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After losing its crown for one year, the Ford Explorer was back on top of the U.S. SUV leaderboard in 2006 despite its 25% year-over-year sales decline.
Chevrolet TrailBlazer volume slipped 28%, the second TrailBlazer decline in two years, the second in a line of decreases that continued until the TrailBlazer nameplate completely disappeared from the U.S. market in 2010/2011.
• Top 10 Best-Selling SUVs In America - 2005 Year End
• Top 10 Best-Selling SUVs In America - 2007 Year End
• All Vehicles Ranked By 2006 Year End U.S. Sales
Rising fuel prices put a hold on many SUV purchases in 2006, and the impression at the time led many to predict the death of the SUV. Indeed, traditional truck-based SUVs are few and far between eight years later, but car-based crossovers that look like traditional SUVs are hugely popular in America.
In 2006, the third-ranked Honda CR-V, newly released in the final third of 2006 as a MY2007 model, spoke volumes about the turning of this tide, as sales jumped 13% even as U.S. new vehicle sales slid 3% and overall light truck volume (SUVs, minivans, crossovers, pickups) was down 7%.
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- Top 40 Best-selling Vehicles In America - 2005 Year End
America's new vehicle market grew 0.5% in 2005 as passenger car sales improved 2.9% and overall "light truck" sales slid 1.5%. Cars claimed 46.8% of the industry's 2005 volume, up from 45.8% in 2004. The Ford F-Series continued its reign as...
- Top 10 Best-selling Suvs In America - 2007 Year End
America's new vehicle market continued to contract at a slow rate in 2007; the light truck market at an even slower 2% pace. But there was a certain class of vehicle making hay. Buyers who wanted high-riding SUVs but didn't want to pay for the...
- Top 10 Best-selling Suvs In America - 2004 Year End
The Dodge Durango cracked the list of America's ten best-selling SUVs in 2004 with the kind of volume the brand has not achieved since. In fact, though much attention has been paid to the Durango of late, Dodge sold more Durangos in calendar year...
- Top 10 Best-selling Suvs In America - 2003 Year End
Although Ford Explorer sales decreased in 2003 and Chevrolet TrailBlazer sales increased, the swings weren't nearly enough for the Chevy to unseat the Ford as America's best-selling SUV. Ford also made the fifth and sixth-ranked utility vehicles,...
- Top 10 Best-selling Suvs In America - 2002 Year End
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,...
Cars
Top 10 Best-Selling SUVs In America - 2006 Year End
Chevrolet TrailBlazer volume slipped 28%, the second TrailBlazer decline in two years, the second in a line of decreases that continued until the TrailBlazer nameplate completely disappeared from the U.S. market in 2010/2011.
• Top 10 Best-Selling SUVs In America - 2005 Year End
• Top 10 Best-Selling SUVs In America - 2007 Year End
• All Vehicles Ranked By 2006 Year End U.S. Sales
Rising fuel prices put a hold on many SUV purchases in 2006, and the impression at the time led many to predict the death of the SUV. Indeed, traditional truck-based SUVs are few and far between eight years later, but car-based crossovers that look like traditional SUVs are hugely popular in America.
In 2006, the third-ranked Honda CR-V, newly released in the final third of 2006 as a MY2007 model, spoke volumes about the turning of this tide, as sales jumped 13% even as U.S. new vehicle sales slid 3% and overall light truck volume (SUVs, minivans, crossovers, pickups) was down 7%.
Rank | Best-Selling SUV/Crossover | 2006 | 2005 | % Change |
#1 | Ford Explorer | 179,229 | 239,788 | - 25.3% |
#2 | Chevrolet TrailBlazer | 174,797 | 244,150 | - 28.4% |
#3 | Honda CR-V | 170,028 | 150,219 | + 13.2% |
#4 | Chevrolet Tahoe | 161,491 | 152,305 | + 6.0% |
#5 | Ford Escape | 157,395 | 165,122 | - 4.7% |
#6 | Honda Pilot | 152,154 | 143,353 | + 6.1% |
#7 | Toyota RAV4 | 152,047 | 70,518 | + 116% |
#8 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 139,148 | 213,584 | - 34.9% |
#9 | Jeep Liberty | 133,557 | 166,883 | - 20.0% |
#10 | Toyota Highlander | 129,794 | 137,409 | - 5.5% |
- Top 40 Best-selling Vehicles In America - 2005 Year End
America's new vehicle market grew 0.5% in 2005 as passenger car sales improved 2.9% and overall "light truck" sales slid 1.5%. Cars claimed 46.8% of the industry's 2005 volume, up from 45.8% in 2004. The Ford F-Series continued its reign as...
- Top 10 Best-selling Suvs In America - 2007 Year End
America's new vehicle market continued to contract at a slow rate in 2007; the light truck market at an even slower 2% pace. But there was a certain class of vehicle making hay. Buyers who wanted high-riding SUVs but didn't want to pay for the...
- Top 10 Best-selling Suvs In America - 2004 Year End
The Dodge Durango cracked the list of America's ten best-selling SUVs in 2004 with the kind of volume the brand has not achieved since. In fact, though much attention has been paid to the Durango of late, Dodge sold more Durangos in calendar year...
- Top 10 Best-selling Suvs In America - 2003 Year End
Although Ford Explorer sales decreased in 2003 and Chevrolet TrailBlazer sales increased, the swings weren't nearly enough for the Chevy to unseat the Ford as America's best-selling SUV. Ford also made the fifth and sixth-ranked utility vehicles,...
- Top 10 Best-selling Suvs In America - 2002 Year End
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,...