July 2015 YTD Canada SUV And Crossover Sales Rankings – Top 95 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada – Every SUV Ranked

After a first-half in which Canadian sales of SUVs and crossovers grew by 9% year-over-year, July 2015 sales of the same vehicles jumped 15%, a gain of more than 8500 sales compared with July 2014.

This massive surge, a continuation of June’s 16% leap forward, occurred despite a 28% loss posted by Canada’s top-selling utility vehicle, the Ford Escape.

Subtract the Escape from the equation and Canadian SUV/CUV sales would have jumped by 20% in July 2015. Then again, Canadian SUV/CUV sales would also have been 6% lower than they actually were.

Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings – July 2015 YTD
Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – July 2015 YTD
Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model – July 2015 YTD

Overcoming the losses posted by the Escape and a handful of other top sellers – Journey, Wrangler, Sorento, Tiguan – were big gains from the Nissan Rogue, which came within three sales of ending July as Canada’s favourite utility vehicle for the month, and the Jeep Cherokee, which reported a 78% improvement to record an all-time monthly sales record.

The Cherokee ranks fifth overall through the first seven months of 2015. Overall, Jeeps make up 12% of Canada’s SUV/crossover market.

Canada SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings – July 2016 YTD
Canada SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model – August 2015 YTD
Canada SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model – June 2015 YTD
Canada SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model – July 2014 YTD

New candidates did more than add to the category’s total in July. The Honda HR-V and Mazda CX-3 made names for themselves last month, as Canada’s 12th and 17th-best-selling utility vehicles, respectively. True, they’re basically just cars, but the same could be said for the majority of vehicles in this group.

There are a sufficient number of parts and styling elements for Mazda to charge many thousands more for the CX-3 than they could for the 2 on which it’s built. And if consumers will pay, Mazda will build.

Reminder: these are year-to-date rankings, but you can sort vehicles by July 2015 volume by clicking the July 2015 column header, or you can rank vehicles by improvements or declines using the % columns. Or, most importantly, you can list automakers together by selecting the SUV/Crossover column header. At any time, click the Rank column to return to the original format. If you’re on a mobile device, you may need to choose the full version of the site (at the bottom of the page) in order to use the sortable function.

Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada – July 2015
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada – July 2015
Canada Pickup Truck Sales By Model – July 2015 YTD
Canada Minivan Sales By Model – July 2015 YTD
Canada Commercial Van Sales By Model – July 2015 YTD

As always, you can find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these vehicles by selecting a make and model at GCBC’s Sales Stats page.

