May 2019 – The Best-Selling SUVs In America – Every SUV Ranked

The GCBC Analysis

When it comes to crossover and SUV sales, the good times keep rolling. The segment was up both for the year so far and the month of May. For the month, the segment saw roughly 13,000 more sales than this time last year. When you look at the YTD numbers, sales were up about 37,000 units. That means, the month of May was a pretty big one for the segment.

Leading the pack was the Toyota RAV4. It saw a rise in sales for the month of about 14 percent. It was up not even a full percentage for YTD. It was followed by the Nissan Rogue and Honda CR-V, both of which saw double-digit percentage decreases in sales.

Looking over the sales stats, it’s clear that there are some big winners, including the VW Atlas, which saw a sales increase of almost 111 percent. The Nissan Armada also saw a huge rise in sales of 103 percent. The Porsche Cayenne’s sales jumped by a strong 213 percent. These aren’t the only models that saw serious jumps in sales.

The segment wasn’t without its downfalls, though. Many models saw a sales percentage drop of somewhere between 10 and 30 percent and a few lost more sales than that. Still, overall, the segment performed well, and we expect that to continue.

Best Selling SUV Rankings

All SUV Sales Figures – This Month

Model	Month	Month LY	Change	YTD	YTD LY	YTD Change
Toyota 4Runner	10,351	11,739	-11.82	53,235	53,259	-0.05
Fiat 500X	272	568	-52.11	1,284	2,711	-52.64
GMC Acadia	10,658	6,703	59.00	51,095	43,306	17.99
Nissan Armada	4,490	2,216	102.62	16,208	13,011	24.57
Subaru Ascent	7,509	0	0.00	33,094	0	0.00
Volkswagen Atlas	8,273	3,923	110.88	30,302	24,459	23.89
Chevrolet Blazer	4,415	0	0.00	11,264	0	0.00
Toyota C-HR	3,994	4,366	-8.52	22,171	21,908	1.20
Porsche Cayenne	1,680	536	213.43	8,884	5,080	74.88
Jeep Cherokee	17,283	23,789	-27.35	81,384	91,286	-10.85
Jeep Compass	14,534	17,327	-16.12	64,537	72,368	-10.82
Lincoln Corsair / MKC	2,234	2,677	-16.55	9,957	9,432	5.57
Mini Countryman	1,140	1,691	-32.58	5,216	7,986	-34.69
Honda CR-V	30,893	35,905	-13.96	146,517	146,282	0.16
Subaru CrossTrek	11,551	14,387	-19.71	47,067	60,115	-21.71
Mazda CX-3	1,188	1,823	-34.83	5,460	7,295	-25.15
Mazda CX-5	14,057	14,173	-0.82	61,143	68,302	-10.48
Mazda CX-9	2,004	2,509	-20.13	10,040	12,335	-18.61
Land Rover Discovery / LR4	589	704	-16.34	4,204	3,847	9.28
Land Rover Discovery Sport	1,013	932	8.69	5,459	4,824	13.16
Dodge Durango	8,263	6,222	32.80	31,453	27,378	14.88
Jaguar E-Pace	378	342	10.53	2,192	2,577	-14.94
