The Top 105 Best Selling SUVs in Canada – May 2018 YTD
Here you will find the YTD SUV sales leaders in Canada for May 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 Numbers
After a 7.4% increase in sales year-on-year, SUVs took up 40.4% of the Canadian vehicle market last month.
The Honda CR-V led proceedings, finishing up the month 28% better off than the same month in 2017. The CR-V has cemented itself atop the Canadian SUV charts in recent months, with fellow Japanese SUV the Toyota RAV4 snapping at its heels.
Wrangler sales continue on a high, while the Mazda CX-5 was the month’s sixth-best-selling SUV in Canada.
Nissan’s mini-Rogue, the Qashqai, continues to attract plenty of attention in Canada – it inreased sales by almost nine times compared with last May, and year-to-date it sits just outside the top 10.
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Top SUV Sales Figures – This Month
This sales table of shows the top SUV sales performers in Canada, 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 CA = Canada Sales for the month, CA LY = Last Year’s Canada Sales for the month, CA vs LY = The Year on Year Growth Rate, YTD = Canada Sales Year to Date, YTD LY = Last Year’s Canada Year to Date Sales, YTD vs LY = The Year on Year Growth Rate.
| Model | CA | CA LY | CA vs LY | YTD | YTD LY | YTD vs LY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honda CR-V | 5,675 | 4,435 | 28.00 | 22,796 | 19,557 | 16.60 |
| Toyota RAV4 | 5,525 | 5,355 | 3.20 | 21,488 | 20,248 | 6.10 |
| Ford Escape | 4,963 | 5,397 | -8.00 | 18,511 | 18,692 | -1.00 |
| Nissan Rogue | 4,145 | 4,172 | -0.60 | 18,062 | 18,168 | -0.60 |
| Jeep Wrangler | 1,772 | 1,412 | 25.50 | 14,337 | 6,288 | 128.00 |
| Mazda CX-5 | 2,605 | 2,353 | 10.70 | 11,307 | 9,958 | 13.50 |
| Hyundai Tucson | 2,855 | 2,774 | 2.90 | 9,997 | 12,390 | -19.30 |
| Chevrolet Equinox | 2,316 | 2,877 | -19.50 | 9,920 | 11,127 | -10.80 |
| Jeep Cherokee | 2,042 | 1,179 | 73.20 | 8,938 | 9,570 | -6.60 |
| Ford Edge | 2,070 | 2,672 | -22.50 | 7,986 | 8,628 | -7.40 |
| Ford Explorer | 1,672 | 1,540 | 8.60 | 7,473 | 6,813 | 9.70 |
| Nissan Qashqai | 1,908 | 191 | 899.00 | 7,107 | 191 | 3,620.90 |
| Kia Sorento | 1,776 | 1,514 | 17.30 | 6,943 | 5,827 | 19.20 |
| Hyundai Santa Fe Sport | 2,374 | 2,822 | -15.90 | 6,891 | 9,654 | -28.60 |
| Volkswagen Tiguan | 1,337 | 749 | 78.50 | 6,617 | 3,311 | 99.80 |
| Subaru Crosstrek | 1,532 | 786 | 94.90 | 6,372 | 3,083 | 106.70 |
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | 1,645 | 2,421 | -32.10 | 6,328 | 7,745 | -18.30 |
| Toyota Highlander | 1,507 | 1,507 | 0.00 | 6,058 | 6,292 | -3.70 |
| GMC Terrain | 1,253 | 1,446 | -13.30 | 5,524 | 5,679 | -2.70 |
| Nissan Murano | 1,138 | 1,321 | -13.90 | 5,502 | 5,446 | 1.00 |
| Jeep Compass | 1,594 | 1,086 | 46.80 | 5,381 | 1,535 | 250.60 |
| Audi Q5 | 1,238 | 785 | 57.70 | 5,315 | 3,864 | 37.60 |
| Mazda CX-3 | 1,326 | 1,089 | 21.80 | 5,199 | 3,867 | 34.40 |
| Subaru Forester | 1,275 | 1,465 | -13.00 | 5,167 | 5,763 | -10.30 |
