2019 U.S Small SUV Sales Analysis
Report Updated: With October 2019 Data on November 1st, 2019
Top Level US Reports: By Manufacturer / By Brand / By Model / Best Sellers
Small SUV sales in the U.S. look really strong. This is true for both the month of October and YTD. The segment is hot right now.
When you look at just October, you’ll see that the segment is up by 19,000 units, which is a pretty big surge. When you look at the YTD numbers, you’ll see that the segment is up by about 47,000 units.
The sales leader is the Toyota RAV4, which saw a rise both in the month of October and YTD. It was followed by the Honda CR-V, which also saw a rise in sales for the month and YTD. Rounding out the top three was the Nissan Rogue, which was actually down considerably for both the month of October and YTD.
We expect this part of the SUV segment to continue to see strong sales numbers in the next couple of months and into 2020.
Data will trickle in throughout the day with the numbers being finalized by EOD. GCBC is also happy to announce that we will be adding quarterly sales reports and comparisons in addition to monthly sales comparisons beginning this quarter. We will also be adding monthly sales tables and charts to the mix as well.
Note: FCA US LLC will end its practice of reporting U.S. and Canada sales on a monthly basis following June results. FCA US and FCA Canada will report monthly sales for May and June. The first quarterly report will occur on October 1, 2019, covering the months of July, August, and September.
US Best Selling Small SUVs Last Month
This data table looks at last month’s total small SUV sales volumes in the United States by model. We compare U.S market small SUV model sales for last month with the same month last year. We also include the year to date sales numbers and compare with the same year to date numbers from last year. With both monthly and YTD sales numbers we have a growth rate column so you can better gauge an individual small SUV models sales success in the U.S market.
| Model | Month | Month LY | Change | YTD | YTD LY | YTD Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota C-HR | 3,900 | 3,683 | 5.89 | 41,677 | 41,613 | 0.15 |
| Mini Countryman | 1,176 | 1,070 | 9.91 | 12,188 | 15,212 | -19.88 |
| Honda CR-V | 33,344 | 27,825 | 19.83 | 314,083 | 305,454 | 2.82 |
| Subaru CrossTrek | 12,137 | 11,049 | 9.85 | 110,634 | 122,464 | -9.66 |
| Mazda CX-3 | 1,386 | 1,052 | 31.75 | 13,166 | 14,767 | -10.84 |
| Mazda CX-5 | 10,970 | 9,271 | 18.33 | 124,670 | 125,999 | -1.05 |
| Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross | 1,046 | 1,206 | -13.27 | 16,905 | 6,719 | 151.60 |
| Subaru Forester | 15,910 | 15,981 | -0.44 | 147,357 | 137,905 | 6.85 |
| Honda HR-V | 10,130 | 4,961 | 104.19 | 80,444 | 74,940 | 7.34 |
| Nissan Juke | 1 | 7 | -85.71 | 11 | 722 | -98.48 |
| Nissan Kicks | 3,362 | 3,264 | 3.00 | 50,436 | 13,576 | 271.51 |
| Hyundai Kona | 5,514 | 4,330 | 27.34 | 60,652 | 32,795 | 84.94 |
| Hyundai Nexo | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 214 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kia Niro | 1,983 | 2,164 | -8.36 | 19,945 | 24,264 | -17.80 |
| Mitsubishi Outlander | 1,733 | 2,152 | -19.47 | 32,204 | 33,262 | -3.18 |
| Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 255 | 309 | -17.48 | 2,169 | 3,059 | -29.09 |
| Mitsubishi Outlander Sport | 2,203 | 2,605 | -15.43 | 23,648 | 31,726 | -25.46 |
| Toyota RAV4 | 37,499 | 34,004 | 10.28 | 362,121 | 353,149 | 2.54 |
| Nissan Rogue | 27,082 | 27,748 | -2.40 | 299,382 | 337,727 | -11.35 |
| Kia Sportage | 7,623 | 6,626 | 15.05 | 72,727 | 68,898 | 5.56 |
| Volkswagen Tiguan | 8,333 | 7,586 | 9.85 | 93,629 | 87,413 | 7.11 |
| ∑ = 185,604 | ∑ = 166,893 | ∑ = 1,878,262 | ∑ = 1,831,664 |
US Quarterly Small SUV Sales Numbers
This data table looks at quarterly sales performance for the small SUV segment in the United States. It includes all major small SUV models sold in the U.S market. We compare last quarter’s small SUV U.S sales at the model level with the same small SUV model sales quarter last year. We also include a growth rate too so you can see which small SUV models are growing and which ones are declining. The quarterly view of small SUV sales at the model level often gives you a better picture of what is happening than monthly because it takes out some of the month to month noise.
US Small SUV Sales by Month (All Models)
This sales data table looks at monthly sales performance for the small SUV segment in the United States on a month to month basis for the entire year so far. It includes all major small SUV models sold in the U.S market and you can see that the monthly small SUV sales trends clearly. Seeing the individual ports car model sales performance in this way gives you a good sense of the momentum (good or bad).