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross	1,012	851	18.92	10,929	2,159	406.21
Ford EcoSport	8,065	5,481	47.14	23,825	16,854	41.36
Ford Edge	12,493	12,332	1.31	54,240	56,226	-3.53
Buick Enclave	5,685	4,184	35.87	23,192	18,237	27.17
Buick Encore	9,109	7,722	17.96	41,610	40,912	1.71
Buick Envision	3,427	2,373	44.42	14,020	14,442	-2.92
Chevrolet Equinox	32,121	24,656	30.28	148,460	131,710	12.72
Cadillac Escalade	3,537	3,218	9.91	13,421	13,709	-2.10
Ford Escape	27,149	26,993	0.58	111,380	115,726	-3.76
Audi eTron	856	0	0.00	1,109	0	0.00
Ford Expedition	8,174	5,223	56.50	37,031	22,649	63.50
Ford Explorer	14,963	22,676	-34.01	89,853	106,345	-15.51
Jaguar F-Pace	903	1,157	-21.95	6,481	4,404	47.16
Toyota FJ Cruiser	1	0	0.00	1	1	0.00
Ford Flex	2,702	1,701	58.85	10,601	7,816	35.63
Subaru Forester	16,028	14,530	10.31	71,466	65,313	9.42
Mercedes-Benz G-Class	546	294	85.71	3,385	1,615	109.60
Mercedes-Benz GL/GLS-Class	1,678	1,553	8.05	9,373	8,843	5.99
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class	1,770	1,905	-7.09	8,261	10,440	-20.87
Mercedes-Benz GLC/GLK-Class	5,378	6,424	-16.28	26,122	28,537	-8.46
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class	2,566	3,657	-29.83	11,667	19,423	-39.93
Jeep Grand Cherokee	25,394	21,494	18.14	103,612	91,589	13.13
Lexus GX	1,809	2,018	-10.36	9,024	9,521	-5.22
Toyota Highlander	21,548	21,312	1.11	91,359	92,650	-1.39
Honda HR-V	8,565	8,773	-2.37	37,486	36,898	1.59
Jaguar I-Pace	228	0	0.00	1,073	0	0.00
Dodge Journey	7,642	10,966	-30.31	38,727	41,023	-5.60
Nissan Kicks	6,005	0	0.00	22,027	0	0.00
Hyundai Kona	7,197	5,079	41.70	30,748	10,953	180.73
Toyota Land Cruiser	296	268	10.45	1,356	1,304	3.99
Lexus LX	369	524	-29.58	1,987	2,186	-9.10
Porsche Macan	1,740	2,241	-22.36	7,062	8,831	-20.03
Acura MDX	4,425	4,098	7.98	18,547	18,007	3.00
Lincoln MKT	467	246	89.84	2,114	1,029	105.44
Lincoln MKX/Nautilus	3,070	2,535	21.10	13,465	11,026	22.12
Tesla Model X	1,375	2,200	-37.50	6,650	9,825	-32.32
Nissan Murano	5,634	5,881	-4.20	20,839	29,994	-30.52
Lincoln Navigator	1,645	1,837	-10.45	7,540	7,465	1.00
Hyundai Nexo	19	0	0.00	98	0	0.00
Kia Niro	2,557	2,808	-8.94	9,742	11,483	-15.16
Lexus NX	4,612	4,975	-7.30	22,628	23,810	-4.96
Subaru Outback	18,017	16,702	7.87	76,206	74,907	1.73
Mitsubishi Outlander	3,840	4,468	-14.06	19,988	20,133	-0.72
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV	232	297	-21.89	1,026	1,266	-18.96
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport	2,516	3,319	-24.19	16,441	16,749	-1.84
Honda Passport	3,434	0	0.00	11,155	0	0.00