| Honda HR-V | 1,194 | 1,687 | -29.20 | 5,083 | 6,627 | -23.30 |
| Mitsubishi Outlander | 1,115 | 593 | 88.00 | 4,527 | 2,982 | 51.80 |
| Subaru Outback | 1,020 | 1,171 | -12.90 | 4,423 | 4,633 | -4.50 |
| Kia Sportage | 1,031 | 1,330 | -22.50 | 4,234 | 5,284 | -19.90 |
| Buick Encore | 1,312 | 947 | 38.50 | 4,071 | 3,379 | 20.50 |
| BMW X3 | 830 | 481 | 72.60 | 3,679 | 2,633 | 39.70 |
| Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class | 805 | 607 | 32.60 | 3,620 | 2,561 | 41.40 |
| Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class | 814 | 783 | 4.00 | 3,586 | 3,012 | 19.10 |
| Lexus RX | 768 | 833 | -7.80 | 3,369 | 3,669 | -8.20 |
| Acura RDX | 814 | 825 | -1.30 | 3,275 | 3,045 | 7.60 |
| Volkswagen Atlas | 610 | 123 | 395.90 | 3,227 | 123 | 2,523.60 |
| Dodge Durango | 917 | 776 | 18.20 | 3,179 | 3,033 | 4.80 |
| Toyota 4Runner | 760 | 669 | 13.60 | 3,084 | 3,119 | -1.10 |
| Lexus NX | 683 | 625 | 9.30 | 2,998 | 2,766 | 8.40 |
| Mitsubishi RVR | 784 | 784 | 0.00 | 2,998 | 2,687 | 11.60 |
| Chevrolet Traverse | 801 | 282 | 184.00 | 2,921 | 1,671 | 74.80 |
| Nissan Pathfinder | 568 | 963 | -41.00 | 2,906 | 4,583 | -36.60 |
| Honda Pilot | 636 | 1,066 | -40.30 | 2,840 | 3,236 | -12.20 |
| Dodge Journey | 642 | 763 | -15.90 | 2,447 | 7,014 | -65.10 |
| BMW X1 | 686 | 639 | 7.40 | 2,417 | 2,328 | 3.80 |
| Hyundai Santa Fe XL | 472 | 525 | -10.10 | 2,404 | 2,110 | 13.90 |
| Ford EcoSport | 641 | 0 | 0.00 | 2,391 | 0 | 0.00 |
| GMC Acadia | 618 | 488 | 26.60 | 2,379 | 1,963 | 21.20 |
| Cadillac XT5 | 576 | 693 | -16.90 | 2,310 | 2,627 | -12.10 |
| BMW X5 | 474 | 517 | -8.30 | 2,301 | 2,589 | -11.10 |
| Audi Q7 | 500 | 471 | 6.20 | 2,109 | 2,177 | -3.10 |
| Chevrolet Trax | 643 | 464 | 38.60 | 2,079 | 2,787 | -25.40 |
| Acura MDX | 542 | 486 | 11.50 | 2,055 | 2,162 | -4.90 |
| Audi Q3 | 464 | 412 | 12.60 | 1,718 | 1,456 | 18.00 |
| Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class | 372 | 200 | 86.00 | 1,709 | 1,564 | 9.30 |
| Mazda CX-9 | 348 | 389 | -10.50 | 1,702 | 1,586 | 7.30 |
| Ford Expedition | 443 | 533 | -16.90 | 1,551 | 1,862 | -16.70 |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | 354 | 230 | 53.90 | 1,434 | 1,033 | 38.80 |
| Infiniti QX60 | 333 | 427 | -22.00 | 1,390 | 1,630 | -14.70 |
| Chevrolet Suburban | 278 | 273 | 1.80 | 1,371 | 663 | 106.80 |
| GMC Yukon | 292 | 349 | -16.30 | 1,367 | 1,072 | 27.50 |
| Volvo XC60 | 303 | 111 | 173.00 | 1,323 | 559 | 136.70 |
| Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 294 | 241 | 22.00 | 1,304 | 1,223 | 6.60 |
| Volvo XC90 | 323 | 263 | 22.80 | 1,287 | 1,028 | 25.20 |
| Buick Enclave | 278 | 205 | 35.60 | 1,286 | 969 | 32.70 |
| Porsche Macan | 408 | 227 | 79.70 | 1,283 | 1,433 | -10.50 |
| Lincoln MKX | 346 | 327 | 5.80 | 1,176 | 1,397 | -15.80 |
| Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class | 239 | 266 | -10.20 | 1,057 | 1,217 | -13.10 |
| Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross | 291 | 0 | 0.00 | 1,044 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jaguar F-Pace | 181 | 228 | -20.60 | 1,030 | 1,118 | -7.90 |
