In what is typically a relatively high-volume month for GM’s full-size truck-based SUVs in Canada, sales of the volume brand quartet jumped 40% to 800 units in March 2016. Claiming the three top spots in the category and tying for fourth, GM claimed 73% of the large SUV segment’s sales, up from 66% a year ago.
Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – March 2016 YTD
Canada SUV/Crossover Sales By Model – March 2016 YTD
Among the segment’s seven players, only the Ford Expedition sold less often in March 2016 than it did in March 2015. Indeed, through the first-quarter of 2016, the Expedition is the only nameplate to decline, as well, albeit by a modest three units.
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But as is normally the case, GM Canada’s foursome continues to be the major story thanks to the class-leading Chevrolet Tahoe’s 277 sales, an 81% year-over-year increase in sales of the GMC Yukon XL, a meaningful 28% increase in GMC Yukon sales, and a near-tripling of Chevrolet Suburban volume.
Added to these figures was a 12% increase to 210 total Cadillac Escalade sales in March, including 60 long-wheelbase ESV sales.
You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly Canada auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBC’s Sales Stats page. This table is sortable, so you can rank large sport-utility vehicles any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.
Click Column Headers To Sort • April 2016 • February 2016 • March 2015
SUV
|
March
2016 |
March
2015 |
%
Change |
2016
YTD |
2015
YTD |
%
Change |
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151
|
57 | 165% | 420 | 176 | 139% | |
277
|
266 | 4.1% | 613 | 542 | 13.1% | |
151
|
191 | -20.9% | 399 | 402 | -0.7% | |
180
|
141 | 27.7% | 469 | 372 | 26.1% | |
192
|
106 | 81.1% | 452 | 268 | 68.7% | |
73
|
52 | 40.4% | 161 | 103 | 56.3% | |
78
|
47 | 66.0% | 194 | 160 | 21.3% | |
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Total
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1102
|
860 | 28.1% | 2708 | 2023 | 33.9% |
Source: Automakers
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