The GCBC Analysis
SUV sales in America saw a dip when compared to this month last year. Of the top 20 highest-selling SUVs in the country, only four of them saw sales increases. The segment was down overall, by about 14,000 units.
The four SUVs that saw sales increases for the month of March are the Jeep Grand Cherokee, Subaru Outback, Toyota 4Runner, and Hyundai Tucson.
The sales leader in terms of overall volume was the Nissan Rogue. Having said that, its sales were down over 15 percent when compared to March of 2018.
YTD numbers look better. Overall, the segment is up over 24,000 units. However, s
This mixed bag of results doesn’t necessarily bode well for the future. It will be interesting to see how SUV sales continue as the year progresses. They could rebound next
Best Selling SUV Rankings
All SUV Sales Figures – This Month
Model | Month | Month LY | Change | YTD | YTD LY | YTD Change |
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Toyota 4Runner | 12,510 | 11,761 | 6.37 | 32,829 | 31,550 | 4.05 |
Fiat 500X | 262 | 607 | -56.84 | 755 | 1,579 | -52.18 |
GMC Acadia | 11,084 | 11,751 | -5.68 | 31,200 | 29,900 | 4.35 |
Nissan Armada | 4,409 | 4,288 | 2.82 | 9,801 | 9,082 | 7.92 |
Subaru Ascent | 7,932 | 0 | 0.00 | 19,073 | 0 | 0.00 |
Volkswagen Atlas | 7,381 | 6,063 | 21.74 | 15,979 | 15,132 | 5.60 |
Chevrolet Blazer | 1,074 | 0 | 0.00 | 3,023 | 0 | 0.00 |
Toyota C-HR | 5,676 | 5,253 | 8.05 | 14,521 | 13,619 | 6.62 |
Porsche Cayenne | 1,647 | 934 | 76.34 | 5,559 | 3,287 | 69.12 |
Jeep Cherokee | 18,262 | 23,764 | -23.15 | 49,420 | 50,610 | -2.35 |
Jeep Compass | 14,945 | 17,302 | -13.62 | 37,306 | 43,520 | -14.28 |
Mini Countryman | 1,327 | 2,072 | -35.96 | 3,196 | 4,914 | -34.96 |
Honda CR-V | 31,824 | 31,868 | -0.14 | 87,280 | 82,054 | 6.37 |
Subaru CrossTrek | 9,704 | 13,400 | -27.58 | 26,197 | 33,462 | -21.71 |
Mazda CX-3 | 1,201 | 1,728 | -30.50 | 3,253 | 4,337 | -24.99 |
Mazda CX-5 | 13,465 | 16,138 | -16.56 | 37,494 | 42,817 | -12.43 |
Mazda CX-9 | 2,136 | 3,066 | -30.33 | 6,418 | 7,688 | -16.52 |
Land Rover Discovery / LR4 | 1,185 | 1,036 | 14.38 | 3,043 | 2,532 | 20.18 |
Land Rover Discovery Sport | 1,332 | 1,182 | 12.69 | 3,527 | 3,133 | 12.58 |
Dodge Durango | 6,626 | 5,870 | 12.88 | 17,019 | 16,233 | 4.84 |
Jaguar E-Pace | 563 | 1,755 | -67.92 | 1,500 | 1,983 | -24.36 |
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross | 3,143 | 604 | 420.36 | 8,997 | 653 | 1,277.79 |
Ford EcoSport | 4,575 | 3,296 | 38.80 | 8,770 | 6,096 | 43.86 |
Ford Edge | 10,985 | 13,919 | -21.08 | 30,920 | 32,654 | -5.31 |
Buick Enclave | 4,469 | 4,011 | 11.42 | 12,580 | 9,869 | 27.47 |
Buick Encore | 8,742 | 15,118 | -42.17 | 24,606 | 25,468 | -3.38 |
Buick Envision | 2,708 | 4,367 | -37.99 | 7,623 | 9,696 | -21.38 |
Chevrolet Equinox | 31,441 | 31,940 | -1.56 | 88,500 | 82,398 | 7.41 |
Cadillac Escalade | 2,423 | 3,263 | -25.74 | 6,819 | 7,273 | -6.24 |
Ford Escape | 21,565 | 27,370 | -21.21 | 60,702 | 67,350 | -9.87 |
Ford Expedition | 7,735 | 5,653 | 36.83 | 21,773 | 13,450 | 61.88 |
