The GCBC Analysis
SUV sales in Canada for the month of April were up by about 4,400 units. The YTD numbers showed an increase as well. The segment was up around 11,800 units so far this year.
Leading the pack in terms of sales volume was the Toyota RAV4 with a sales increase of roughly 24 percent. It was followed by the Honda CR-V, which saw a roughly 12 percent decrease in sales. Rounding out the top three was the Ford Escape with a sales increase of around three percent.
Models that were high sellers that saw significant sales increases include the Jeep Wrangler, Hyundai Kona, and Jeep Grand Cherokee, Nissan Qashqui, and the Dodge Durango.
While there were many models that saw increases, there were some notable sales decreases, too. These included the Honda CR-V, Nissan Rogue, Mazda CX-5, Hyundai Santa Fe, and Chevrolet Equinox.
Best Selling SUV Rankings
Canada SUV Sales Figures – This Month
| Model | Month | Month LY | Change | YTD | YTD LY | YTD Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota 4Runner | 762 | 686 | 11.08 | 2,544 | 2,324 | 9.47 |
| Fiat 500X | 3 | 10 | -70.00 | 16 | 26 | -38.46 |
| GMC Acadia | 458 | 548 | -16.42 | 1,446 | 1,417 | 2.05 |
| Nissan Armada | 35 | 114 | -69.30 | 271 | 497 | -45.47 |
| Subaru Ascent | 472 | 0 | 0.00 | 1,307 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Volkswagen Atlas | 925 | 793 | 16.65 | 2,798 | 2,617 | 6.92 |
| Chevrolet Blazer | 1,514 | 0 | 0.00 | 4,111 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Toyota C-HR | 791 | 521 | 51.82 | 2,237 | 1,870 | 19.63 |
| Porsche Cayenne | 290 | 137 | 111.68 | 971 | 564 | 72.16 |
| Jeep Cherokee | 1,266 | 1,763 | -28.19 | 4,766 | 6,896 | -30.89 |
| Jeep Compass | 695 | 1,205 | -42.32 | 3,109 | 3,787 | -17.90 |
| Mini Countryman | 201 | 236 | -14.83 | 615 | 634 | -3.00 |
| Honda CR-V | 4,497 | 5,104 | -11.89 | 17,518 | 17,121 | 2.32 |
| Subaru CrossTrek | 1,165 | 1,506 | -22.64 | 3,658 | 4,840 | -24.42 |
| Mazda CX-3 | 910 | 1,206 | -24.54 | 2,917 | 3,873 | -24.68 |
| Mazda CX-5 | 2,285 | 2,605 | -12.28 | 7,791 | 8,702 | -10.47 |
| Mazda CX-9 | 307 | 345 | -11.01 | 1,212 | 1,354 | -10.49 |
| Land Rover Discovery / LR4 | 43 | 40 | 7.50 | 249 | 362 | -31.22 |
| Land Rover Discovery Sport | 148 | 96 | 54.17 | 412 | 470 | -12.34 |
| Dodge Durango | 1,754 | 543 | 223.02 | 4,369 | 2,262 | 93.15 |
| Jaguar E-Pace | 88 | 60 | 46.67 | 179 | 158 | 13.29 |
| Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross | 380 | 412 | -7.77 | 1,641 | 753 | 117.93 |
| Ford EcoSport | 599 | 659 | -9.10 | 2,405 | 1,750 | 37.43 |
| Ford Edge | 2,290 | 2,437 | -6.03 | 6,149 | 5,916 | 3.94 |
| Buick Enclave | 312 | 264 | 18.18 | 985 | 1,008 | -2.28 |
| Buick Encore | 945 | 813 | 16.24 | 2,984 | 2,759 | 8.16 |
| Buick Envision | 240 | 228 | 5.26 | 758 | 685 | 10.66 |
| Chevrolet Equinox | 1,895 | 2,301 | -17.64 | 5,984 | 7,604 | -21.30 |
| Cadillac Escalade | 246 | 251 | -1.99 | 777 | 764 | 1.70 |
| Ford Escape | 4,215 | 4,076 | 3.41 | 12,209 | 13,548 | -9.88 |
