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Well would'ja just look at which two utility vehicles traded places in March 2011's Best Sellers list. Continuing its charge out of the abyss and toward numero uno, the Ford Explorer isn't America's seventh-best-selling SUV as it was in February; it's ranked sixth. Ford's Edge isn't the sixth-best-selling SUV anymore; it's the seventh. The more things change...
Where only two of America's 10 best-selling cars in March were badged as American cars, five of America's 10 best-selling SUVs wear a Blue Oval, a Bow Tie, or a seven-slat grille, including the leading Ford Escape with its 25% gain. Among this group only two members posted lower sales in March 2011 than March 2010: they were both Toyotas. Only one vehicle present in this list of best-selling utility vehicles below wasn't on the list in February - the Toyota Highlander, and it nearly made it in February. The Highlander replaces the departed Chevrolet Traverse.
The USA's 10 most popular sport-utility vehicles are not an eclectic bunch. They are purely variations on a theme. With the Explorer's new-found status as a non-truck-based sport-ute, it can definitely be said that America favours the less rugged utility vehicle design. Call 'em crossovers if you must.
Source: Manufacturers And Automotive News Data Center
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Where only two of America's 10 best-selling cars in March were badged as American cars, five of America's 10 best-selling SUVs wear a Blue Oval, a Bow Tie, or a seven-slat grille, including the leading Ford Escape with its 25% gain. Among this group only two members posted lower sales in March 2011 than March 2010: they were both Toyotas. Only one vehicle present in this list of best-selling utility vehicles below wasn't on the list in February - the Toyota Highlander, and it nearly made it in February. The Highlander replaces the departed Chevrolet Traverse.
The USA's 10 most popular sport-utility vehicles are not an eclectic bunch. They are purely variations on a theme. With the Explorer's new-found status as a non-truck-based sport-ute, it can definitely be said that America favours the less rugged utility vehicle design. Call 'em crossovers if you must.
Rank | SUV | Status | March 2011 | Last Month | March 2010 |
#1 | Ford Escape | ↑ | 23,975 | 18,005 | 19,182 |
#2 | Honda CR-V | ↓ | 21,998 | 19,096 | 14,848 |
#3 | Toyota RAV4 | ↓ | 16,082 | 12,562 | 25,781 |
#4 | Chevrolet Equinox | ↓ | 14,949 | 15,434 | 12,805 |
#5 | Nissan Rogue | ↔ | 14,174 | 11,427 | 8395 |
#6 | Ford Explorer | ↑ | 12,482 | 9657 | 5907 |
#7 | Ford Edge | ↓ | 12,388 | 10,138 | 10,254 |
#8 | Kia Sorento | ↑ | 11,071 | 8641 | 9215 |
#9 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | ↔ | 9836 | 8667 | 5986 |
#10 | Toyota Highlander | ↑ | 9828 | 8622 | 11,953 |
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