Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada – October 2013

Autumn is traditionally a big season for the BMW X5 in Canada, and this October certainly held true to form. Since January 2010, BMW Canada has sold more than 400 X5s nine times. This happened three times from September to November 2011, again in September and October 2012, and in September and October 2013. But last month, X5 sales rose to a whole ‘nuther level, with 703 sales, a 41% year-over-year increase.

703 X5 sales were sufficient for BMW to claim the 20th spot on this list of Canada’s 20 best-selling SUVs and crossovers in October 2013. We’ve seen premium brand representation in the top 20 before. Indeed, the Lexus RX and Audi Q5 ranked higher than the X5 in October. But premium brand representation doesn’t usually involve vehicles priced above $60,000. The Lexus RX, which outsells the Toyota Highlander, is priced from $46,150; the Audi Q5 starts at $40,900.

• Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings – October 2013 YTD

• All 257 Autos Ranked By October 2013/YTD Canadian Sales
• All 87 SUVs/Crossovers Ranked By October 2013/YTD Canadian Sales

Don’t confuse the X5’s surge with new-found ubiquity. Ford’s top-ranked Escape sold on nearly seven occasions for every X5 that BMW Canada sold in October, nearly twelve for every X5 sold year-to-date. Sales of the X5 will slow now that the X5’s traditional selling season is coming to a close: the E70 X5’s overlap with the F15 X5’s arrival has surely helped. Automotive News says BMW Canada sold 172 X1s in October 364 X3s, and 43 X6s.

The Toyota RAV4 leads the Honda CR-V by 415 sales with two months remaining in 2013. CR-V volume is down 4% this year. Neither vehicle is capable of outselling the Escape this year. It’s unlikely the RAV4 could catch the Escape even if Ford stopped selling the Escape on Hallowe’en.

Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these best-selling SUVs and crossovers 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. GoodCarBadCar has already published the list of Canada’s best-selling trucks in October and Canada’s most popular cars. The + icon has been removed from year-over-year improvements in the best seller list below. Look instead for red font to designate year-over-year declines. We’ve also added prior year data, so you can spend less time hunting around for the numbers you need.

With its best sales month since July 2012, Canada’s best-selling SUV in October 2013 was the Ford Escape.

October 2014 • November 2013 • September 2013 • October 2012

Rank	Best-Selling SUV	October 2013	October 2012	% Change	2013 YTD	2012 YTD	% Change
#1	Ford Escape	4820	4353	10.7%	38,480	37,485	2.7%
#2	Toyota RAV4	3051	2512	21.5%	27,996	22,438	24.8%
#3	Honda CR-V	2578	2577	0.01%	27,581	28,754	– 4.1%
#4	Dodge Journey	2525	2198	14.9%	24,817	25,219	– 1.6%
#5	Hyundai Santa Fe Sport *	1946	2184	– 10.9%	22,167	19,029	16.5%
#6	Chevrolet Equinox	1790	1700	5.3%	16,714	17,914	– 6.7%
#7	Ford Edge	1294	1249	3.6%	15,112	16,551	– 8.7%
#8	Nissan Rogue	1231	993	24.0%	13,851	12,446	11.3%
#9	Jeep Wrangler	1211	1154	4.9%	16,692	16,868	– 1.0%
#10	Mazda CX-5	1167	956	22.1%	14,966	9524	57.1%
#11	GMC Terrain	1153	1071	7.7%	10,190	10,344	– 1.5%
#12	Jeep Grand Cherokee	1149	1047	9.7%	9558	8738	9.4%
#13	Subaru Forester	1102	529	108%	9106	6039	50.8%
#14	Ford Explorer	978	774	26.4%	9082	8783	3.4%
#15	Kia Sorento	970	1182	– 17.9%	12,560	12,085	3.9%
#16	Nissan Pathfinder	938	175	436%	6315	1458	333%
#17	Lexus RX	765	693	10.4%	6595	6011	9.7%
#18	Toyota Highlander	749	781	– 4.1%	6439	5537	16.3%
#19	Audi Q5	744	629	18.3%	6236	4905	27.1%
#20	BMW X5	703	498	41.2%	3268	3438	– 4.9%

Source: Automakers
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
* Including the Santa Fe XL, total Santa Fe sales rose 3.3% to 2257 in October; 30.2% to 24,769 YTD.
Updated at 9:36 AM on 11.13.2012, as a previous version of this post didn’t include the Jeep Grand Cherokee and listed the vehicles trailing it one position higher than they actually were.