2015’s best-selling SUV/crossover in Canada, the Ford Escape, suffered a modest 1% downturn in March 2016 and fell to third place in its sector.
Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – March 2016 YTD
Canada SUV/Crossover Sales By Model – March 2016 YTD
Canada’s best-selling SUV through the first-quarter of 2016, the Toyota RAV4, jumped 16% to 3970 units in March 2016, but fell four units short of catching the top-selling utility vehicle, Honda’s surging CR-V.
CR-V volume rose 10% last month, undaunted by improving availability of its smaller cohort, the Honda HR-V, which generated 817 Canadian sales in March 2016.
A couple of Canada’s top-selling utilities in March are unexpected attendees. Dodge Durango sales more than tripled to 1084 units, good enough for 19th among SUVs/crossovers in March. The Hyundai Santa Fe XL recorded its best month ever, jumped 75% to 1187 units, second among three-row utility vehicles.
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 March and will shortly publish a list of Canada’s most popular cars.
March 2017 • April 2016 • February 2016 • March 2015
|
Rank
|
Best-Selling SUV/Crossover
|
March
2016 |
March
2015 |
% Change
|
2016 YTD |
2015 YTD |
% Change |
|
#1
|
Honda CR-V
|
3,974
|
3,599
|
10.4%
|
8,725
|
7,748
|
12.6%
|
|
#2
|
Toyota RAV4
|
3,970
|
3,422
|
16.0%
|
9,589
|
8,212
|
16.8%
|
|
#3
|
Ford Escape
|
3,484
|
3,529
|
-1.3%
|
8,205
|
8,358
|
-1.8%
|
|
#4
|
Nissan Rogue
|
2,993
|
2,902
|
3.1%
|
7,115
|
6,667
|
6.7%
|
|
#5
|
Jeep Cherokee
|
2,836
|
2,173
|
30.5%
|
7,586
|
5,050
|
50.2%
|
|
#6
|
Ford Edge
|
2,259
|
602
|
275%
|
4,598
|
1,866
|
146%
|
|
#7
|
Mazda CX-5
|
2,198
|
2,065
|
6.4%
|
4,851
|
4,394
|
10.4%
|
|
#8
|
Hyundai Santa Fe Sport
|
2,142
|
2,511
|
-14.7%
|
5,075
|
5,454
|
-6.9%
|
|
#9
|
Hyundai Tucson
|
1,792
|
1,548
|
15.8%
|
4,331
|
3,465
|
25.0%
|
|
#10
|
Jeep Wrangler
|
1,564
|
1,707
|
-8.4%
|
4,033
|
4,131
|
-2.4%
|
|
#11
|
Chevrolet Equinox
|
1,544
|
1,658
|
-6.9%
|
3,603
|
3,537
|
1.9%
|
|
#12
|
Dodge Journey
|
1,430
|
1,942
|
-26.4%
|
3,499
|
4,724
|
-25.9%
|
|
#13
|
Jeep Grand Cherokee
|
1,395
|
911
|
53.1%
|
3,474
|
2,287
|
51.9%
|
|
#14
|
Kia Sorento
|
1,309
|
1,884
|
-30.5%
|
3,204
|
3,901
|
-17.9%
|
|
#15
|
Nissan Murano
|
1,270
|
748
|
69.8%
|
3,049
|
1,878
|
62.4%
|
|
#16
|
Toyota Highlander
|
1,210
|
836
|
44.7%
|
2,964
|
2,068
|
43.3%
|
|
#17
|
Hyundai Santa Fe XL
|
1,187
|
677
|
75.3%
|
1,863
|
1,340
|
39.0%
|
|
#18
|
Ford Explorer
|
1,121
|
970
|
15.6%
|
2,541
|
2,031
|
25.1%
|
|
#19
|
Dodge Durango
|
1,084
|
293
|
270%
|
1,653
|
596
|
177%
|
|
#20
|
Subaru Forester
|
1,080
|
969
|
11.5%
|
2,573
|
2,331
|
10.4%
|
Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada
* Total Santa Fe Sport/Santa Fe XL: up 4.4% to 3329 in March; up 2.1% to 6938 YTD.
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Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada – March 2015
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