The Best Selling SUVs in America – December 2018
Here you will find the YTD SUV sales leaders in the United States for December 2018 YTD. Each month we compile passenger car sales data and reports for North American markets and analyze it to create the best selling list below.
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Our Take On The SUV sales Numbers
The SUV market is booming with high sales volume and high percentage increases as more buyers opt for a taller-standing vehicle over a passenger car.
Toyota RAV4, Nissan Rogue, and Honda CR-V lead the pack with 427,168; 412,110; and 379,021 models sold respectively for the year. In December, all three of the top models saw double-digit percentage increases in sales over last year, and they all saw increases YTD, too, though much smaller.
The Chevrolet Equinox was on the heels of the top three with 299,449 sales in 2018 and increases for both the month of December and the year as a whole when compared to last year.
Surprises for the year included Ford’s Escape and Explorer, which both saw double-digit percentage decreases from last year for the month of December and the year as a whole.
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Top SUV Sales Figures – This Month
This sales table shows the top passenger car sales performers in the United States, including their year on year growth rates both for the most recent month and year to date figures. Note that this table is sortable and that it fees the chart below. You can easily change the chart by filtering and sorting the below table.
For reference US = United States Sales for the month, US LY = Last Year’s United States Sales for the month, US vs LY = The Year on Year Growth Rate, YTD = United States Sales Year to Date, YTD LY = Last Year’s United States Year to Date Sales, YTD vs LY = The Year on Year Growth Rate.
| Model | Month | Month LY | Change | YTD | YTD LY | YTD Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota 4Runner | 13,309 | 11,954 | 11.34 | 139,694 | 128,296 | 8.88 |
| Fiat 500X | 336 | 673 | -50.07 | 5,223 | 7,665 | -31.86 |
| GMC Acadia | 8,485 | 10,837 | -21.70 | 88,622 | 111,276 | -20.36 |
| Nissan Armada | 2,874 | 3,368 | -14.67 | 32,650 | 35,667 | -8.46 |
| Subaru Ascent | 7,733 | 0 | 0.00 | 36,211 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Volkswagen Atlas | 6,717 | 6,070 | 10.66 | 59,677 | 27,119 | 120.06 |
| Chevrolet Blazer | 27 | 0 | 0.00 | 27 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Toyota C-HR | 4,297 | 3,866 | 11.15 | 49,642 | 25,755 | 92.75 |
| Porsche Cayenne | 1,383 | 940 | 47.13 | 11,106 | 13,203 | -15.88 |
| Jeep Cherokee | 20,800 | 19,358 | 7.45 | 239,437 | 169,882 | 40.94 |
| Jeep Compass | 12,745 | 8,743 | 45.77 | 171,167 | 83,253 | 105.60 |
| Mini Countryman | 1,178 | 1,541 | -23.56 | 17,565 | 14,863 | 18.18 |
| Honda CR-V | 42,079 | 37,002 | 13.72 | 379,021 | 378,600 | 0.11 |
| Subaru CrossTrek | 11,295 | 12,302 | -8.19 | 144,384 | 110,138 | 31.09 |
| Mazda CX-3 | 1,144 | 1,582 | -27.69 | 16,899 | 16,355 | 3.33 |
| Mazda CX-5 | 13,741 | 14,097 | -2.53 | 150,622 | 127,563 | 18.08 |
| Mazda CX-9 | 2,840 | 3,276 | -13.31 | 28,257 | 25,828 | 9.40 |
| Land Rover Discovery / LR4 | 1,037 | 1,038 | -0.10 | 9,842 | 6,398 | 53.83 |
| Land Rover Discovery Sport | 1,512 | 1,466 | 3.14 | 12,035 | 14,187 | -15.17 |
| Dodge Durango | 5,997 | 5,547 | 8.11 | 65,947 | 68,761 | -4.09 |
