Large SUV Sales In Canada – May 2016 YTD

Canadian sales of full-size, volume brand, truck-based SUVs jumped 22% in May 2016 as a success follow-up to the early part of the year. Large SUV volume was up 26% through the first-third of 2016 thanks to sales gains from every member of the field.

Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – May 2016 YTD
Canada SUV/Crossover Sales By Model – May 2016 YTD

That trait didn’t hold true during the month of May. The previous top seller, Chevrolet’s Tahoe, slid 1.5% to 196 units, second-best in class. Sales of the outdated Toyota Sequoia fell 6%, a loss of three units. The Nissan Armada, transitioning to a Nissan Patrol platform already used by the Infiniti QX80, tumbled 65%.

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GM Canada continued to hold court in the full-size SUV category, claiming 58% market share in May.

But the Ford Expedition shot up 79% to 416 units. The Expedition, you’ll recall, includes sales of both the regular and long-wheelbase full-size Ford SUVs.

Not only does GM split their sales across multiple models, but the different wheelbases produce different names: Suburban and Tahoe at Chevrolet; Yukon and Yukon XL at GMC.

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	May 2016	May 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Suburban	159	137	16.1%	750	435	72.4%
Chevrolet Tahoe	196	199	-1.5%	1032	921	12.1%
Ford Expedition	416	232	79.3%	1078	826	30.5%
GMC Yukon	155	137	13.1%	788	726	8.5%
GMC Yukon XL	168	134	25.4%	803	568	41.4%
Nissan Armada	33	73	-64.8%	243	280	-13.2%
Toyota Sequoia	46	49	-6.1%	322	262	22.9%
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Total	1173	961	22.1%	5016	4018	24.8%