Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada – July 2013

Volkswagen Tiguan Sales Are Up
32% Over The Last Four Months

Despite a 20% drop in volume and the 39% increase reported by its nearest rival, the Ford Escape held on to its position as the best-selling utility vehicle in Canada in July 2013.

With five months remaining, the Escape is now 5608 sales ahead of the Honda CR-V. A year ago, the Escape was only 3596 sales ahead of the CR-V.

Only in March 2013 did Mazda’s CX-5 climb higher up these rankings. However, Mazda didn’t sell this many CX-5s that month. With 1937 sales in July, Mazda set a Canadian CX-5 sales record. It’s been on sale since February 2012. In July, the CX-5 was worth 28% of Mazda Canada’s volume and 59% of Mazda’s non-3 sales.

All Vehicles Ranked By July 2013/YTD Canadian Sales

Lexus’s RX was the only premium brand utility vehicle to crack this list of the 20 top-selling SUVs and crossovers. The 20th-ranked RX outsold the Acura MDX by 62 units.

All 86 SUVs Ranked By July 2013 & YTD Canadian Sales

Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these models can always be accessed through the dropdown menu at GCBC’s Sales Stats page, and for those not viewing the mobile version of this site, near the top right of this page, as well. GCBC has already published rankings for brands and 13 different trucks and will publish a list of the 20 best-selling cars in Canada momentarily.

This list displays the 20 best-selling SUVs and crossovers in the Canada in July 2013. A complete listing of all SUVs and crossovers should be out early next week.

July 2014 – August 2013 – June 2013 – July 2012

Rank	Best-Selling SUV	July 2013	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
#1	Ford Escape	3973	– 19.6%	25,454	+ 6.1%
#2	Honda CR-V	3269	+ 39.2%	19,846	– 2.7%
#3	Dodge Journey	3161	+ 0.4%	17,261	– 2.7%
#4	Toyota RAV4	2751	+ 25.6%	19,411	+ 34.7%
#5	Hyundai Santa Fe Sport	2335	+ 13.0%	15,038	+ 12.8%
#6	Jeep Wrangler	2243	+ 1.7%	12,404	+ 0.8%
#7	Mazda CX-5	1937	+ 102%	10,476	+ 52.4%
#8	Ford Edge	1561	– 33.6%	10,745	– 13.6%
#9	Chevrolet Equinox	1534	– 19.5%	11,603	– 9.0%
#10	Nissan Rogue	1467	+ 53.9%	9484	– 0.5%
#11	Kia Sorento	1438	– 4.8%	8871	+ 11.7%
#12	Jeep Grand Cherokee	1216	– 6.7%	6932	+ 9.0%
#13	Hyundai Tucson	1103	– 43.1%	7548	– 17.4%
#14	Subaru Forester	939	+ 28.1%	6000	+ 38.7%
#15	GMC Terrain	918	– 21.4%	6929	– 0.4%
#16	Ford Explorer	808	– 16.3%	6110	+ 1.0%
#17	Toyota Highlander	708	+ 25.8%	4342	+ 26.5%
#18	Volkswagen Tiguan	683	+ 36.9%	3883	+ 14.2%
#19	Nissan Pathfinder	682	+ 1351%	3939	+ 262%
#20	Lexus RX	662	+ 18.6%	4365	+ 12.2%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
* Santa Fe Sport sales do not include sales of the Santa Fe XL, which would send total Santa Fe sales up to 2813 in July (up 36%), to 16,524 (up 24) YTD.