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 |
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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
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.