For the second consecutive year, the Honda CR-V was America’s favourite SUV/crossover. Of course, 2008 was not much of a year on which to base trends, as sales across the industry were plunging, particularly toward the end of the year.
• Top 10 Best-Selling SUVs In America – 2007 Year End
• Top 10 Best-Selling SUVs In America – 2009 Year End
• All Vehicles Ranked By 2008 Year End U.S. Sales
But the CR-V’s ability to lead SUVs and crossovers in terms of U.S. sales has held almost completely firm (save for 2011) since it took over from the Ford Explorer in 2007.
Car-based SUVs – we call them crossovers now, whatever that means – took the six top spots and eight of the top ten in 2008. This list includes one premium brand utility, the Lexus RX. And a Saturn.
That Saturn, the tenth-ranked Vue, was new for the 2008 model year. You can still buy one, sort of. The fleet-only Chevrolet Captiva Sport is a Vue, and it was America’s 31st-best-selling SUV/crossover in 2013.
|
Rank
|
Best-Selling SUV/Crossover
|
2008
|
2007
|
% Change |
|
#1
|
Honda CR-V
|
197,279
|
219,160
|
– 10.0%
|
|
#2
|
Ford Escape
|
156,544
|
165,596
|
– 5.5%
|
|
#3
|
Toyota RAV4
|
137,020
|
172,752
|
– 20.7%
|
|
#4
|
Ford Edge
|
110,798
|
130,125
|
– 14.9%
|
|
#5
|
Toyota Highlander
|
104,661
|
127,878
|
– 18.2%
|
|
#6
|
Honda Pilot
|
96,746
|
117,146
|
– 17.4%
|
|
#7
|
Chevrolet Tahoe
|
91,578
|
146,256
|
– 37.4%
|
|
#8
|
Jeep Wrangler
|
84,615
|
119,243
|
– 29.0%
|
|
#9
|
Lexus RX
|
84,181
|
103,340
|
– 18.5%
|
|
#10
|
Saturn Vue
|
81,676
|
84,767
|
– 3.6%
|
Source: Automakers & ANDC