| Cadillac Escalade | 237 | 290 | -18.30 | 1,001 | 984 | 1.70 |
| Tesla Model X | 200 | 150 | 33.30 | 1,000 | 750 | 33.30 |
| Buick Envision | 309 | 289 | 6.90 | 994 | 1,208 | -17.70 |
| GMC Yukon XL | 295 | 337 | -12.50 | 978 | 894 | 9.40 |
| Mini Countryman | 283 | 189 | 49.70 | 917 | 411 | 123.10 |
| Lincoln MKC | 182 | 286 | -36.40 | 888 | 975 | -8.90 |
| Ford Flex | 245 | 539 | -54.50 | 840 | 1,367 | -38.60 |
| Land Rover Range Rover Evoque | 116 | 119 | -2.50 | 723 | 865 | -16.40 |
| Jeep Renegade | 225 | 270 | -16.70 | 693 | 1,645 | -57.90 |
| Porsche Cayenne | 112 | 210 | -46.70 | 676 | 789 | -14.30 |
| Land Rover Range Rover Velar | 170 | 0 | 0.00 | 655 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nissan Armada | 133 | 119 | 11.80 | 630 | 463 | 36.10 |
| Land Rover Range Rover | 116 | 103 | 12.60 | 612 | 641 | -4.50 |
| Lincoln Navigator | 108 | 97 | 11.30 | 591 | 276 | 114.10 |
| Land Rover Discovery Sport | 99 | 121 | -18.20 | 569 | 979 | -41.90 |
| Infiniti QX80 | 71 | 43 | 65.10 | 551 | 341 | 61.60 |
| Volkswagen Touareg | 96 | 110 | -12.70 | 550 | 484 | 13.60 |
| Infiniti QX50 | 97 | 145 | -33.10 | 455 | 777 | -41.40 |
| Lexus LX | 88 | 103 | -14.60 | 422 | 534 | -21.00 |
| BMW X6 | 72 | 89 | -19.10 | 417 | 474 | -12.00 |
| Land Rover Discovery | 52 | 74 | -29.70 | 414 | 74 | 459.50 |
| Alfra Romeo Stelvio | 90 | 0 | 0.00 | 389 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Volvo XC40 | 141 | 0 | 0.00 | 358 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Toyota Sequoia | 63 | 67 | -6.00 | 322 | 339 | -5.00 |
| BMW X4 | 49 | 113 | -56.60 | 320 | 467 | -31.50 |
| Infiniti QX70 | 138 | 31 | 345.20 | 314 | 147 | 113.60 |
| BMW X2 | 122 | 0 | 0.00 | 300 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jaguar E-Pace | 73 | 0 | 0.00 | 233 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mercedes-Benz G-Class | 40 | 65 | -38.50 | 212 | 211 | 0.50 |
| Maserati Levante | 43 | 77 | -44.20 | 208 | 425 | -51.10 |
| Infiniti QX30 | 31 | 114 | -72.80 | 165 | 553 | -70.20 |
| Lexus GX | 30 | 57 | -47.40 | 154 | 240 | -35.80 |
| Toyota Land Cruiser | 9 | 9 | 0.00 | 118 | 76 | 55.30 |
| Kia Rondo | 21 | 80 | -73.80 | 93 | 322 | -71.10 |
| Lincoln MKT | 39 | 7 | 457.10 | 90 | 40 | 125.00 |
| Bentley Bentayga | 10 | 7 | 42.90 | 48 | 51 | -5.90 |
| Fiat 500X | 5 | 305 | -98.40 | 31 | 773 | -96.00 |
| Acura ZDX | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Jeep Patriot | 0 | 354 | -100.00 | 1 | 1,818 | -99.90 |
| ∑ = 86,556 | ∑ = 80,589 | ∑ = 357,096 | ∑ = 328,700 |
Top SUV and Crossover Sales Figures – Chart
Below is a chart showing how the best selling SUVs stack up against each other in terms share of the top spots. Please note that this isn’t total market share for the total SUV market, just how the top models stack up against each other. This chart is synced with the above sales table so you can sort and edit that table to see different cuts of the data in this chart.
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