Large SUV Sales In Canada – March 2016 YTD

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.

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SUV	March 2016	March 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Suburban	151	57	165%	420	176	139%
Chevrolet Tahoe	277	266	4.1%	613	542	13.1%
Ford Expedition	151	191	-20.9%	399	402	-0.7%
GMC Yukon	180	141	27.7%	469	372	26.1%
GMC Yukon XL	192	106	81.1%	452	268	68.7%
Nissan Armada	73	52	40.4%	161	103	56.3%
Toyota Sequoia	78	47	66.0%	194	160	21.3%
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Total	1102	860	28.1%	2708	2023	33.9%