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

The GCBC Analysis

SUV sales in Canada continue to be pretty strong. The segment saw an increase in sales for the month of May when compared to this month last year. The YTD numbers also looked pretty good. The segment managed about 5,400 more sales in May than it did last year. The segment has seen roughly 17,000 more sales YTD.

Leading the pack was the Toyota RAV4 with a rise in sales of nearly 23 percent. It was followed by the Honda CR-V, which also saw a rise in sales. That rise was a less dramatic roughly two percent, though. Rounding out the top three was the Ford Escape with about a three percent rise in sales.

Some notable standouts in terms of sales were the Hyundai Kona, Volkswagen Atlas, BMW X5, and Nissan Pathfinder. All of them saw sales increases of more than 40 percent for the month.

The segment wasn’t without its losers. The Jeep Cherokee, Dodge Durango, Ford Explorer, and Jeep compass all saw sales drops, the lowest of which was a decline of over 35 percent for the month of May.

May turned out the be a strong showing for the segment overall, and it’ll be interesting to see how things progress as the year moves forward.

Best Selling SUV Rankings

Canada SUV Sales Figures – This Month

Model	Month	Month LY	Change	YTD	YTD LY	YTD Change
Toyota 4Runner	854	760	12.37	3,398	3,084	10.18
Fiat 500X	4	5	-20.00	20	31	-35.48
GMC Acadia	510	618	-17.48	1,956	2,035	-3.88
Nissan Armada	50	133	-62.41	321	630	-49.05
Subaru Ascent	414	0	0.00	1,721	0	0.00
Volkswagen Atlas	881	610	44.43	3,679	3,227	14.01
Chevrolet Blazer	2,701	0	0.00	6,812	0	0.00
Toyota C-HR	919	732	25.55	3,156	2,602	21.29
Jeep Cherokee	1,325	2,042	-35.11	6,091	8,938	-31.85
Jeep Compass	784	1,594	-50.82	3,893	5,381	-27.65
Mini Countryman	246	283	-13.07	861	917	-6.11
Honda CR-V	5,809	5,675	2.36	23,327	22,796	2.33
Subaru CrossTrek	1,355	1,532	-11.55	5,013	6,372	-21.33
Mazda CX-3	969	1,326	-26.92	3,886	5,199	-25.25
Mazda CX-5	2,559	2,605	-1.77	10,350	11,307	-8.46
Mazda CX-9	361	348	3.74	1,573	1,702	-7.58
Land Rover Discovery / LR4	63	52	21.15	312	414	-24.64
Land Rover Discovery Sport	45	99	-54.55	457	569	-19.68
Dodge Durango	531	917	-42.09	4,900	3,179	54.14
Jaguar E-Pace	52	73	-28.77	231	231	0.00
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross	409	291	40.55	2,050	1,044	96.36
Ford EcoSport	789	641	23.09	3,194	2,391	33.58
Ford Edge	2,560	2,070	23.67	8,709	7,986	9.05
Buick Enclave	347	278	24.82	1,332	1,286	3.58
Buick Encore	1,052	1,312	-19.82	4,036	4,071	-0.86
Buick Envision	267	309	-13.59	1,025	994	3.12
Chevrolet Equinox	2,110	2,316	-8.89	8,094	9,920	-18.41
Cadillac Escalade	273	237	15.19	1,050	1,001	4.90
Ford Escape	4,830	4,693	2.92	17,039	18,241	-6.59
Ford Expedition	597	443	34.76	2,007	1,551	29.40
Ford Explorer	781	1,672	-53.29	4,100	7,473	-45.14
Jaguar F-Pace	162	181	-10.50	1,149	1,032	11.34
Ford Flex	557	245	127.35	1,812	840	115.71
Subaru Forester	1,413	1,275	10.82	5,087	5,167	-1.55
Mercedes-Benz G-Class	99	40	147.50	705	212	232.55
Mercedes-Benz GL/GLS-Class	33	239	-86.19	723	1,057	-31.60
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class	406	372	9.14	1,297	1,709	-24.11
Mercedes-Benz GLC/GLK-Class	1,051	814	29.12	4,450	3,586	24.09
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class	381	805	-52.67	1,817	3,620	-49.81
Jeep Grand Cherokee	1,480	1,645	-10.03	8,033	6,328	26.94
