Thanks to a big month from the Ford Expedition, GMC Yukon, and best-selling Chevrolet Tahoe – and despite anticipated declines from their rivals – U.S. sales of full-size SUVs rose 1% in May 2016, an impressive result given the short sales month an industry-wide decline.
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – May 2016 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales By Model – May 2016 YTD
General Motors owned 71.6% of the category in the U.S. in May 2016, down only slightly from 72.0% in May 2015. But it was the Ford Expedition’s 22% year-over-year increase produced the real shake-up in the category in May.
Indeed, on year-to-date terms, Expedition volume is up by 3420 units through the first five months of 2016. Segment-wide sales are up 2% this year.
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Nissan Armada sales plunged 47% in May 2016 as Nissan readies the transition between old Titan-based Armada and new Nissan Patrol-based Armada.
Familiar with the Infiniti QX80? Reduce the luxury content, and there’s your new Armada. Infiniti sold 1424 such QX80s in May. Lincoln sold 851 Expedition-based Navigators. Total Cadillac Escalade volume rose 11% to 2943 units.
You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly U.S. auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBC’s Sales Stats page. This table is sortable, so you can rank large sport-utility vehicles any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.
Click Column Headers To Sort • June 2016 • April 2016 • May 2015
SUV
|
May
2016 |
May
2015 |
%
Change |
2016
YTD |
2015
YTD |
%
Change |
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3997
|
4375 | -8.6% | 18,945 | 20,390 | -7.1% | |
7430
|
7119 | 4.4% | 35,330 | 35,899 | -1.6% | |
5057
|
4147 | 21.9% | 20,251 | 16,831 | 20.3% | |
3747
|
3455 | 8.5% | 16,056 | 14,719 | 9.1% | |
2384
|
2516 | -5.2% | 11,604 | 11,031 | 5.2% | |
794
|
1488 | -46.6% | 4497 | 5971 | -24.7% | |
1126
|
1145 | -1.7% | 5303 | 4948 | 7.2% | |
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Total
|
24,535
|
24,245 | 1.2% | 111,986 | 109,789 | 2.0% |
Source: Automakers
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