Nissan Pathfinder	7,751	6,119	26.67	29,818	26,966	10.58
Jeep Patriot	0	63	-100.00	12	502	-97.61
Honda Pilot	12,517	13,573	-7.78	56,873	63,297	-10.15
Audi Q3	11	1,827	-99.40	426	8,719	-95.11
Audi Q5	5,721	4,918	16.33	25,299	24,223	4.44
Audi Q7	3,241	3,217	0.75	13,110	14,559	-9.95
Audi Q8	1,319	0	0.00	5,775	0	0.00
Infiniti QX30	350	672	-47.92	2,159	4,158	-48.08
Infiniti QX50	1,829	1,859	-1.61	6,925	7,356	-5.86
Infiniti QX60	4,100	3,718	10.27	19,703	18,794	4.84
Infiniti QX80	1,760	1,124	56.58	8,578	7,643	12.23
Land Rover Range Rover	1,448	1,452	-0.28	8,013	8,091	-0.96
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	1,010	573	76.27	3,929	3,646	7.76
Land Rover Range Rover Sport	1,922	2,098	-8.39	10,377	9,940	4.40
Land Rover Range Rover Velar	1,355	1,344	0.82	7,548	7,449	1.33
Toyota RAV4	43,499	38,202	13.87	161,458	160,668	0.49
Acura RDX	5,415	4,704	15.11	25,313	20,030	26.38
Jeep Renegade	6,001	9,512	-36.91	29,959	41,906	-28.51
Nissan Rogue	28,600	38,413	-25.55	146,573	178,198	-17.75
Lexus RX	8,782	9,697	-9.44	39,833	41,192	-3.30
Hyundai Santa Fe	13,807	10,707	28.95	53,236	48,659	9.41
Toyota Sequoia	793	868	-8.64	3,795	4,556	-16.70
Kia Sorento	8,356	10,370	-19.42	39,448	40,671	-3.01
Kia Sportage	8,011	7,901	1.39	33,286	35,013	-4.93
Alfa Romeo Stelvio	761	1,183	-35.67	3,782	4,538	-16.66
Chevrolet Suburban	6,850	5,045	35.78	23,815	24,815	-4.03
Chevrolet Tahoe	12,353	8,960	37.87	43,912	41,563	5.65
Kia Telluride	6,273	0	0.00	17,238	0	0.00
GMC Terrain	9,371	7,442	25.92	42,856	47,848	-10.43
Volkswagen Tiguan	10,692	9,934	7.63	47,953	46,046	4.14
Volkswagen Touareg	14	190	-92.63	112	1,298	-91.37
Chevrolet Traverse	14,307	11,964	19.58	60,929	61,856	-1.50
Chevrolet Trax	8,171	8,836	-7.53	39,833	38,154	4.40
Hyundai Tuscon	15,616	12,991	20.21	53,129	53,776	-1.20
Lexus UX	1,420	0	0.00	6,618	0	0.00
Jeep Wrangler	24,530	25,102	-2.28	96,940	110,382	-12.18
BMW X1	659	2,475	-73.37	8,133	13,227	-38.51
BMW X2	1,158	1,803	-35.77	4,931	3,819	29.12
BMW X3	6,186	4,737	30.59	25,075	19,384	29.36
BMW X4	679	106	540.57	2,753	1,716	60.43
BMW X5	4,204	4,145	1.42	19,897	20,021	-0.62
BMW X6	351	600	-41.50	2,875	3,211	-10.46
BMW X7	2,123	0	0.00	6,600	0	0.00
Volvo XC40	1,715	1,105	55.20	7,116	3,581	98.72
Volvo XC60	2,872	2,949	-2.61	11,759	11,474	2.48
Volvo XC90	3,201	3,074	4.13	12,560	12,745	-1.45
Cadillac XT4	2,655	0	0.00	11,982	0	0.00
Cadillac XT5	4,919	5,682	-13.43	22,460	26,209	-14.30
GMC Yukon	7,509	6,507	15.40	28,963	21,908	32.20
Model	Month	Month LY		YTD	YTD LY
	∑ = 763,755	∑ = 719,264		∑ = 3,323,160	∑ = 3,227,578

