Large SUV Sales In America – December 2015 And 2015 Year End

Sales of full-size, truck-based, body-on-frame, volume brand SUVs generated 4.5% fewer sales in America in 2015 than in the prior year, a year-over-year decline equal to 13,050 lost sales across seven nameplates.

U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model: 2015 Year End
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model – 2015 Year End

General Motors, the dominant player in the category – an automaker which also sold 35,921 Escalades and Escalade ESVs – suffered a sharp Chevrolet full-size SUV decline yet nevertheless still conquered 76% of the overall category, identical to the market share achieved by the GM quartet in 2014.

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Ford is the next largest player – Ford also sold 11,964 Lincoln Navigators – but the Expedition ranked fourth in the category, behind three GM nameplates.

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.

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SUV	December 2015	December 2014	% Change	2015	2014	% Change
Chevrolet Suburban	6350	6761	-6.1%	50,866	55,009	-7.5%
Chevrolet Tahoe	9773	11,259	-13.2%	88,342	97,726	-7.5%
Ford Expedition	4056	4239	-4.3%	41,443	44,632	-7.1%
GMC Yukon	5271	4729	11.5%	42,732	41,569	2.8%
GMC Yukon XL	4536	3260	39.1%	31,334	29,752	5.3%
Nissan Armada	1156	1361	-15.1%	12,737	12,593	1.1%
Toyota Sequoia	1007	1261	-20.1%	12,583	11,806	6.6%
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Total	32,149	32,870	-2.2%	280,037	293,087	-4.5%