Ford Explorer | 21,999 | 23,955 | -8.17 | 61,922 | 62,804 | -1.40 |
Jaguar F-Pace | 1,730 | 0 | 0.00 | 4,540 | 2,188 | 107.50 |
Ford Flex | 1,974 | 1,485 | 32.93 | 5,557 | 4,875 | 13.99 |
Subaru Forester | 14,205 | 14,616 | -2.81 | 40,656 | 37,104 | 9.57 |
Mercedes-Benz G-Class | 701 | 360 | 94.72 | 2,293 | 1,004 | 128.39 |
Mercedes-Benz GL/GLS-Class | 2,423 | 1,974 | 22.75 | 6,017 | 5,496 | 9.48 |
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class | 1,871 | 2,254 | -16.99 | 4,721 | 6,524 | -27.64 |
Mercedes-Benz GLC/GLK-Class | 6,282 | 6,064 | 3.59 | 15,366 | 16,260 | -5.50 |
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class | 2,196 | 4,573 | -51.98 | 6,535 | 11,656 | -43.93 |
Jeep Grand Cherokee | 24,665 | 19,616 | 25.74 | 57,749 | 53,448 | 8.05 |
Lexus GX | 2,291 | 2,329 | -1.63 | 5,429 | 5,691 | -4.60 |
Toyota Highlander | 20,824 | 21,438 | -2.86 | 52,621 | 52,882 | -0.49 |
Honda HR-V | 8,582 | 7,753 | 10.69 | 21,649 | 20,803 | 4.07 |
Jaguar I-Pace | 212 | 0 | 0.00 | 608 | 0 | 0.00 |
Dodge Journey | 8,513 | 10,275 | -17.15 | 24,003 | 18,419 | 30.32 |
Nissan Juke | 4 | 142 | -97.18 | 9 | 456 | -98.03 |
Nissan Kicks | 5,144 | 0 | 0.00 | 12,519 | 0 | 0.00 |
Hyundai Kona | 7,015 | 2,360 | 197.25 | 18,397 | 2,559 | 618.91 |
Toyota Land Cruiser | 324 | 267 | 21.35 | 807 | 777 | 3.86 |
Lexus LX | 552 | 528 | 4.55 | 1,214 | 1,277 | -4.93 |
Porsche Macan | 1,387 | 1,746 | -20.56 | 4,208 | 4,890 | -13.95 |
Acura MDX | 3,982 | 4,019 | -0.92 | 10,783 | 10,324 | 4.45 |
Lincoln MKC | 2,056 | 2,149 | -4.33 | 5,787 | 4,896 | 18.20 |
Lincoln MKT | 441 | 252 | 75.00 | 1,242 | 512 | 142.58 |
Lincoln MKX/Nautilus | 2,783 | 2,605 | 6.83 | 7,734 | 6,228 | 24.18 |
Tesla Model X | 2,175 | 2,200 | -1.14 | 4,225 | 6,600 | -35.98 |
Nissan Murano | 4,237 | 7,751 | -45.34 | 11,729 | 20,722 | -43.40 |
Lincoln Navigator | 1,588 | 1,711 | -7.19 | 4,469 | 4,062 | 10.02 |
Hyundai Nexo | 20 | 0 | 0.00 | 60 | 0 | 0.00 |
Kia Niro | 1,609 | 2,478 | -35.07 | 5,346 | 6,335 | -15.61 |
Lexus NX | 5,633 | 5,859 | -3.86 | 13,775 | 14,327 | -3.85 |
Subaru Outback | 18,539 | 16,822 | 10.21 | 41,808 | 44,122 | -5.24 |
Mitsubishi Outlander | 7,923 | 4,789 | 65.44 | 13,740 | 13,399 | 2.54 |
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 341 | 373 | -8.58 | 631 | 696 | -9.34 |
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport | 5,309 | 4,674 | 13.59 | 12,457 | 13,430 | -7.24 |
Honda Passport | 2,840 | 0 | 0.00 | 4,814 | 0 | 0.00 |
Nissan Pathfinder | 7,226 | 6,680 | 8.17 | 17,354 | 18,106 | -4.15 |
Jeep Patriot | 1 | 100 | -99.00 | 10 | 364 | -97.25 |
Honda Pilot | 13,411 | 14,158 | -5.28 | 32,957 | 37,833 | -12.89 |
Audi Q3 | 85 | 1,938 | -95.61 | 398 | 4,874 | -91.83 |
Audi Q5 | 6,529 | 5,473 | 19.29 | 15,228 | 14,030 | 8.54 |
Audi Q7 | 3,091 | 3,061 | 0.98 | 7,117 | 8,259 | -13.83 |
Audi Q8 | 1,469 | 0 | 0.00 | 3,176 | 0 | 0.00 |
Infiniti QX30 | 548 | 1,227 | -55.34 | 1,577 | 2,815 | -43.98 |
Infiniti QX50 | 1,639 | 1,913 | -14.32 | 3,583 | 4,084 | -12.27 |
Infiniti QX60 | 4,525 | 5,115 | -11.53 | 12,830 | 12,024 | 6.70 |