| Jaguar E-Pace | 727 | 0 | 0.00 | 5,985 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross | 1,597 | 0 | 0.00 | 9,485 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ford EcoSport | 5,472 | 0 | 0.00 | 54,348 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ford Edge | 15,133 | 13,660 | 10.78 | 134,122 | 142,603 | -5.95 |
| Buick Enclave | 4,869 | 5,326 | -8.58 | 49,648 | 48,564 | 2.23 |
| Buick Encore | 7,876 | 8,052 | -2.19 | 93,071 | 88,035 | 5.72 |
| Buick Envision | 2,544 | 6,056 | -57.99 | 30,153 | 41,040 | -26.53 |
| Chevrolet Equinox | 33,172 | 32,784 | 1.18 | 332,621 | 290,458 | 14.52 |
| Cadillac Escalade | 3,232 | 2,881 | 12.18 | 36,032 | 22,994 | 56.70 |
| Ford Escape | 20,147 | 26,253 | -23.26 | 272,228 | 308,296 | -11.70 |
| Ford Expedition | 6,253 | 5,458 | 14.57 | 54,661 | 51,883 | 5.35 |
| Ford Explorer | 22,293 | 28,566 | -21.96 | 261,571 | 271,131 | -3.53 |
| Jaguar F-Pace | 1,595 | 1,708 | -6.62 | 12,997 | 19,238 | -32.44 |
| Ford Flex | 1,445 | 1,834 | -21.21 | 20,308 | 22,389 | -9.29 |
| Subaru Forester | 17,642 | 17,441 | 1.15 | 171,613 | 177,563 | -3.35 |
| Mercedes-Benz G-Class | 445 | 471 | -5.52 | 3,593 | 4,188 | -14.21 |
| Mercedes-Benz GL/GLS-Class | 2,664 | 2,998 | -11.14 | 21,973 | 32,248 | -31.86 |
| Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class | 2,397 | 2,580 | -7.09 | 24,136 | 24,104 | 0.13 |
| Mercedes-Benz GLC/GLK-Class | 7,294 | 6,152 | 18.56 | 69,729 | 48,643 | 43.35 |
| Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class | 3,734 | 5,823 | -35.87 | 46,010 | 54,595 | -15.72 |
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | 20,429 | 23,622 | -13.52 | 224,908 | 240,696 | -6.56 |
| Lexus GX | 3,322 | 3,325 | -0.09 | 26,724 | 27,190 | -1.71 |
| Toyota Highlander | 23,125 | 21,041 | 9.90 | 244,511 | 215,775 | 13.32 |
| Honda HR-V | 6,313 | 7,543 | -16.31 | 85,494 | 93,764 | -8.82 |
| Jaguar I-Pace | 223 | 0 | 0.00 | 393 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dodge Journey | 5,383 | 4,227 | 27.35 | 94,096 | 89,470 | 5.17 |
| Nissan Juke | 5 | 245 | -97.96 | 731 | 10,157 | -92.80 |
| Nissan Kicks | 5,704 | 0 | 0.00 | 23,312 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Hyundai Kona | 8,319 | 0 | 0.00 | 47,090 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Toyota Land Cruiser | 179 | 390 | -54.10 | 3,235 | 3,100 | 4.35 |
| Lexus LX | 212 | 744 | -71.51 | 4,753 | 6,004 | -20.84 |
| Porsche Macan | 1,345 | 1,444 | -6.86 | 22,954 | 21,429 | 7.12 |
| Acura MDX | 5,948 | 6,076 | -2.11 | 51,512 | 54,886 | -6.15 |
| Lincoln MKC | 2,774 | 2,504 | 10.78 | 26,241 | 27,048 | -2.98 |
| Lincoln MKT | 271 | 186 | 45.70 | 2,324 | 3,005 | -22.66 |
| Lincoln MKX/Nautilus | 3,364 | 2,976 | 13.04 | 28,573 | 31,031 | -7.92 |
| Tesla Model X | 4,100 | 2,000 | 105.00 | 27,250 | 21,600 | 26.16 |
| Nissan Murano | 8,033 | 9,718 | -17.34 | 83,547 | 76,732 | 8.88 |
| Lincoln Navigator | 2,073 | 1,444 | 43.56 | 17,839 | 10,523 | 69.52 |
| Hyundai Nexo | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kia Niro | 2,006 | 2,397 | -16.31 | 28,232 | 27,237 | 3.65 |
| Lexus NX | 8,764 | 7,410 | 18.27 | 62,079 | 59,341 | 4.61 |
| Subaru Outback | 15,851 | 18,248 | -13.14 | 178,854 | 188,886 | -5.31 |
| Mitsubishi Outlander | 2,647 | 3,117 | -15.08 | 37,952 | 35,409 | 7.18 |
| Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 431 | 0 | 0.00 | 3,866 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mitsubishi Outlander Sport | 2,563 | 3,678 | -30.32 | 36,867 | 33,160 | 11.18 |
| Nissan Pathfinder | 6,799 | 6,053 | 12.32 | 67,550 | 81,065 | -16.67 |