All SUV Sales by Quarter

modelName	Q1 2019	Q1 2018	Year To Date	Year to Date Previous Year	Change
Acura MDX			40,533	23,610	0.0
Acura RDX			22,929	14,239	0.0
Alfa Romeo Stelvio			2,751	4,049	0.0
Alfa Romeo Tonale			118	0	0.0
Audi eTron			1,510	4,738	0.0
Audi Q3			8,925	11,624	0.0
Audi Q4 e-tron			3,618	0	0.0
Audi Q4 e-tron Sportback			1,057	0	0.0
Audi Q5			35,340	25,989	0.0
Audi Q7			13,286	9,182	0.0
Audi Q8			6,340	4,208	0.0
Audi Q8 e-Tron			779	0	0.0
Audi Q8 Sportback e-tron			340	0	0.0
BMW iX			6,485	1,428	0.0
BMW X1			7,202	3,895	0.0
BMW X2			141	1,564	0.0
BMW X3			27,745	32,653	0.0
BMW X4			4,370	4,973	0.0
BMW X5			35,890	35,526	0.0
BMW X6			4,898	5,399	0.0
BMW X7			13,943	14,168	0.0
BMW XM			761	0	0.0
Buick Enclave			17,930	14,910	0.0
Buick Encore			5,064	7,742	0.0
Buick Encore GX			30,333	14,471	0.0
Buick Envision			27,564	10,900	0.0
Cadillac Escalade			20,784	19,727	0.0
Cadillac Lyriq			2,316	0	0.0
Cadillac XT4			12,507	9,133	0.0
Cadillac XT5			14,100	11,635	0.0
Cadillac XT6			10,066	9,381	0.0
Chevrolet Blazer			33,343	33,105	0.0
Chevrolet Equinox			105,851	116,679	0.0
Chevrolet Suburban			30,594	21,322	0.0
Chevrolet Tahoe			56,513	45,047	0.0
Chevrolet TrailBlazer			61,808	24,543	0.0
Chevrolet Traverse			68,681	44,304	0.0
Chevrolet Trax			27,387	15,553	0.0
Dodge Durango			37,108	20,516	0.0
Dodge Hornet			2,597	0	0.0
Dodge Journey			9	157	0.0
Fiat 500X			277	166	0.0
Ford Bronco			81,785	54,842	0.0
Ford Bronco Sport			87,383	58,549	0.0
Ford EcoSport			2,508	17,924	0.0
Ford Edge			62,376	51,453	0.0
Ford Escape			89,684	73,920	0.0
Ford Expedition			51,042	22,847	0.0
Ford Explorer			121,629	102,917	0.0
Ford Mustang Mach E			23,010	17,675	0.0
Genesis GV60			1,839	233	0.0
Genesis GV70			16,615	8,313	0.0
Genesis GV80			11,692	7,605	0.0
GMC Acadia			40,150	24,666	0.0
GMC Terrain			37,624	47,702	0.0
GMC Yukon			41,991	38,367	0.0
Honda CR-V			227,785	116,602	0.0
Honda HR-V			74,233	73,016	0.0
Honda Passport			27,084	20,102	0.0
Honda Pilot			75,834	46,435	0.0
Hyundai Ioniq 5			21,348	13,692	0.0
Hyundai Kona			49,825	32,787	0.0
Hyundai Nexo			157	271	0.0
Hyundai Palisade			51,306	43,637	0.0
Hyundai Santa Fe			83,486	53,532	0.0
Hyundai Tuscon			134,367	84,071	0.0
Hyundai Venue			21,137	12,651	0.0
Infiniti QX50			4,717	5,562	0.0
Infiniti QX55			2,651	2,474	0.0
Infiniti QX60			14,868	5,782	0.0
Infiniti QX80			6,130	2,865	0.0
Jaguar E-Pace			303	972	0.0
Jaguar F-Pace			2,757	2,051	0.0
Jaguar I-Pace			264	321	0.0
Jeep Cherokee			19,219	19,357	0.0
Jeep Compass			51,293	46,335	0.0
Jeep Grand Cherokee			124,957	134,369	0.0
Jeep Grand Wagoneer			4,596	7,101	0.0
Jeep Patriot			0	0	0.0
Jeep Renegade			9,149	17,252	0.0
Jeep Wagoneer			13,636	17,277	0.0
Jeep Wrangler			84,642	99,498	0.0
Kia EV6			12,714	10,443	0.0
Kia Niro			26,333	17,666	0.0
Kia Seltos			42,323	19,766	0.0
Kia Sorento			59,543	39,045	0.0
Kia Sportage			96,022	52,356	0.0
Kia Telluride			74,834	46,893	0.0
Land Rover Defender			7,195	6,923	0.0
Land Rover Discovery / LR4			667	685	0.0
Land Rover Discovery Sport			3,231	2,512	0.0
Land Rover Range Rover			7,051	5,652	0.0