Infiniti QX70 | 2 | 221 | -99.10 | 6 | 570 | -98.95 |
Infiniti QX80 | 1,878 | 2,080 | -9.71 | 5,789 | 5,599 | 3.39 |
Land Rover Range Rover | 1,798 | 2,503 | -28.17 | 4,988 | 4,989 | -0.02 |
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque | 698 | 934 | -25.27 | 2,052 | 2,595 | -20.92 |
Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 2,317 | 3,330 | -30.42 | 6,469 | 5,927 | 9.14 |
Land Rover Range Rover Velar | 2,162 | 1,987 | 8.81 | 4,949 | 5,070 | -2.39 |
Toyota RAV4 | 33,166 | 34,937 | -5.07 | 83,820 | 91,459 | -8.35 |
Acura RDX | 5,835 | 4,398 | 32.67 | 14,972 | 11,125 | 34.58 |
Jeep Renegade | 7,449 | 9,771 | -23.76 | 18,218 | 24,659 | -26.12 |
Nissan Rogue | 35,802 | 42,151 | -15.06 | 93,814 | 116,454 | -19.44 |
Lexus RX | 10,967 | 9,814 | 11.75 | 23,529 | 23,790 | -1.10 |
Hyundai Santa Fe | 10,929 | 11,401 | -4.14 | 28,683 | 28,552 | 0.46 |
Toyota Sequoia | 843 | 1,006 | -16.20 | 2,410 | 2,828 | -14.78 |
Kia Sorento | 9,507 | 8,027 | 18.44 | 23,619 | 21,386 | 10.44 |
Kia Sportage | 6,467 | 7,880 | -17.93 | 19,198 | 19,459 | -1.34 |
Alfa Romeo Stelvio | 898 | 1,270 | -29.29 | 2,210 | 2,653 | -16.70 |
Chevrolet Suburban | 3,918 | 4,433 | -11.62 | 11,029 | 14,725 | -25.10 |
Chevrolet Tahoe | 7,408 | 9,548 | -22.41 | 20,853 | 23,643 | -11.80 |
Kia Telluride | 5,080 | 0 | 0.00 | 5,395 | 0 | 0.00 |
GMC Terrain | 9,011 | 15,579 | -42.16 | 25,364 | 32,964 | -23.06 |
Volkswagen Tiguan | 11,847 | 9,717 | 21.92 | 26,697 | 27,428 | -2.67 |
Volkswagen Touareg | 19 | 263 | -92.78 | 86 | 938 | -90.83 |
Chevrolet Traverse | 12,158 | 15,023 | -19.07 | 34,223 | 38,198 | -10.41 |
Chevrolet Trax | 8,732 | 8,207 | 6.40 | 24,580 | 20,482 | 20.01 |
Hyundai Tuscon | 11,976 | 11,806 | 1.44 | 28,831 | 27,882 | 3.40 |
Lexus UX | 1,776 | 0 | 0.00 | 3,925 | 0 | 0.00 |
Toyota Venza | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
Jeep Wrangler | 21,963 | 27,829 | -21.08 | 49,988 | 55,504 | -9.94 |
BMW X1 | 3,470 | 3,717 | -6.65 | 5,856 | 8,251 | -29.03 |
BMW X2 | 1,079 | 947 | 13.94 | 2,951 | 947 | 211.62 |
BMW X3 | 6,727 | 4,547 | 47.94 | 14,568 | 10,782 | 35.11 |
BMW X4 | 577 | 513 | 12.48 | 1,436 | 1,417 | 1.34 |
BMW X5 | 4,460 | 4,840 | -7.85 | 11,912 | 12,076 | -1.36 |
BMW X6 | 646 | 763 | -15.33 | 2,100 | 2,019 | 4.01 |
BMW X7 | 2,186 | 0 | 0.00 | 2,186 | 0 | 0.00 |
Volvo XC40 | 1,550 | 1,001 | 54.85 | 3,577 | 1,072 | 233.68 |
Volvo XC60 | 2,936 | 2,379 | 23.41 | 6,636 | 6,033 | 10.00 |
Volvo XC90 | 3,236 | 2,796 | 15.74 | 6,659 | 7,389 | -9.88 |
Cadillac XT4 | 2,496 | 0 | 0.00 | 7,026 | 0 | 0.00 |
Cadillac XT5 | 4,717 | 6,188 | -23.77 | 13,278 | 14,845 | -10.56 |
GMC Yukon | 5,310 | 3,257 | 63.03 | 14,947 | 8,894 | 68.06 |
Model | Month | Month LY | YTD | YTD LY | ||
∑ = 747,222 | ∑ = 761,524 | ∑ = 1,918,163 | ∑ = 1,892,098 |
All SUV Sales by Quarter
Important note: Both Ford and GM have switched to quarterly reporting, making it more difficult to accurately gauge crossover sales. We won’t have results to report for Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Ford or Lincoln until the end of each quarter.