Lexus GX	23	30	-23.33	115	154	-25.32
Toyota Highlander	1,185	1,507	-21.37	4,985	6,057	-17.70
Honda HR-V	1,352	1,194	13.23	5,077	5,083	-0.12
Jaguar I-Pace	34	0	0.00	169	0	0.00
Dodge Journey	403	642	-37.23	1,488	2,447	-39.19
Nissan Kicks	1,641	6	27,250.00	5,547	6	92,350.00
Hyundai Kona	2,743	1,818	50.88	10,873	4,531	139.97
Toyota Land Cruiser	42	9	366.67	137	118	16.10
Maserati Levante	37	43	-13.95	158	208	-24.04
Lexus LX	127	88	44.32	542	422	28.44
Acura MDX	377	542	-30.44	1,799	2,055	-12.46
Lincoln MKC	237	182	30.22	929	888	4.62
Lincoln MKT	8	39	-79.49	34	90	-62.22
Lincoln MKX/Nautilus	392	346	13.29	1,357	1,176	15.39
Tesla Model X	140	200	-30.00	700	1,000	-30.00
Nissan Murano	1,074	1,138	-5.62	5,062	5,502	-8.00
Lincoln Navigator	160	108	48.15	720	591	21.83
Kia Niro	549	316	73.73	1,426	946	50.74
Lexus NX	634	683	-7.17	2,943	2,998	-1.83
Subaru Outback	1,079	1,020	5.78	4,212	4,423	-4.77
Mitsubishi Outlander	1,033	1,115	-7.35	5,149	4,527	13.74
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport	481	784	-38.65	3,011	2,998	0.43
Honda Passport	357	0	0.00	921	0	0.00
Nissan Pathfinder	833	568	46.65	2,597	2,906	-10.63
Honda Pilot	708	636	11.32	3,477	2,840	22.43
Audi Q5	1,346	1,238	8.72	4,949	5,315	-6.89
Audi Q7	296	500	-40.80	1,492	2,109	-29.26
Audi Q8	218	0	0.00	926	0	0.00
Nissan Qashqai	2,210	1,908	15.83	8,505	7,107	19.67
Infiniti QX30	1	31	-96.77	87	165	-47.27
Infiniti QX50	305	97	214.43	1,294	455	184.40
Infiniti QX60	250	333	-24.92	1,698	1,390	22.16
Infiniti QX80	81	71	14.08	459	551	-16.70
Land Rover Range Rover	141	116	21.55	810	612	32.35
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	198	116	70.69	546	723	-24.48
Land Rover Range Rover Sport	256	294	-12.93	1,289	1,304	-1.15
Land Rover Range Rover Velar	162	170	-4.71	804	655	22.75
Toyota RAV4	6,791	5,525	22.91	25,424	21,488	18.32
Acura RDX	980	814	20.39	3,262	3,274	-0.37
Jeep Renegade	82	225	-63.56	298	693	-57.00
Nissan Rogue	3,815	4,145	-7.96	15,093	18,062	-16.44
Lexus RX	698	768	-9.11	3,209	3,369	-4.75
Hyundai Santa Fe	2,154	2,846	-24.31	8,225	9,295	-11.51
Toyota Sequoia	46	63	-26.98	248	322	-22.98
Kia Sorento	1,490	1,776	-16.10	6,965	6,943	0.32
Kia Sportage	1,012	1,031	-1.84	4,342	4,234	2.55
Alfa Romeo Stelvio	38	90	-57.78	166	389	-57.33
Chevrolet Suburban	276	278	-0.72	1,058	1,371	-22.83
Chevrolet Tahoe	354	354	0.00	1,357	1,434	-5.37
Kia Telluride	523	0	0.00	1,072	0	0.00
GMC Terrain	1,350	1,253	7.74	5,179	4,748	9.08
Volkswagen Tiguan	1,603	1,337	19.90	7,362	6,617	11.26
Volkswagen Touareg	1	96	-98.96	17	550	-96.91
Chevrolet Traverse	637	801	-20.47	2,443	2,921	-16.36
Chevrolet Trax	442	643	-31.26	1,694	2,079	-18.52
Hyundai Tuscon	3,169	2,855	11.00	10,515	9,997	5.18
Lexus UX	309	0	0.00	1,373	0	0.00
Jeep Wrangler	2,112	1,772	19.19	11,053	14,337	-22.91
BMW X1	244	686	-64.43	2,052	2,417	-15.10
BMW X2	172	122	40.98	746	300	148.67
BMW X3	607	830	-26.87	2,999	3,679	-18.48
BMW X4	105	49	114.29	1,068	320	233.75
BMW X5	675	474	42.41	2,887	1,891	52.67
BMW X6	78	72	8.33	215	756	-71.56
BMW X7	207	0	0.00	618	0	0.00
Volvo XC40	191	141	35.46	869	358	142.74
Volvo XC60	280	303	-7.59	1,096	1,323	-17.16
Volvo XC90	274	323	-15.17	1,109	1,287	-13.83
Cadillac XT4	371	0	0.00	1,560	0	0.00
Cadillac XT5	581	576	0.87	2,228	2,310	-3.55
GMC Yukon	327	292	11.99	1,255	1,121	11.95
GMC Yukon XL	247	295	-16.27	947	749	26.44
Model	Month	Month LY		YTD	YTD LY
	∑ = 93,383	∑ = 88,005		∑ = 375,957	∑ = 359,109

