Large SUV Sales In America – March 2016 YTD

After fading through the first two months of 2016, U.S. sales of full-size, truck-based, body-on-frame, volume brand SUVs grew 11% in March 2016.

U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales By Model – March 2016 YTD
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – March 2016 YTD

Led by the Chevrolet Tahoe and its 12% year-over-year increase to 7658 units – a three-year March high – General Motors owned 74% of the category, up from 71% a year ago. GM’s “short”-wheelbase twins, the Tahoe and GMC Yukon, produced 11,052 sales. The long-wheelbase Suburban and Yukon XL generated another 6252.

The Ford Expedition, both long and short-wheelbase versions, is the only other major player in the category, outselling the Nissan Armada and Toyota Sequoia – combined – by nearly 5000 units in 2016’s first-quarter.

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GM and Ford both padded their totals with improving premium brand full-size SUV totals in March. Lincoln Navigator sales jumped 20% to 1311 units, a 15-month high. Total Cadillac Escalade sales jumped 18% to 3238 units. For the record, Cadillac sold 3358 ATSs and CTSs in March.

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.

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SUV	March 2016	March 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Suburban	3825	3310	15.6%	10,679	11,876	-10.1%
Chevrolet Tahoe	7658	6860	11.6%	20,351	20,877	-2.5%
Ford Expedition	3834	3865	-0.8%	10,673	9602	11.2%
GMC Yukon	3394	2661	27.5%	8985	8106	10.8%
GMC Yukon XL	2427	1977	22.8%	6702	5990	11.9%
Nissan Armada	981	1266	-22.5%	2848	3285	-13.3%
Toyota Sequoia	1199	1051	14.1%	3005	2811	6.9%
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Total	23,318	20,990	11.1%	63,243	62,547	1.1%