| Ford Expedition | 738 | 393 | 87.79 | 1,410 | 1,108 | 27.26 |
| Ford Explorer | 779 | 1,877 | -58.50 | 3,319 | 5,801 | -42.79 |
| Jaguar F-Pace | 212 | 180 | 17.78 | 987 | 851 | 15.98 |
| Ford Flex | 332 | 295 | 12.54 | 1,255 | 595 | 110.92 |
| Subaru Forester | 1,113 | 1,346 | -17.31 | 3,674 | 3,892 | -5.60 |
| Mercedes-Benz G-Class | 151 | 28 | 439.29 | 606 | 172 | 252.33 |
| Mercedes-Benz GL/GLS-Class | 113 | 276 | -59.06 | 690 | 818 | -15.65 |
| Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class | 266 | 302 | -11.92 | 891 | 1,337 | -33.36 |
| Mercedes-Benz GLC/GLK-Class | 994 | 813 | 22.26 | 3,399 | 2,772 | 22.62 |
| Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class | 290 | 895 | -67.60 | 1,436 | 2,815 | -48.99 |
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | 1,776 | 987 | 79.94 | 6,553 | 4,683 | 39.93 |
| Lexus GX | 26 | 32 | -18.75 | 92 | 124 | -25.81 |
| Toyota Highlander | 1,095 | 1,372 | -20.19 | 3,800 | 4,550 | -16.48 |
| Honda HR-V | 1,048 | 1,134 | -7.58 | 3,725 | 3,889 | -4.22 |
| Jaguar I-Pace | 44 | 0 | 0.00 | 135 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dodge Journey | 325 | 418 | -22.25 | 1,085 | 1,805 | -39.89 |
| Nissan Kicks | 1,257 | 0 | 0.00 | 3,906 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Hyundai Kona | 2,348 | 1,540 | 52.47 | 8,130 | 2,713 | 199.67 |
| Toyota Land Cruiser | 39 | 25 | 56.00 | 95 | 109 | -12.84 |
| Maserati Levante | 36 | 51 | -29.41 | 121 | 165 | -26.67 |
| Lexus LX | 101 | 77 | 31.17 | 415 | 334 | 24.25 |
| Porsche Macan | 299 | 340 | -12.06 | 730 | 875 | -16.57 |
| Acura MDX | 551 | 518 | 6.37 | 1,422 | 1,513 | -6.01 |
| Lincoln MKC | 186 | 192 | -3.13 | 692 | 706 | -1.98 |
| Lincoln MKT | 10 | 22 | -54.55 | 26 | 51 | -49.02 |
| Lincoln MKX/Nautilus | 273 | 241 | 13.28 | 965 | 830 | 16.27 |
| Tesla Model X | 140 | 200 | -30.00 | 560 | 800 | -30.00 |
| Nissan Murano | 966 | 1,075 | -10.14 | 3,988 | 4,364 | -8.62 |
| Lincoln Navigator | 184 | 151 | 21.85 | 560 | 483 | 15.94 |
| Hyundai Nexo | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kia Niro | 327 | 206 | 58.74 | 877 | 630 | 39.21 |
| Lexus NX | 765 | 743 | 2.96 | 2,309 | 2,315 | -0.26 |
| Subaru Outback | 1,065 | 1,064 | 0.09 | 3,133 | 3,403 | -7.93 |
| Mitsubishi Outlander | 1,277 | 1,081 | 18.13 | 4,116 | 3,412 | 20.63 |
| Mitsubishi Outlander Sport | 444 | 579 | -23.32 | 2,530 | 2,214 | 14.27 |
| Honda Passport | 295 | 0 | 0.00 | 564 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nissan Pathfinder | 455 | 654 | -30.43 | 1,764 | 2,338 | -24.55 |
| Honda Pilot | 663 | 567 | 16.93 | 2,769 | 2,204 | 25.64 |
| Audi Q5 | 1,349 | 1,273 | 5.97 | 3,603 | 4,077 | -11.63 |
| Audi Q7 | 363 | 536 | -32.28 | 1,196 | 1,609 | -25.67 |
| Audi Q8 | 235 | 0 | 0.00 | 708 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nissan Qashqai | 1,757 | 1,451 | 21.09 | 6,295 | 5,199 | 21.08 |
| Infiniti QX50 | 296 | 59 | 401.69 | 989 | 358 | 176.26 |
| Infiniti QX60 | 289 | 234 | 23.50 | 1,448 | 1,057 | 36.99 |