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque			2,249	2,786	0.0
Land Rover Range Rover Sport			4,350	6,618	0.0
Land Rover Range Rover Velar			3,760	2,695	0.0
Lexus GX			18,560	13,956	0.0
Lexus LX			4,543	1,797	0.0
Lexus NX			45,554	19,615	0.0
Lexus RX			74,086	53,769	0.0
Lexus RZ			2,068	0	0.0
Lexus UX			8,548	5,929	0.0
Lincoln Aviator			8,434	10,950	0.0
Lincoln Corsair / MKC			14,979	14,038	0.0
Lincoln MKX/Nautilus			16,543	11,855	0.0
Lincoln Navigator			11,978	6,050	0.0
Mazda CX-3			0	0	0.0
Mazda CX-30			52,378	21,727	0.0
Mazda CX-5			106,113	81,804	0.0
Mazda CX-50			28,302	4,787	0.0
Mazda CX-9			17,428	16,180	0.0
Mazda CX-90			10,867	0	0.0
Mazda CX-90P			1,700	0	0.0
Mazda MX-30			100	316	0.0
Mercedes-Benz EQB			3,403	0	0.0
Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV			2,528	0	0.0
Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV			5,373	0	0.0
Mercedes-Benz G-Class			5,771	2,387	0.0
Mercedes-Benz GL/GLS-Class			11,204	12,395	0.0
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class			9,320	5,886	0.0
Mercedes-Benz GLB			7,912	11,501	0.0
Mercedes-Benz GLC/GLK-Class			17,899	36,059	0.0
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class			29,681	27,332	0.0
Mini Countryman			5,257	4,009	0.0
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross			4,331	5,711	0.0
Mitsubishi Outlander			24,183	23,302	0.0
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV			3,216	1,126	0.0
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport			8,492	8,596	0.0
Nissan Ariya			5,194	0	0.0
Nissan Armada			13,185	4,539	0.0
Nissan Kicks			29,802	34,601	0.0
Nissan Murano			21,189	16,799	0.0
Nissan Pathfinder			42,774	24,277	0.0
Nissan Rogue			147,745	87,676	0.0
Porsche Cayenne			9,359	8,566	0.0
Porsche Macan			13,765	10,682	0.0
Rivian R1S			6,335	0	0.0
Subaru Ascent			42,282	30,931	0.0
Subaru CrossTrek			101,291	70,050	0.0
Subaru Forester			91,108	50,937	0.0
Subaru Outback			108,334	77,341	0.0
Subaru Solterra			2,247	0	0.0
Tesla Model X			11,901	10,300	0.0
Tesla Model Y			190,499	107,999	0.0
Toyota 4Runner			65,224	66,829	0.0
Toyota bZ4X			5,304	232	0.0
Toyota C-HR			775	9,080	0.0
Toyota Corolla Cross			42,130	22,315	0.0
Toyota Grand Highlander			5,536	0	0.0
Toyota Highlander			130,517	117,403	0.0
Toyota Land Cruiser			5	39	0.0
Toyota RAV4			264,733	167,685	0.0
Toyota Sequoia			12,036	477	0.0
Toyota Venza			18,897	18,666	0.0
Volkswagen Atlas			25,423	26,642	0.0
Volkswagen Atlas Sport			15,205	13,771	0.0
Volkswagen ID.4			9,758	4,415	0.0
Volkswagen Taos			27,167	27,956	0.0
Volkswagen Tiguan			38,784	37,737	0.0
Volvo C40			5,456	2,051	0.0
Volvo XC40			17,088	8,821	0.0
Volvo XC60			25,939	17,332	0.0
Volvo XC90			25,197	17,232	0.0
	∑ = 0	∑ = 0

Important note: Both Ford, GM and FCA have switched to quarterly reporting, making it more difficult to accurately gauge sales. We won’t have results to report for Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Ford, Lincoln, Jeep, Chrysler, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Dodge and Ram until the end of each quarter.