Canada SUV Sales by Quarter

modelName	Q1 2019	Q1 2018	Year To Date	Year to Date Previous Year	Change
Acura MDX			2,392	3,719	0.0
Acura RDX			5,433	6,911	0.0
Acura ZDX			0	0	0.0
Alfa Romeo Stelvio			336	344	0.0
Audi eTron			306	324	0.0
Audi Q3			3,972	1,635	0.0
Audi Q5			5,854	8,554	0.0
Audi Q7			1,646	2,368	0.0
Audi Q8			846	1,623	0.0
BMW X1			1,616	3,297	0.0
BMW X2			674	1,108	0.0
BMW X3			4,246	6,283	0.0
BMW X4			885	1,444	0.0
BMW X5			3,405	5,230	0.0
BMW X6			765	360	0.0
BMW X7			930	1,295	0.0
Buick Enclave			1,323	2,397	0.0
Buick Encore			5,755	7,497	0.0
Buick Encore GX			3,332	0	0.0
Buick Envision			1,707	2,109	0.0
Cadillac Escalade			1,229	1,968	0.0
Cadillac XT4			2,502	2,893	0.0
Cadillac XT5			2,997	4,134	0.0
Cadillac XT6			1,094	68	0.0
Chevrolet Blazer			2,940	14,337	0.0
Chevrolet Equinox			9,633	14,639	0.0
Chevrolet Suburban			865	1,663	0.0
Chevrolet Tahoe			1,818	2,754	0.0
Chevrolet TrailBlazer			1,177	0	0.0
Chevrolet Traverse			4,107	4,669	0.0
Chevrolet Trax			3,049	3,681	0.0
Dodge Durango			3,182	8,082	0.0
Dodge Journey			334	2,303	0.0
Fiat 500X			32	37	0.0
Ford EcoSport			3,740	5,907	0.0
Ford Edge			9,774	15,870	0.0
Ford Escape			17,919	30,817	0.0
Ford Expedition			3,578	3,606	0.0
Ford Explorer			11,447	6,955	0.0
Ford Flex			98	2,418	0.0
GMC Acadia			2,248	3,589	0.0
GMC Terrain			7,582	9,473	0.0
GMC Yukon			2,551	2,303	0.0
GMC Yukon XL			498	1,715	0.0
Honda CR-V			29,204	43,464	0.0
Honda HR-V			7,372	10,030	0.0
Honda Passport			2,336	2,007	0.0
Honda Pilot			5,559	5,886	0.0
Hyundai Kona			19,361	19,659	0.0
Hyundai Nexo			4	8	0.0
Hyundai Palisade			5,085	2,369	0.0
Hyundai Santa Fe			9,900	15,147	0.0
Hyundai Tuscon			16,565	23,030	0.0
Hyundai Venue			5,895	0	0.0
Infiniti QX30			3	93	0.0
Infiniti QX50			1,406	2,517	0.0
Infiniti QX60			1,278	3,383	0.0
Infiniti QX70			0	0	0.0
Infiniti QX80			484	744	0.0
Jaguar E-Pace			221	348	0.0
Jaguar F-Pace			1,104	1,804	0.0
Jaguar I-Pace			53	295	0.0
Jeep Cherokee			5,750	11,312	0.0
Jeep Compass			3,026	6,434	0.0
Jeep Grand Cherokee			11,479	14,567	0.0
Jeep Patriot			0	0	0.0
Jeep Renegade			305	557	0.0
Jeep Wrangler			15,021	19,154	0.0
Kia Niro			2,198	3,299	0.0
Kia Rondo			0	0	0.0
Kia Seltos			8,220	0	0.0
Kia Sorento			10,164	12,997	0.0
Kia Sportage			7,336	9,251	0.0
