April 2019 – The Best-Selling SUVs In Canada – Every SUV Ranked

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 GLA-Class	266	302	-11.92	891	1,337	-33.36
Mercedes-Benz GLC-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
Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class	113	276	-59.06	690	818	-15.65
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

modelName	Q1 2019	Q1 2018	Year To Date	Year to Date Previous Year	Change
Acura MDX			4,757	5,605	0.0
Acura RDX			9,716	8,890	0.0
Acura ZDX			0	2	0.0
Alfa Romeo Stelvio			458	842	0.0
Audi eTron			490	0	0.0
Audi Q3			3,734	3,780	0.0
Audi Q5			10,855	11,952	0.0
Audi Q7			3,213	4,507	0.0
Audi Q8			2,072	387	0.0
BMW X1			4,420	5,308	0.0
BMW X2			1,383	1,856	0.0
BMW X3			8,404	8,296	0.0
BMW X4			1,864	1,007	0.0
BMW X5			6,630	6,052	0.0
BMW X6			610	1,116	0.0
BMW X7			1,620	0	0.0
Buick Enclave			2,934	3,511	0.0
Buick Encore			9,724	10,637	0.0
Buick Envision			2,707	2,703	0.0
Cadillac Escalade			2,515	2,767	0.0
Cadillac XT4			3,517	443	0.0
Cadillac XT5			5,175	5,875	0.0
Cadillac XT6			311	0	0.0
Chevrolet Blazer			15,210	0	0.0
Chevrolet Equinox			18,503	21,338	0.0
Chevrolet Suburban			2,128	2,789	0.0
Chevrolet Tahoe			3,562	3,576	0.0
Chevrolet Tracker			0	471	0.0
Chevrolet Traverse			5,778	5,967	0.0
Chevrolet Trax			5,298	4,465	0.0
Dodge Durango			9,620	6,951	0.0
Dodge Journey			2,704	5,777	0.0
Fiat 500X			50	79	0.0
Ford EcoSport			7,438	6,315	0.0
Ford Edge			19,965	19,156	0.0
Ford Escape			39,504	43,587	0.0
Ford Expedition			4,381	2,798	0.0
Ford Explorer			9,667	18,289	0.0
Ford Flex			2,492	2,273	0.0
GMC Acadia			4,357	4,812	0.0
GMC Terrain			12,023	12,877	0.0
GMC Yukon			2,925	3,061	0.0
GMC Yukon XL			2,234	2,266	0.0
Honda CR-V			55,859	54,879	0.0
Honda HR-V			12,985	9,071	0.0
Honda Passport			2,678	0	0.0
Honda Pilot			8,241	8,072	0.0
Hyundai Kona			25,817	14,497	0.0
Hyundai Nexo			9	0	0.0
Hyundai Palisade			3,845	0	0.0
Hyundai Santa Fe			18,929	24,040	0.0
Hyundai Tuscon			30,075	28,634	0.0
Hyundai Venue			313	0	0.0
Infiniti QX30			93	357	0.0
Infiniti QX50			3,515	2,881	0.0
Infiniti QX60			3,982	4,050	0.0
Infiniti QX70			0	387	0.0
Infiniti QX80			935	1,129	0.0
Jaguar E-Pace			417	572	0.0
Jaguar F-Pace			2,311	2,419	0.0
Jaguar I-Pace			380	41	0.0
Jeep Cherokee			13,687	22,239	0.0
Jeep Compass			7,652	9,434	0.0
Jeep Grand Cherokee			18,659	14,099	0.0
Jeep Patriot			0	3	0.0
Jeep Renegade			664	1,193	0.0
Jeep Wrangler			23,185	24,615	0.0
Kia Niro			4,338	2,659	0.0
Kia Rondo			0	135	0.0
Kia Sorento			16,054	15,579	0.0
Kia Sportage			12,637	12,210	0.0
Kia Telluride			2,997	0	0.0
Land Rover Discovery / LR4			693	892	0.0
Land Rover Discovery Sport			1,076	1,412	0.0
Land Rover Range Rover			1,732	1,594	0.0
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque			1,788	1,377	0.0
Land Rover Range Rover Sport			3,199	3,104	0.0
Land Rover Range Rover Velar			1,799	1,817	0.0
Lexus GX			377	376	0.0
Lexus LX			1,053	925	0.0
Lexus NX			7,626	7,859	0.0
Lexus RX			8,827	9,329	0.0
Lexus UX			2,683	0	0.0
Lincoln Aviator			678	0	0.0
Lincoln MKC			2,507	2,466	0.0
Lincoln MKT			91	157	0.0
Lincoln MKX/Nautilus			3,238	3,126	0.0
Lincoln Navigator			1,644	1,177	0.0
Maserati Levante			342	389	0.0
Mazda CX-3			10,850	12,445	0.0
Mazda CX-5			27,696	26,587	0.0
Mazda CX-9			4,422	4,372	0.0
Mercedes-Benz G-Class			1,272	354	0.0
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class			3,689	3,566	0.0
Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class			10,883	8,982	0.0
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class			5,739	7,480	0.0
Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class			1,947	2,674	0.0
Mini Countryman			2,275	2,479	0.0
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross			5,101	3,596	0.0
Mitsubishi Montero Sport			0	479	0.0
Mitsubishi Outlander			10,701	11,038	0.0
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport			7,463	5,750	0.0
Nissan Armada			593	1,435	0.0
Nissan Juke			0	0	0.0
Nissan Kicks			16,086	4,362	0.0
Nissan Murano			12,000	13,239	0.0
Nissan Pathfinder			5,704	7,099	0.0
Nissan Qashqai			18,526	19,662	0.0
Nissan Rogue			37,530	41,167	0.0
Porsche Cayenne			2,805	2,107	0.0
Porsche Macan			3,151	3,960	0.0
Subaru Ascent			4,139	2,093	0.0
Subaru CrossTrek			15,184	14,539	0.0
Subaru Forester			13,059	14,248	0.0
Subaru Outback			10,972	10,954	0.0
Tesla Model X			1,680	2,050	0.0
Toyota 4Runner			8,230	8,137	0.0
Toyota C-HR			7,283	6,819	0.0
Toyota Highlander			13,811	14,640	0.0
Toyota Land Cruiser			293	165	0.0
Toyota RAV4			65,248	55,385	0.0
Toyota Sequoia			543	684	0.0
Toyota Venza			0	0	0.0
Volkswagen Atlas			8,911	8,167	0.0
Volkswagen Tiguan			19,250	21,449	0.0
Volkswagen Touareg			26	987	0.0
Volvo XC40			2,132	1,252	0.0
Volvo XC60			3,045	2,826	0.0
Volvo XC90			2,733	3,059	0.0
	∑ = 0	∑ = 0

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.