Both in year-to-date and in June 2011 terms, the Ford Escape is America’s best-selling SUV. Fully six of America’s ten favourite utility vehicles are American-bred. There’s also a Korean, the Kia Sorento, along with two Hondas and a Toyota.
Honda CR-V sales were down 3.4% in June, a performance which contributed to Honda’s overall decline but wasn’t nearly as bad as the brand’s overall 21.5% drop. Sales of the Toyota RAV4 slid 27.6%, much worse than Toyota’s overall 19.1% drop.
Indeed, Ford utility vehicle sales were very strong in June as the Escape posted a 43.3% jump, the Explorer was up 55.6%, and the Edge improved 18.2%. Sales of the Expedition and Flex were off June 2010’s pace. America’s SUV brand, Jeep, didn’t garner such volume but has left Chrysler executives good reason to be in a positive mood after June’s data shows gains from every model save the Commander, a now defunct nameplate. No Jeep gain was greater than the Grand Cherokee’s 208%, but even the least noteworthy jump in Jeep sales, as posted by the Wrangler, resulted in a 26.5% improvement and the ranking of fourth in this list of America’s 10 best-selling SUVs from June 2011.
Rank
|
SUV
|
Status
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June 2011
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June 2010
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Year-To-Date
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#1
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Ford Escape
|
↔ | 22,274 | 15,540 | 122,607 |
#2
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Chevrolet Equinox
|
↔ | 17,954 | 11,490 | 95,838 |
#3
|
Honda CR-V
|
↔ | 15,493 | 16,041 | 110,916 |
#4
|
Jeep Wrangler
|
↑ | 11,290 | 8923 | 53,236 |
#5
|
Ford Explorer
|
↓ | 10,422 | 6700 | 65,823 |
#6
|
Kia Sorento
|
↔ | 10,013 | 8608 | 61,778 |
#7
|
Ford Edge
|
↓ | 9663 | 8173 | 59,954 |
#8
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Toyota RAV4
|
↔ | 9105 | 12,573 | 73,155 |
#9
|
Honda Pilot
|
↔ | 9035 | 8986 | 51,618 |
#10
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Jeep Grand Cherokee
|
↑ | 8969 | 2912 | 54,370 |
Source: Manufacturers And Automotive News Data Center
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