Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In America - December 2014
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Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In America - December 2014


The Honda CR-V led all SUVs and crossovers in December 2014, just as it did on the year as a whole. The CR-V ended 2014 28,807 sales ahead of the second-ranked Ford Escape, a big leap from the 7911-unit gap with which it ended 2013.

• America's 25 Best-Selling SUVs/Crossovers In 2014

For the fourth consecutive month, the Cherokee led all Jeeps. There were four Jeeps in America's top 18 plus one Dodge. 

• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - December 2014 Year End
• U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - December 2014 Year End

GM contributed four nameplates, Ford two, Toyota/Lexus three, Hyundai-Kia two, Nissan and Subaru one each, and another Honda to join the CR-V. 

Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these best-selling SUVs and crossovers can always be accessed through the dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats page, and for those not viewing the mobile version of this site, near the top right of this page, as well. GoodCarBadCar has already published the list of America's best-selling trucks in December and will shortly publish the list of America's 20 best-selling cars.

January 2015 • November 2014 • December 2013
Rank
Best-Selling SUV/Crossover
December
2014
December
2013
%
Change
2014 2013 %
Change
#1
Honda CR-V
32,36928,75912.6%335,019 303,904 10.2%
#2
Ford Escape
25,603 24,462 4.7% 306,212 295,993 3.5%
#3
Toyota RAV4
22,997 20,970 9.7% 267,698 218,249 22.7%
#4
Chevrolet Equinox
21,298 17,212 23.7% 242,242 238,192 1.7%
#5
Ford Explorer
18,464 16,907 9.2% 209,994 192,397 9.1%
#6
Jeep Cherokee
17,715 15,038 17.8% 178,508 25,786 592%
#7
Jeep Grand Cherokee
17,176 16,517 4.0% 183,786 174,275 5.5%
#8
Subaru Forester
15,163 13,229 14.6% 159,953 123,592 29.4%
#9
Toyota Highlander
15,019 12,344 21.7% 146,127 127,572 14.5%
#10
Nissan Rogue
14,879 14,676 1.4% 199,199 162,751 22.4%
#11
Jeep Wrangler
14,003 12,028 16.4% 175,328 155,502 12.7%
#12
Lexus RX
13,625 13,169 3.5% 107,490 103,920 3.4%
#13
Honda Pilot
11,479 8971 28.0% 108,857 126,678 -14.1%
#14
Chevrolet Tahoe
11,259 8646 30.2% 97,726 83,502 17.0%
#15
GMC Terrain
11,032 7998 37.9% 105,016 99,525 5.5%
#16
Hyundai Santa Fe
10,395 8249 26.0% 107,906 88,844 21.5%
#17
Kia Sorento
9688 7482 29.5% 102,520 105,649 -3.0%
#18
Jeep Patriot
9434 6158 53.2% 93,462 75,797 23.3%
#19
Chevrolet Traverse
8654 7802 10.0% 103,943 96,467 7.7%
#20
Dodge Journey
8421 7616 10.6% 93,572 83,933 11.5%
Source: Automakers
* The Subaru Outback (up 34% to 14,772 in December; up 18% to 138,790 in 2014) is listed with best-selling cars.
 
RECOMMENDED READING
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In America - January 2015
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In America - November 2014 
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In America - December 2013 
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - December 2014 & Year End   
Top 13 Best-Selling Trucks In America - December 2014 & Year End
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - December 2014
Top 25 Best-Selling SUVs In America - 2014 Year End




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