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 GLA-Class	406	372	9.14	1,297	1,709	-24.11
Mercedes-Benz GLC-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
Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class	33	239	-86.19	723	1,057	-31.60
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	871		538	871	0.0
Acura RDX	1,518		1,539	1,518	0.0
Acura ZDX	0		0	0	0.0
Alfa Romeo Stelvio	82		71	82	0.0
Audi eTron	0		102	0	0.0
Audi Q3	77		1,262	77	0.0
Audi Q5	2,254		1,417	2,254	0.0
Audi Q7	833		436	833	0.0
Audi Q8	473		258	473	0.0
BMW X1	1,283		578	1,283	0.0
BMW X2	411		255	411	0.0
BMW X3	1,653		1,185	1,653	0.0
BMW X4	225		207	225	0.0
BMW X5	1,521		911	1,521	0.0
BMW X6	76		234	76	0.0
BMW X7	180		264	180	0.0
Buick Enclave	673		490	673	0.0
Buick Encore	2,039		2,045	2,039	0.0
Buick Envision	518		421	518	0.0
Cadillac Escalade	531		321	531	0.0
Cadillac XT4	891		634	891	0.0
Cadillac XT5	1,125		643	1,125	0.0
Cadillac XT6	0		238	0	0.0
Chevrolet Blazer	2,597		643	2,597	0.0
Chevrolet Equinox	4,089		3,784	4,089	0.0
Chevrolet Suburban	534		471	534	0.0
Chevrolet Tahoe	685		699	685	0.0
Chevrolet Tracker	0		0	0	0.0
Chevrolet Traverse	1,234		1,139	1,234	0.0
Chevrolet Trax	855		781	855	0.0
Dodge Durango	2,615		2,014	2,615	0.0
Dodge Journey	760		102	760	0.0
Fiat 500X	13		16	13	0.0
Ford EcoSport	1,806		1,598	1,806	0.0
Ford Edge	3,859		2,630	3,859	0.0
Ford Escape	7,994		5,351	7,994	0.0
Ford Expedition	672		932	672	0.0
Ford Explorer	2,540		3,733	2,540	0.0
Ford Flex	923		40	923	0.0
GMC Acadia	988		844	988	0.0
GMC Terrain	2,616		2,377	2,616	0.0
GMC Yukon	634		746	634	0.0
GMC Yukon XL	478		498	478	0.0
Honda CR-V	13,021		9,937	13,021	0.0
Honda HR-V	2,677		1,650	2,677	0.0
Honda Passport	269		675	269	0.0
Honda Pilot	2,106		1,991	2,106	0.0
Hyundai Kona	5,782		4,858	5,782	0.0
Hyundai Nexo	3		0	3	0.0
Hyundai Palisade	0		1,285	0	0.0
Hyundai Santa Fe	4,096		2,665	4,096	0.0
Hyundai Tuscon	4,935		4,733	4,935	0.0
Hyundai Venue	0		1,577	0	0.0
Infiniti QX30	86		1	86	0.0
Infiniti QX50	693		554	693	0.0
Infiniti QX60	1,159		340	1,159	0.0
Infiniti QX70	0		0	0	0.0
Infiniti QX80	283		145	283	0.0
Jaguar E-Pace	91		136	91	0.0
Jaguar F-Pace	775		527	775	0.0
Jaguar I-Pace	91		21	91	0.0
Jeep Cherokee	3,500		1,689	3,500	0.0
Jeep Compass	2,414		989	2,414	0.0
Jeep Grand Cherokee	4,777		4,087	4,777	0.0
Jeep Patriot	0		0	0	0.0
Jeep Renegade	173		86	173	0.0
Jeep Wrangler	6,431		3,677	6,431	0.0
Kia Niro	550		660	550	0.0
Kia Rondo	0		0	0	0.0
Kia Seltos	0		616	0	0.0
Kia Sorento	3,691		2,397	3,691	0.0
Kia Sportage	2,373		2,140	2,373	0.0
Kia Telluride	111		858	111	0.0
Land Rover Discovery / LR4	206		109	206	0.0
Land Rover Discovery Sport	264		259	264	0.0
Land Rover Range Rover	471		271	471	0.0
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	287		421	287	0.0
Land Rover Range Rover Sport	831		730	831	0.0
Land Rover Range Rover Velar	481		468	481	0.0
Lexus GX	66		146	66	0.0
Lexus LX	314		305	314	0.0
Lexus NX	1,544		1,453	1,544	0.0
Lexus RX	1,635		1,889	1,635	0.0
Lexus UX	722		566	722	0.0
Lincoln Aviator	0		352	0	0.0
Lincoln MKC	506		462	506	0.0
Lincoln MKT	16		0	16	0.0
Lincoln MKX/Nautilus	692		310	692	0.0
Lincoln Navigator	376		233	376	0.0
Maserati Levante	85		40	85	0.0
Mazda CX-3	2,007		1,593	2,007	0.0
Mazda CX-30	0		1,672	0	0.0
Mazda CX-5	5,506		4,704	5,506	0.0
Mazda CX-9	905		872	905	0.0
Mercedes-Benz G-Class	455		0	455	0.0
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class	625		0	625	0.0
Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class	2,405		0	2,405	0.0
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class	1,146		0	1,146	0.0
Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class	577		0	577	0.0
Mini Countryman	414		351	414	0.0
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross	1,261		1,163	1,261	0.0
Mitsubishi Montero Sport	0		0	0	0.0
Mitsubishi Outlander	2,839		2,316	2,839	0.0
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport	2,086		1,673	2,086	0.0
Nissan Armada	236		61	236	0.0
Nissan Kicks	2,649		2,518	2,649	0.0
Nissan Murano	3,022		1,618	3,022	0.0
Nissan Pathfinder	1,309		850	1,309	0.0
Nissan Qashqai	4,538		2,557	4,538	0.0
Nissan Rogue	8,249		5,518	8,249	0.0
Porsche Cayenne	681		302	681	0.0
Porsche Macan	431		331	431	0.0
Subaru Ascent	835		617	835	0.0
Subaru CrossTrek	2,493		3,098	2,493	0.0
Subaru Forester	2,561		2,463	2,561	0.0
Subaru Outback	2,068		2,166	2,068	0.0
Tesla Model X	420		450	420	0.0
Toyota 4Runner	1,782		1,725	1,782	0.0
Toyota C-HR	1,446		1,642	1,446	0.0
Toyota Highlander	2,705		3,349	2,705	0.0
Toyota Land Cruiser	56		30	56	0.0
Toyota RAV4	12,386		12,251	12,386	0.0
Toyota Sequoia	130		114	130	0.0
Volkswagen Atlas	1,873		1,572	1,873	0.0
Volkswagen Tiguan	4,195		2,848	4,195	0.0
Volkswagen Touareg	14		0	14	0.0
Volvo XC40	452		387	452	0.0
Volvo XC60	496		383	496	0.0
Volvo XC90	550		357	550	0.0
	∑ = 197,512	∑ = 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.