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Rank	SUV/Crossover	July 2015 YTD	July 2014 YTD	% Change	July 2015	July 2014	% Change
#1	Ford Escape	27,262	30,396	-10.3%	3,664	5,078	-27.8%
#2	Toyota RAV4	23,667	19,195	23.3%	3,287	3,071	7.0%
#3	Honda CR-V	22,200	19,980	11.1%	3,280	3,206	2.3%
#4	Nissan Rogue	20,564	16,688	23.2%	3,662	2,801	30.7%
#5	Jeep Cherokee	16,869	12,209	38.2%	3,426	1,930	77.5%
#6	Hyundai Santa Fe Sport ³	16,546	16,324	1.4%	2,870	2,258	27.1%
#7	Dodge Journey	14,208	15,105	-5.9%	2,349	2,573	-8.7%
#8	Jeep Wrangler	13,146	14,273	-7.9%	2,000	2,797	-28.5%
#9	Mazda CX-5	12,568	11,280	11.4%	2,166	1,871	15.8%
#10	Chevrolet Equinox	11,142	12,382	-10.0%	1,432	1,734	-17.4%
#11	Ford Edge	10,779	10,867	-0.8%	2,019	1,769	14.1%
#12	Kia Sorento	8,689	8,110	7.1%	843	1,159	-27.3%
#13	Hyundai Tucson	8,599	7,526	14.3%	999	913	9.4%
#14	Ford Explorer	7,620	7,235	5.3%	2,081	1,263	64.8%
#15	Subaru Forester	7,327	7,702	-4.9%	1,206	1,052	14.6%
#16	Jeep Grand Cherokee	6,995	7,113	-1.7%	1,455	1,418	2.6%
#17	Volkswagen Tiguan	6,601	6,308	4.6%	988	1,209	-18.3%
#18	Jeep Patriot	6,381	3,076	107%	1,010	346	192%
#19	GMC Terrain	6,228	6,803	-8.5%	838	1,032	-18.8%
#20	Nissan Pathfinder	5,964	5,638	5.8%	1,141	813	40.3%
#21	Toyota Highlander	5,918	6,116	-3.2%	837	853	-1.9%
#22	Nissan Murano	5,350	2,235	139%	921	378	144%
#23	Audi Q5	4,441	4,488	-1.0%	616	644	-4.3%
#24	Acura RDX	4,397	3,936	11.7%	587	485	21.0%
#25	Chevrolet Trax	3,998	4,557	-12.3%	693	776	-10.7%
#26	Hyundai Santa Fe XL ³	3,948	2,958	33.5%	582	419	38.9%
#27	Lexus RX	3,831	4,429	-13.5%	660	649	1.7%
#28	Honda Pilot	3,697	3,581	3.2%	802	655	22.4%
#29	GMC Acadia	3,692	3,301	11.8%	549	456	20.4%
#30	Kia Sportage	3,571	3,647	-2.1%	568	485	17.1%
#31	Mitsubishi RVR	3,265	3,524	-7.3%	584	543	7.6%
#32	Mercedes-Benz M-Class	3,233	3,261	-0.9%	411	461	-10.8%
#33	Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class	3,141	3,083	1.9%	430	297	44.8%
#34	Toyota 4Runner	3,022	2,254	34.1%	582	357	63.0%
#35	Acura MDX	3,020	3,431	-12.0%	491	499	-1.6%
#36	Lexus NX	2,991	—	—	438	—	—
#37	BMW X5	2,975	3,606	-17.5%	435	406	7.1%
#38	Mitsubishi Outlander	2,907	2,813	3.3%	624	451	38.4%
#39	Cadillac SRX	2,799	2,593	7.9%	429	382	12.3%
#40	Buick Encore	2,789	3,123	-10.7%	514	495	3.8%
#41	Nissan Juke	2,702	2,330	16.0%	394	351	12.3%
#42	BMW X3	2,671	3,115	-14.3%	265	539	-50.8%
#43	Honda HR-V	2,639	—	—	1,936	—	—
#44	Mazda CX-3	2,531	—	—	1,010	—	—
#45	Dodge Durango	2,396	2,126	12.7%	463	210	121%
#46	Jeep Compass	2,185	3,522	-38.0%	138	409	-66.3%
#47	Chevrolet Traverse	2,179	2,350	-7.3%	532	619	-14.1%
#48	Infiniti QX60	2,110	1,975	6.8%	299	279	7.2%
#49	Buick Enclave	2,104	1,842	14.2%	369	312	18.3%
#50	Audi Q3	1,948	—	—	314	—	—
#51	Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class	1,868	—	—	345	—	—
#52	Lincoln MKC	1,778	302	489%	309	246	25.6%
#53	BMW X1	1,724	1,741	-1.0%	205	162	26.5%
#54	Land Rover Range Rover Sport	1,451	1,577	-8.0%	187	209	-10.5%
#55	Porsche Cayenne	1,425	1,280	11.3%	277	198	39.9%
