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 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

modelName	Q1 2019	Q1 2018	Year To Date	Year to Date Previous Year	Change
Acura MDX			3,921	4,757	0.0
Acura RDX			9,169	9,716	0.0
Alfa Romeo Stelvio			487	458	0.0
Audi eTron			548	490	0.0
Audi Q3			5,949	3,734	0.0
Audi Q5			8,048	10,855	0.0
Audi Q7			2,248	3,213	0.0
Audi Q8			1,323	2,072	0.0
BMW X1			2,384	4,420	0.0
BMW X2			790	1,383	0.0
BMW X3			5,660	8,404	0.0
BMW X4			1,241	1,864	0.0
BMW X5			4,785	6,630	0.0
BMW X6			1,028	610	0.0
BMW X7			1,345	1,620	0.0
Buick Enclave			1,773	2,934	0.0
Buick Encore			6,650	9,724	0.0
Buick Encore GX			5,045	0	0.0
Buick Envision			2,122	2,707	0.0
Cadillac Escalade			1,755	2,515	0.0
Cadillac XT4			3,498	3,517	0.0
Cadillac XT5			4,217	5,175	0.0
Cadillac XT6			1,491	311	0.0
Chevrolet Blazer			3,861	15,210	0.0
Chevrolet Equinox			12,502	18,503	0.0
Chevrolet Suburban			1,045	2,128	0.0
Chevrolet Tahoe			2,625	3,562	0.0
Chevrolet TrailBlazer			2,487	0	0.0
Chevrolet Traverse			5,319	5,778	0.0
Chevrolet Trax			3,887	5,298	0.0
Dodge Durango			5,667	9,620	0.0
Dodge Journey			420	2,704	0.0
Fiat 500X			35	50	0.0
Ford Bronco Sport			195	0	0.0
Ford EcoSport			4,866	7,438	0.0
Ford Edge			13,213	19,965	0.0
Ford Escape			23,747	39,504	0.0
Ford Expedition			4,408	4,381	0.0
Ford Explorer			15,283	9,667	0.0
Ford Flex			124	2,492	0.0
Ford Mustang Mach E			6	0	0.0
Genesis GV80			296	0	0.0
GMC Acadia			3,109	4,357	0.0
GMC Terrain			9,848	12,023	0.0
GMC Yukon			3,725	2,925	0.0
GMC Yukon XL			498	2,234	0.0
Honda CR-V			50,135	55,859	0.0
Honda HR-V			12,068	12,985	0.0
Honda Passport			3,017	2,678	0.0
Honda Pilot			9,340	8,241	0.0
Hyundai Kona			31,733	25,817	0.0
Hyundai Nexo			8	9	0.0
Hyundai Palisade			8,636	3,845	0.0
Hyundai Santa Fe			15,721	18,929	0.0
Hyundai Tuscon			28,444	30,075	0.0
Hyundai Venue			10,740	313	0.0
Infiniti QX30			3	93	0.0
Infiniti QX50			1,897	3,515	0.0
Infiniti QX60			1,833	3,982	0.0
Infiniti QX70			0	0	0.0
Infiniti QX80			741	935	0.0
Jaguar E-Pace			265	417	0.0
Jaguar F-Pace			1,446	2,311	0.0
Jaguar I-Pace			64	380	0.0
Jeep Cherokee			8,569	13,687	0.0
Jeep Compass			4,691	7,652	0.0
Jeep Grand Cherokee			15,521	18,659	0.0
Jeep Renegade			355	664	0.0
Jeep Wrangler			21,261	23,185	0.0
Kia Niro			3,573	4,338	0.0
Kia Seltos			16,881	0	0.0
Kia Sorento			11,821	16,054	0.0
Kia Sportage			11,789	12,637	0.0
Kia Telluride			3,474	2,997	0.0
Land Rover Defender			829	0	0.0
Land Rover Discovery / LR4			324	693	0.0
Land Rover Discovery Sport			856	1,076	0.0
Land Rover Range Rover			1,153	1,732	0.0
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque			1,410	1,788	0.0
Land Rover Range Rover Sport			2,373	3,199	0.0
Land Rover Range Rover Velar			1,339	1,799	0.0
Lexus GX			523	377	0.0
Lexus LX			921	1,053	0.0
Lexus NX			6,954	7,626	0.0
Lexus RX			9,228	8,827	0.0
Lexus UX			2,856	2,683	0.0
Lincoln Aviator			1,941	678	0.0
Lincoln MKC			2,024	2,507	0.0
Lincoln MKT			0	91	0.0
Lincoln MKX/Nautilus			1,753	3,238	0.0
Lincoln Navigator			1,207	1,644	0.0
Maserati Levante			227	342	0.0
Mazda CX-3			6,445	10,850	0.0
Mazda CX-30			10,945	0	0.0
Mazda CX-5			30,583	27,696	0.0
Mazda CX-9			4,887	4,422	0.0
Mercedes-Benz G-Class			925	1,272	0.0
Mercedes-Benz GL/GLS-Class			2,256	1,947	0.0
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class			1,759	3,689	0.0
Mercedes-Benz GLB			1,776	0	0.0
Mercedes-Benz GLC/GLK-Class			6,983	10,883	0.0
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class			6,150	5,739	0.0
Mini Countryman			1,637	2,275	0.0
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross			3,027	5,101	0.0
Mitsubishi Outlander			7,444	10,701	0.0
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport			4,681	7,463	0.0
Nissan Armada			358	593	0.0
Nissan Kicks			14,009	16,086	0.0
Nissan Murano			8,091	12,000	0.0
Nissan Pathfinder			3,392	5,704	0.0
Nissan Qashqai			11,074	18,526	0.0
Nissan Rogue			25,998	37,530	0.0
Porsche Cayenne			3,150	2,805	0.0
Porsche Macan			2,283	3,151	0.0
Subaru Ascent			3,626	4,139	0.0
Subaru CrossTrek			22,161	15,184	0.0
Subaru Forester			13,134	13,059	0.0
Subaru Outback			12,556	10,972	0.0
Tesla Model X			1,275	1,680	0.0
Tesla Model Y			1,100	0	0.0
Toyota 4Runner			7,821	8,230	0.0
Toyota C-HR			7,135	7,283	0.0
Toyota Highlander			16,457	13,811	0.0
Toyota Land Cruiser			325	293	0.0
Toyota RAV4			67,977	65,248	0.0
Toyota Sequoia			455	543	0.0
Toyota Venza			1,403	0	0.0
Volkswagen Atlas			9,370	8,911	0.0
Volkswagen Tiguan			14,240	19,250	0.0
Volkswagen Touareg			2	26	0.0
Volvo XC40			2,254	2,132	0.0
Volvo XC60			3,148	3,045	0.0
Volvo XC90			2,389	2,733	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.