Kia Telluride			1,993	2,386	0.0
Land Rover Defender			331	0	0.0
Land Rover Discovery / LR4			272	531	0.0
Land Rover Discovery Sport			655	804	0.0
Land Rover Range Rover			808	1,292	0.0
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque			1,075	1,161	0.0
Land Rover Range Rover Sport			1,673	2,380	0.0
Land Rover Range Rover Velar			1,036	1,402	0.0
Lexus GX			317	208	0.0
Lexus LX			493	761	0.0
Lexus NX			4,076	5,698	0.0
Lexus RX			5,395	6,118	0.0
Lexus UX			1,789	2,180	0.0
Lincoln Aviator			1,446	102	0.0
Lincoln MKC			1,544	1,788	0.0
Lincoln MKT			0	74	0.0
Lincoln MKX/Nautilus			1,302	2,654	0.0
Lincoln Navigator			860	1,335	0.0
Maserati Levante			172	261	0.0
Mazda CX-3			4,450	8,357	0.0
Mazda CX-30			6,407	0	0.0
Mazda CX-5			16,783	20,845	0.0
Mazda CX-9			2,642	3,166	0.0
Mercedes-Benz G-Class			680	1,002	0.0
Mercedes-Benz GL/GLS-Class			1,600	1,022	0.0
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class			961	2,821	0.0
Mercedes-Benz GLB			1,073	0	0.0
Mercedes-Benz GLC/GLK-Class			5,515	8,018	0.0
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class			4,259	4,118	0.0
Mini Countryman			1,178	1,689	0.0
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross			2,351	4,159	0.0
Mitsubishi Montero Sport			0	0	0.0
Mitsubishi Outlander			5,781	8,568	0.0
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport			3,641	5,546	0.0
Nissan Armada			261	499	0.0
Nissan Kicks			10,152	11,796	0.0
Nissan Murano			6,045	9,247	0.0
Nissan Pathfinder			2,674	4,564	0.0
Nissan Qashqai			8,433	14,419	0.0
Nissan Rogue			18,410	29,868	0.0
Porsche Cayenne			1,826	2,108	0.0
Porsche Macan			1,714	2,318	0.0
Subaru Ascent			2,133	3,027	0.0
Subaru CrossTrek			10,471	10,688	0.0
Subaru Forester			8,265	9,650	0.0
Subaru Outback			7,093	7,756	0.0
Tesla Model X			1,076	1,260	0.0
Toyota 4Runner			4,419	6,328	0.0
Toyota C-HR			4,605	5,865	0.0
Toyota Highlander			9,332	10,205	0.0
Toyota Land Cruiser			179	259	0.0
Toyota RAV4			39,289	49,473	0.0
Toyota Sequoia			278	457	0.0
Toyota Venza			165	0	0.0
Volkswagen Atlas			6,471	6,682	0.0
Volkswagen Tiguan			10,113	14,531	0.0
Volkswagen Touareg			2	23	0.0
Volvo XC40			1,645	1,474	0.0
Volvo XC60			2,044	2,334	0.0
Volvo XC90			1,584	2,058	0.0
	∑ = 0	∑ = 0

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.