#56	Mercedes-Benz GL-Class	1,398	1,441	-3.0%	219	203	7.9%
#57	Ford Flex	1,375	1,910	-28.0%	282	422	-33.2%
#58	Ford Expedition	1,344	839	60.2%	267	141	89.4%
#59	Chevrolet Tahoe	1,319	783	68.5%	208	199	4.5%
#60	Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	1,319	966	36.5%	191	156	22.4%
#61	Cadillac Escalade	1,217	294	314%	121	110	10.0%
#61.1	Cadillac Escalade *	936	219	327%	88	85	3.5%
#61.2	Cadillac Escalade ESV *	281	75	275%	33	25	32.0%
#62	Volkswagen Touareg	1,207	1,205	0.2%	139	207	-32.9%
#63	Porsche Macan	1,191	463	157%	241	191	26.2%
#64	Infiniti QX50	1,117	1,083	3.1%	142	133	6.8%
#65	Audi Q7	1,084	1,164	-6.9%	176	155	13.5%
#66	Volvo XC60	1,081	878	23.1%	175	111	57.7%
#67	Nissan Xterra	1,011	659	53.4%	154	83	85.5%
#68	Lincoln MKX	995	1,649	-39.7%	191	272	-29.8%
#69	GMC Yukon	945	827	14.3%	104	229	-54.6%
#70	GMC Yukon XL	754	930	-18.9%	63	147	-57.1%
#71	Jeep Renegade	736	—	—	319	—	—
#72	BMW X6	681	327	108%	83	48	72.9%
#73	Mazda CX-9	677	839	-19.3%	106	121	-12.4%
#74	Mini Countryman	654	988	-33.8%	124	180	-31.1%
#75	BMW X4	645	41	1,473%	82	41	100%
#76	Land Rover Range Rover	580	600	-3.3%	61	78	-21.8%
#77	Chevrolet Suburban	571	499	14.4%	62	95	-34.7%
#78	Lexus GX	397	340	16.8%	48	47	2.1%
#79	Land Rover LR4	386	234	65.0%	75	25	200%
#80	Nissan Armada	381	245	55.5%	52	44	18.2%
#81	Toyota Sequoia	375	450	-16.7%	50	47	6.4%
#82	Infiniti QX80	363	272	33.5%	43	37	16.2%
#83	Infiniti QX70	322	251	28.3%	41	50	-18.0%
#84	Lincoln Navigator	300	117	156%	52	14	271%
#85	Fiat 500X	274	—	—	252	—	—
#86	Volvo XC90	251	213	17.8%	117	35	234%
#87	Lexus LX	186	192	-3.1%	9	12	-25.0%
#88	Mercedes-Benz G-Class	165	142	16.2%	24	19	26.3%
#89	Land Rover Discovery Sport	153	—	—	56	—	—
#90	Lincoln MKT	142	183	-22.4%	29	33	-12.1%
#91	Toyota Land Cruiser º	102	78	30.8%	21	4	425%
#92	Land Rover LR2	80	342	-76.6%	—	64	-100%
#93	Toyota FJ Cruiser	8	499	-98.4%	—	65	-100%
#94	Subaru Tribeca	5	97	-94.8%	—	7	-100%
#95	Acura ZDX	1	5	-80.0%	1	—	—
—	Total	383,843	349,351	9.9%	63,892	55,343	15.4%
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Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada & ANDC
* Italicized unranked lines are nothing more than available breakdowns, already included in the model’s total, not in addition to the model’s total.
³ Total Santa Fe sales: up 29% to 3452 in July; up 6% to 20,494 YTD.
º Land Cruiser is a commercial vehicle in Canada.
Rather than listing the 500L with the Mini Countryman in these SUV/crossover rankings, it’s with cars in large part because it is not available with all-wheel-drive. The placement of numerous crossovers often prompts disagreement, but consider the vehicle type’s name: crossover. By its very definition, it crosses over from one category into another. The very act of calling, for example, the Toyota Venza a car or a utility vehicle requires ignorance of the fact that the Venza (or Outback, Crosstour, Encore, Countryman, 500L) is a square peg that can’t be squeezed through a round hole.