Best Selling Small SUVs in America for April 2018
Here you will find the Small SUV sales leaders in the United States for April 2018. Each month we compile the Small SUV 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 Small SUVs Sales Numbers
Nissan’s widely-reported 28% drop in sales is a sharp decline in anyone’s book, with even the marque’s small SUV star, the Rogue not unfettered by the drop. The fall is thought to be due to a sudden drop in fleet sales, as well as a reduction in incentive spending on Nissan models.
Rogue sales fell by 14.8% year-on-year in April, still enough for third in the category, and not enough for it to lose the top-spot for small SUVs year-to-date.
In fairness, the Rogue’s drop in sales was not far out of step of its main rivals in the segment, with the Ford Escape’s sales even declining at a quicker pace than those of the Japanese SUV.
The Escape is long-due an upgrade, which should help sales, but in such a competitive segment the longer that is put off, the more detrimental an effect it will have on the Escape’s market share – Escape sales have fallen year-on-year in eight out of the past 12 months.
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Top Small SUVs Sales Figures – This Month
This sales table of shows the top Small SUV sales performers in the United States, 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 US = United States Sales for the month, US LY = Last Year’s United States Sales for the month, US vs LY = The Year on Year Growth Rate, YTD = United States Sales Year to Date, YTD LY = Last Year’s United States Year to Date Sales, YTD vs LY = The Year on Year Growth Rate.
Small and Crossover SUV Sales
| Model | US | US LY | US vs LY | YTD | YTD LY | YTD vs LY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nissan Rogue | 23,331 | 27,386 | -14.80 | 139,785 | 128,807 | 8.50 |
| Toyota RAV4 | 31,007 | 31,757 | -2.40 | 122,466 | 112,290 | 9.10 |
| Honda CR-V | 28,323 | 32,671 | -13.30 | 110,369 | 126,728 | -12.90 |
| Ford Escape | 21,383 | 25,637 | -16.60 | 88,733 | 101,975 | -13.00 |
| Chevrolet Equinox | 0.00 | 82,398 | 62,709 | 31.40 | ||
| Jeep Cherokee | 16,887 | 14,083 | 19.90 | 67,497 | 54,838 | 23.10 |
| Jeep Compass | 11,521 | 3,520 | 227.30 | 55,041 | 12,072 | 355.90 |
| Mazda CX-5 | 11,312 | 11,334 | -0.20 | 54,129 | 35,708 | 51.60 |
| Subaru Forester | 13,679 | 14,761 | -7.30 | 50,783 | 56,237 | -9.70 |
| Hyundai Tucson | 12,903 | 9,952 | 29.70 | 40,785 | 31,107 | 31.10 |
| Volkswagen Tiguan | 8,684 | 2,939 | 195.50 | 36,112 | 1,040 | 3,372.30 |
| GMC Terrain | 0.00 | 32,964 | 22,855 | 44.20 | ||
| Dodge Journey | 11,638 | 8,401 | 38.50 | 30,057 | 42,801 | -29.80 |
| Kia Sportage | 7,653 | 5,672 | 34.90 | 27,112 | 21,086 | 28.60 |
| Mitsubishi Outlander | 2,266 | 2,717 | -16.60 | 15,365 | 12,305 | 24.90 |
| Ford Eco Sport | 5,277 | 0 | 0.00 | 11,373 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Buick Envision | 0.00 | 9,696 | 8,910 | 8.80 | ||
| Hyundai Kona | 3,315 | 0 | 0.00 | 5,874 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 273 | 0 | 0.00 | 1,269 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jeep Patriot | 75 | 4,939 | -98.50 | 439 | 21,119 | -97.90 |
| Model | US | US LY | US vs LY | YTD | YTD LY | YTD vs LY |
| ∑ = 209,527 | ∑ = 195,769 | ∑ = 982,247 | ∑ = 852,587 |
Subcompact SUV and Crossover Sales
| Model | US | US LY | US vs LY | YTD | YTD LY | YTD vs LY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subaru Crosstrek | 12,266 | 7,218 | 69.90 | 45,728 | 27,456 | 66.60 |
| Jeep Renegade | 7,735 | 8,619 | -10.30 | 32,394 | 33,964 | -4.60 |
| Honda HR-V | 7,322 | 8,527 | -14.10 | 28,125 | 28,223 | -0.30 |
| Buick Encore | 0.00 | 25,468 | 20,079 | 26.80 | ||
| Chevrolet Trax | 0.00 | 20,482 | 18,361 | 11.60 | ||
| Toyota C-HR | 3,923 | 550 | 0.00 | 17,542 | 550 | 0.00 |
| Mitsubishi Outlander Sport | 2,286 | 2,688 | -15.00 | 15,716 | 9,552 | 64.50 |
| Ford Eco Sport | 5,277 | 0 | 0.00 | 11,373 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mini Countryman | 1,381 | 955 | 44.60 | 6,295 | 3,627 | 73.60 |
| Mazda CX-3 | 1,135 | 1,147 | -1.00 | 5,472 | 4,861 | 12.60 |
| Fiat 500X | 564 | 758 | -25.60 | 2,143 | 2,724 | -21.30 |
| Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross | 665 | 0 | 0.00 | 1,308 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nissan Juke | 83 | 986 | -91.60 | 539 | 5,074 | -89.40 |
| Model | US | US LY | US vs LY | YTD | YTD LY | YTD vs LY |
| ∑ = 42,637 | ∑ = 31,448 | ∑ = 212,585 | ∑ = 154,471 |