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			4,062	4,043	0.0
Acura RDX			7,896	6,846	0.0
Acura ZDX			0	2	0.0
Alfa Romeo Stelvio			375	716	0.0
Audi eTron			382	0	0.0
Audi Q3			2,303	3,087	0.0
Audi Q5			9,413	9,199	0.0
Audi Q7			2,728	3,655	0.0
Audi Q8			1,821	0	0.0
BMW X1			3,753	4,037	0.0
BMW X2			1,159	1,077	0.0
BMW X3			7,103	6,432	0.0
BMW X4			1,654	673	0.0
BMW X5			5,684	4,083	0.0
BMW X6			409	973	0.0
BMW X7			1,412	0	0.0
Buick Enclave			2,596	2,617	0.0
Buick Encore			8,322	8,448	0.0
Buick Envision			2,331	1,990	0.0
Cadillac Escalade			2,162	2,143	0.0
Cadillac XT4			3,094	0	0.0
Cadillac XT5			4,519	4,748	0.0
Cadillac XT6			143	0	0.0
Chevrolet Blazer			14,687	0	0.0
Chevrolet Equinox			16,238	17,176	0.0
Chevrolet Suburban			1,862	2,326	0.0
Chevrolet Tahoe			3,109	2,851	0.0
Chevrolet Tracker			0	471	0.0
Chevrolet Traverse			5,206	4,676	0.0
Chevrolet Trax			4,298	3,736	0.0
Dodge Durango			8,769	5,868	0.0
Dodge Journey			2,480	5,013	0.0
Fiat 500X			40	69	0.0
Ford EcoSport			6,442	4,993	0.0
Ford Edge			17,308	14,832	0.0
Ford Escape			33,610	34,658	0.0
Ford Expedition			3,933	2,414	0.0
Ford Explorer			7,585	14,794	0.0
Ford Flex			2,437	1,995	0.0
GMC Acadia			3,929	3,830	0.0
GMC Terrain			10,557	9,678	0.0
GMC Yukon			2,533	2,361	0.0
GMC Yukon XL			1,911	1,772	0.0
Honda CR-V			49,174	42,748	0.0
Honda HR-V			11,255	8,155	0.0
Honda Passport			2,258	0	0.0
Honda Pilot			6,607	5,910	0.0
Hyundai Kona			21,791	10,852	0.0
Hyundai Nexo			8	0	0.0
Hyundai Palisade			2,977	0	0.0
Hyundai Santa Fe			16,767	18,798	0.0
Hyundai Tuscon			25,894	22,002	0.0
Infiniti QX30			93	287	0.0
Infiniti QX50			2,865	1,947	0.0
Infiniti QX60			3,591	3,095	0.0
Infiniti QX70			0	381	0.0
Infiniti QX80			809	855	0.0
Jaguar E-Pace			372	470	0.0
Jaguar F-Pace			1,997	1,838	0.0
Jaguar I-Pace			322	0	0.0
Jeep Cherokee			12,412	18,631	0.0
Jeep Compass			7,009	7,949	0.0
Jeep Grand Cherokee			15,941	10,160	0.0
Jeep Patriot			0	3	0.0
Jeep Renegade			607	1,000	0.0
Jeep Wrangler			20,685	21,309	0.0
Kia Niro			3,752	2,067	0.0
Kia Rondo			0	135	0.0
Kia Sorento			14,107	12,533	0.0
Kia Sportage			10,490	9,485	0.0
Kia Telluride			2,683	0	0.0
Land Rover Discovery / LR4			593	682	0.0
Land Rover Discovery Sport			901	1,057	0.0
Land Rover Range Rover			1,451	1,110	0.0
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque			1,333	1,089	0.0
Land Rover Range Rover Sport			2,681	2,349	0.0
Land Rover Range Rover Velar			1,563	1,373	0.0
Lexus GX			278	266	0.0
Lexus LX			857	789	0.0
Lexus NX			6,483	5,516	0.0
Lexus RX			7,083	6,911	0.0
Lexus UX			2,374	0	0.0
Lincoln Aviator			191	0	0.0
Lincoln MKC			1,870	1,849	0.0
Lincoln MKT			82	134	0.0
Lincoln MKX/Nautilus			2,895	2,275	0.0
Lincoln Navigator			1,456	951	0.0
Maserati Levante			300	297	0.0
Mazda CX-3			9,481	10,207	0.0
Mazda CX-5			23,558	20,696	0.0
Mazda CX-9			3,530	3,344	0.0
Mercedes-Benz G-Class			1,103	249	0.0
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class			3,021	2,771	0.0
Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class			8,937	6,602	0.0
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class			4,633	5,793	0.0
Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class			1,413	1,762	0.0
Mini Countryman			1,893	1,811	0.0
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross			4,470	2,531	0.0
Mitsubishi Montero Sport			0	479	0.0
Mitsubishi Outlander			9,518	8,816	0.0
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport			6,285	4,407	0.0
Nissan Armada			525	1,144	0.0
Nissan Juke			0	0	0.0
Nissan Kicks			13,412	2,988	0.0
Nissan Murano			10,220	10,267	0.0
Nissan Pathfinder			4,956	5,346	0.0
Nissan Qashqai			16,194	14,755	0.0
Nissan Rogue			32,680	32,373	0.0
Porsche Cayenne			2,296	1,218	0.0
Porsche Macan			2,647	2,912	0.0
Subaru Ascent			3,363	1,072	0.0
Subaru CrossTrek			12,546	11,147	0.0
Subaru Forester			10,854	9,842	0.0
Subaru Outback			8,682	8,691	0.0
Tesla Model X			1,400	1,660	0.0
Toyota 4Runner			7,018	6,088	0.0
Toyota C-HR			6,452	5,188	0.0
Toyota Highlander			11,571	11,311	0.0
Toyota Land Cruiser			279	141	0.0
Toyota RAV4			55,821	41,023	0.0
Toyota Sequoia			482	551	0.0
Toyota Venza			0	0	0.0
Volkswagen Atlas			7,615	6,289	0.0
Volkswagen Tiguan			16,827	14,494	0.0
Volkswagen Touareg			26	908	0.0
Volvo XC40			1,690	988	0.0
Volvo XC60			2,574	2,235	0.0
Volvo XC90			2,262	2,391	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.