and others like it – in August 2014 to 11 candidates in August 2015. Last month marked the arrival of the Mazda CX-3, which was generating Canadian sales way back in May. 

In addition to the addition of the Trax, 500X, HR-V, Renegade, and CX-3, most continuing members of the subcompact fleet continue to increase. Only the aging Mini Countryman was down in August. Category-wide sales doubled.

While their total is relatively low – Honda and Toyota sold 65,305 CR-Vs and RAV4s, 22,459 more than the whole subcompact CUV category's total – the gains produced are massive. CR-V-class SUVs/CUVs increased by fewer than 14,000 units in August; subcompact Renegade-class utilities were up by nearly 22,000 units.

GCBC's review of the 2016 Mazda CX-3 will be published later this week. Here's our review of the 2014 Buick Encore.

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 • September 2015 • July 2015 • August 2014
Small SUVs 
& Crossovers
August
2015
August
2014
%
Change
2015
YTD
2014
YTD
%
Change
Chevrolet Captiva Sport
1
1893-99.9%5535,201-99.8%
Chevrolet Equinox
25,211
21,38717.9%192,505167,53914.9%
Dodge Journey
9375
91472.5%68,93863,4568.6%
Ford Escape
28,870
28,996-0.4%204,539208,444-1.9%
GMC Terrain
9237
9680-4.6%72,460 71,1341.9%
Honda CR-V
34,771
34,0792.0%229,574217,2935.7%
Hyundai Tucson
6609
526625.5%33,151 33,369-0.7%
Jeep Cherokee
18,763
18,2352.9%140,888113,49424.1%
Jeep Compass
7523
474958.4%39,707 43,252-8.2%
Jeep Patriot
11,058
912021.3%80,18660,84131.8%
Kia Sportage
5749
449427.9%34,996 28,86221.3%
Mazda CX-5
10,033
10,709-6.3%72,906 70,0934.0%
Mitsubishi Outlander
2188
113492.9%11,413 910125.4%
Nissan Rogue
27,665
21,41929.2%188,143137,33937.0%
Subaru Forester
17,565
16,4326.9%114,204105,3568.4%
Toyota RAV4
30,534
35,614-14.3%200,818179,34512.0%
Volkswagen Tiguan
3165
215147.1%19,24917,44610.3%
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Total
248,317
234,5055.9%1,703,732 1,561,565 9.1%

Subcompact SUVs & Crossovers
August
2015
August
2014
%
Change
2015
YTD
2014
YTD
%
Change
Buick Encore *
6286
486729.2%43,66132,58534.0%
Chevrolet Trax *
5985
------36,911------
Fiat 500X *
1029
------2323------
Honda HR-V *
4567
------24,617------
Jeep Renegade
8156
------28,907------
Mazda CX-3 *
698
------698------
Mini Countryman *
1398
2412-42.0%10,87915,216-28.5%
Mini Paceman *
282
22823.7%12151304-6.8%
Mitsubishi
Outlander Sport *
3286
286914.5%24,42120,80117.4%
Nissan Juke *
2360
23530.3%19,354 30,439-36.4%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *
8799
82446.7%59,32448,61222.0%
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Total
42,846
20,973104%252,310 148,957 69.4%

Offroaders
August
2015
August
2014
%
Change
2015
YTD
2014
YTD
%
Change
Jeep Wrangler *
18,160
17,9881.0%139,930 120,113 16.5%
Nissan Xterra *
1132
1254-9.7%924612,092 -23.5%
Toyota FJ Cruiser *
2
1692-99.9%22311,353 -98.0%
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Total
19,294
20,934-7.8%149,399 143,558 4.1%
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. This explains why you'll see the Encore and XV Crosstrek are listed with small cars, too, 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.


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