| Jeep Patriot | 9 | 240 | -96.25 | 621 | 40,735 | -98.48 |
| Honda Pilot | 15,698 | 18,602 | -15.61 | 159,615 | 127,279 | 25.41 |
| Audi Q3 | 620 | 2,367 | -73.81 | 16,828 | 20,633 | -18.44 |
| Audi Q5 | 8,143 | 7,531 | 8.13 | 69,978 | 57,640 | 21.41 |
| Audi Q7 | 4,030 | 4,838 | -16.70 | 37,417 | 38,346 | -2.42 |
| Audi Q8 | 925 | 0 | 0.00 | 2,029 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Infiniti QX30 | 647 | 830 | -22.05 | 8,101 | 14,093 | -42.52 |
| Infiniti QX50 | 3,329 | 1,785 | 86.50 | 25,389 | 16,857 | 50.61 |
| Infiniti QX60 | 7,032 | 4,098 | 71.60 | 47,370 | 40,444 | 17.12 |
| Infiniti QX70 | 4 | 292 | -98.63 | 954 | 6,878 | -86.13 |
| Infiniti QX80 | 2,372 | 2,516 | -5.72 | 19,207 | 17,881 | 7.42 |
| Land Rover Range Rover | 2,231 | 1,075 | 107.53 | 19,030 | 16,869 | 12.81 |
| Land Rover Range Rover Evoque | 1,594 | 1,255 | 27.01 | 9,917 | 11,979 | -17.21 |
| Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 2,688 | 1,452 | 85.12 | 24,282 | 19,153 | 26.78 |
| Land Rover Range Rover Velar | 1,555 | 1,694 | -8.21 | 17,037 | 5,740 | 196.81 |
| Toyota RAV4 | 38,669 | 32,542 | 18.83 | 427,168 | 407,594 | 4.80 |
| Acura RDX | 6,838 | 4,808 | 42.22 | 63,580 | 51,295 | 23.95 |
| Jeep Renegade | 6,666 | 7,542 | -11.61 | 97,062 | 103,434 | -6.16 |
| Nissan Rogue | 42,523 | 40,172 | 5.85 | 412,110 | 403,465 | 2.14 |
| Lexus RX | 13,222 | 13,951 | -5.23 | 111,636 | 108,307 | 3.07 |
| Hyundai Santa Fe | 11,347 | 13,146 | -13.68 | 117,038 | 133,171 | -12.11 |
| Toyota Sequoia | 1,131 | 1,152 | -1.82 | 11,121 | 12,156 | -8.51 |
| Kia Sorento | 8,502 | 7,740 | 9.84 | 107,846 | 99,684 | 8.19 |
| Kia Sportage | 6,998 | 5,585 | 25.30 | 82,823 | 72,824 | 13.73 |
| Alfa Romeo Stelvio | 1,063 | 997 | 6.62 | 12,043 | 2,721 | 342.59 |
| Chevrolet Suburban | 5,132 | 5,788 | -11.33 | 60,633 | 56,516 | 7.28 |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | 8,333 | 10,271 | -18.87 | 104,152 | 98,961 | 5.25 |
| GMC Terrain | 10,668 | 6,500 | 64.12 | 114,311 | 85,441 | 33.79 |
| Volkswagen Tiguan | 8,542 | 8,061 | 5.97 | 103,022 | 46,983 | 119.28 |
| Volkswagen Touareg | 58 | 484 | -88.02 | 2,022 | 3,545 | -42.96 |
| Chevrolet Traverse | 13,350 | 12,313 | 8.42 | 146,264 | 123,506 | 18.43 |
| Chevrolet Trax | 7,556 | 6,563 | 15.13 | 89,917 | 79,289 | 13.40 |
| Hyundai Tuscon | 15,384 | 11,633 | 32.24 | 153,792 | 114,735 | 34.04 |
| Lexus UX | 453 | 0 | 0.00 | 453 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Toyota Venza | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | 12 | -25.00 |
| Jeep Wrangler | 19,800 | 13,700 | 44.53 | 240,032 | 190,522 | 25.99 |
| BMW X1 | 3,411 | 4,454 | -23.42 | 29,057 | 30,826 | -5.74 |
| BMW X2 | 1,454 | 0 | 0.00 | 16,154 | 0 | 0.00 |
| BMW X3 | 8,511 | 4,283 | 98.72 | 61,351 | 40,691 | 50.77 |
| BMW X4 | 612 | 538 | 13.75 | 4,323 | 5,198 | -16.83 |
| BMW X5 | 7,323 | 6,847 | 6.95 | 45,013 | 50,815 | -11.42 |
| BMW X6 | 483 | 1,005 | -51.94 | 6,862 | 6,780 | 1.21 |
| Volvo XC40 | 1,316 | 0 | 0.00 | 12,420 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Volvo XC60 | 3,387 | 2,421 | 39.90 | 32,689 | 22,516 | 45.18 |
| Volvo XC90 | 3,157 | 4,771 | -33.83 | 31,609 | 30,996 | 1.98 |
| Cadillac XT4 | 2,557 | 0 | 0.00 | 7,785 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Cadillac XT5 | 4,586 | 6,888 | -33.42 | 60,566 | 68,312 | -11.34 |
| GMC Yukon | 8,565 | 8,531 | 0.40 | 74,678 | 49,183 | 51.84 |
| Model | Month | Month LY | YTD | YTD LY |