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2008 U.S SUV Sales Figures By Model (With Rankings)

Sales Figures & Rankings for SUVs Sold in the United States

2008 Best Selling SUVs In the United States (All Models Ranked)

For the second consecutive year, the Honda CR-V was America’s favourite SUV/crossover. Of course, 2008 was not much of a year on which to base trends, as sales across the industry were plunging, particularly toward the end of the year.

But the CR-V’s ability to lead SUVs and crossovers in terms of U.S. sales has held almost completely firm (save for 2011) since it took over from the Ford Explorer in 2007.

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