| Infiniti QX80 | 95 | 94 | 1.06 | 378 | 480 | -21.25 |
| Land Rover Range Rover | 198 | 89 | 122.47 | 669 | 496 | 34.88 |
| Land Rover Range Rover Evoque | 61 | 139 | -56.12 | 348 | 607 | -42.67 |
| Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 202 | 280 | -27.86 | 1,033 | 1,010 | 2.28 |
| Land Rover Range Rover Velar | 161 | 136 | 18.38 | 642 | 485 | 32.37 |
| Toyota RAV4 | 6,247 | 5,042 | 23.90 | 18,633 | 15,963 | 16.73 |
| Acura RDX | 764 | 894 | -14.54 | 2,282 | 2,460 | -7.24 |
| Jeep Renegade | 43 | 158 | -72.78 | 216 | 468 | -53.85 |
| Nissan Rogue | 3,029 | 3,821 | -20.73 | 11,278 | 13,917 | -18.96 |
| Lexus RX | 876 | 963 | -9.03 | 2,511 | 2,601 | -3.46 |
| Hyundai Santa Fe | 1,975 | 2,262 | -12.69 | 6,071 | 6,449 | -5.86 |
| Toyota Sequoia | 72 | 88 | -18.18 | 202 | 259 | -22.01 |
| Kia Sorento | 1,784 | 1,934 | -7.76 | 5,475 | 5,167 | 5.96 |
| Kia Sportage | 957 | 972 | -1.54 | 3,330 | 3,203 | 3.97 |
| Alfa Romeo Stelvio | 46 | 90 | -48.89 | 128 | 299 | -57.19 |
| Chevrolet Suburban | 248 | 238 | 4.20 | 782 | 1,093 | -28.45 |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | 318 | 308 | 3.25 | 1,003 | 1,080 | -7.13 |
| Kia Telluride | 438 | 0 | 0.00 | 549 | 0 | 0.00 |
| GMC Terrain | 1,213 | 1,321 | -8.18 | 3,829 | 3,495 | 9.56 |
| Volkswagen Tiguan | 1,564 | 1,600 | -2.25 | 5,759 | 5,280 | 9.07 |
| Volkswagen Touareg | 2 | 118 | -98.31 | 16 | 454 | -96.48 |
| Chevrolet Traverse | 572 | 665 | -13.98 | 1,806 | 2,120 | -14.81 |
| Chevrolet Trax | 397 | 460 | -13.70 | 1,252 | 1,436 | -12.81 |
| Hyundai Tuscon | 2,411 | 2,427 | -0.66 | 7,346 | 7,142 | 2.86 |
| Lexus UX | 342 | 0 | 0.00 | 1,064 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jeep Wrangler | 2,510 | 2,073 | 21.08 | 8,941 | 12,565 | -28.84 |
| BMW X1 | 525 | 479 | 9.60 | 1,808 | 1,731 | 4.45 |
| BMW X2 | 163 | 103 | 58.25 | 574 | 178 | 222.47 |
| BMW X3 | 739 | 929 | -20.45 | 2,392 | 2,849 | -16.04 |
| BMW X4 | 738 | 90 | 720.00 | 963 | 271 | 255.35 |
| BMW X5 | 691 | 608 | 13.65 | 2,212 | 1,417 | 56.10 |
| BMW X6 | 61 | 107 | -42.99 | 137 | 684 | -79.97 |
| BMW X7 | 231 | 0 | 0.00 | 411 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Volvo XC40 | 226 | 151 | 49.67 | 678 | 217 | 212.44 |
| Volvo XC60 | 320 | 303 | 5.61 | 816 | 1,020 | -20.00 |
| Volvo XC90 | 285 | 300 | -5.00 | 835 | 964 | -13.38 |
| Cadillac XT4 | 298 | 0 | 0.00 | 1,189 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Cadillac XT5 | 522 | 533 | -2.06 | 1,647 | 1,734 | -5.02 |
| GMC Yukon | 294 | 269 | 9.29 | 928 | 829 | 11.94 |
| GMC Yukon XL | 222 | 179 | 24.02 | 700 | 454 | 54.19 |
| Model | Month | Month LY | YTD | YTD LY | ||
| ∑ = 86,846 | ∑ = 82,409 | ∑ = 284,195 | ∑ = 272,409 |
Canada SUV Sales by Quarter
Important note: Both Ford and GM have switched to quarterly reporting, making it more difficult to accurately gauge crossover sales. We won’t have results to report for Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Ford or Lincoln until the end of each quarter.