The number of SUVs and crossovers sold in the United States in March 2015 increased by more than 34,000 units compared with March 2014. During the same period, U.S. sales of passenger cars decreased by nearly 27,000 units.
While seven of the ten top-selling cars in America in March 2015 posted decreased year-over-year volume, eight of the ten – and 12 of the top 15 – top-selling utility vehicles reported increased year-over-year volume.
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales By Model – March 2016 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model – April 2015 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model – February 2015 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model – March 2014 YTD
The Honda CR-V has been America’s most popular SUV/CUV in each of the last seven months. Its March margin of victory, however, was rather slim at just 200 units, yet American Honda’s VP of automobile operations sees a big difference between the CR-V’s tally and the second-ranked Rogue’s impressive total.
Up a notch on the size/price ladder, the Lexus RX continues to be America’s top-selling premium utility vehicle. The RX has generated 7800 more sales than the next-best-selling Acura MDX over the last three months, and sales are on the upswing. First-quarter RX volume rose 5%, and RX sales have increased in each of the last three years.
Top 13 Best-Selling Pickup Trucks In America – March 2015 YTD
Commercial Van Sales In America – March 2015 YTD
Minivan Sales In America – March 2015 YTD
Nevertheless, though that U.S. sales uptick occurred in the last three months despite the arrival of its rather popular smaller sibling, the NX, Lexus showcased its next RX, the fourth-gen 2016 model, at the New York Auto Show this week. It’s different.
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U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings – March 2015 YTD
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – March 2015 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model – March 2015 YTD
Reminder: these are year-to-date rankings, but you can sort SUVs/crossovers by March volume by clicking the March 2015 column header, or you can rank SUVs/crossovers by improvements or declines using the % columns. Or, most importantly, you can list automakers together by selecting the SUV/Crossover column header.
As always, you can find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these vehicles by selecting a make and model at GCBC’s Sales Stats page.
Click Column Headers To Sort • March 2016 • April 2015 • February 2015 • March 2014
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SUV/Crossover
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March 2015 YTD
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March 2014 YTD
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| #1 | Honda CR-V | 73,127 | 67,648 | 8.1% | 27,618 | 28,657 | -3.6% |
| #2 | Ford Escape | 67,272 | 71,305 | -5.7% | 26,303 | 28,701 | -8.4% |
| #3 | Toyota RAV4 | 67,010 | 53,064 | 26.3% | 25,243 | 19,733 | 27.9% |
| #4 | Chevrolet Equinox | 65,613 | 56,073 | 17.0% | 24,335 | 19,939 | 22.0% |
| #5 | Nissan Rogue | 64,486 | 50,448 | 27.8% | 27,418 | 19,420 | 41.2% |
| #6 | Ford Explorer | 58,707 | 46,068 | 27.4% | 23,058 | 19,334 | 19.3% |
| #6.1 | Ford Explorer * | 52,787 | 42,368 | 24.6% | 20,765 | 17,751 | 17.0% |
| #6.2 | Ford Explorer Police Interceptor * | 5,920 | 3,700 | 60.0% | 2,293 | 1,583 | 44.9% |
| #7 | Jeep Cherokee | 48,213 | 36,096 | 33.6% | 19,033 | 13,796 | 38.0% |
| #8 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 43,377 | 40,838 | 6.2% | 16,815 | 15,940 | 5.5% |
| #9 | Jeep Wrangler | 42,118 | 34,674 | 21.5% | 17,524 | 14,481 | 21.0% |
| #10 | Subaru Forester | 37,636 | 35,390 | 6.3% | 14,967 | 13,846 | 8.1% |
| #11 | Honda Pilot | 36,881 | 22,031 | 67.4% | 11,937 | 8,894 | 34.2% |
| #12 | Toyota Highlander | 35,362 | 35,747 | -1.1% | 13,039 | 13,019 | 0.2% |
| #13 | Chevrolet Traverse | 30,959 | 22,362 | 38.4% | 11,103 | 9,421 | 17.9% |
| #14 | Jeep Patriot | 29,692 | 20,474 | 45.0% | 11,849 | 8,431 | 40.5% |
| #15 | GMC Terrain | 27,733 | 25,419 | 9.1% | 8,030 | 9,059 | -11.4% |
| #16 | Kia Sorento | 26,903 | 23,006 | 16.9% | 10,842 | 8,671 | 25.0% |
| #17 | Hyundai Santa Fe | 26,406 | 23,440 | 12.7% | 9,895 | 9,726 | 1.7% |
| #18 | Mazda CX-5 | 24,293 | 26,206 | -7.3% | 10,899 | 11,855 | -8.1% |
| #19 | Dodge Journey | 23,982 | 23,024 | 4.2% | 9,222 | 9,125 | 1.1% |
| #20 | Ford Edge | 23,512 | 33,238 | -29.3% | 9,405 | 12,862 | -26.9% |
| #21 | Lexus RX | 22,236 | 21,232 | 4.7% | 9,177 | 9,943 | -7.7% |
| #22 | Toyota 4Runner | 22,013 | 15,682 | 40.4% | 8,648 | 7,062 | 22.5% |
| #23 | Nissan Pathfinder | 21,798 | 19,569 | 11.4% | 8,594 | 7,894 | 8.9% |
| #24 | Chevrolet Tahoe | 20,877 | 15,703 | 32.9% | 6,860 | 7,228 | -5.1% |
| #25 | GMC Acadia | 20,369 | 20,582 | -1.0% | 7,410 | 8,339 | -11.1% |
| #26 | Dodge Durango | 14,499 | 16,213 | -10.6% | 6,121 | 6,629 | -7.7% |
| #27 | Acura MDX | 14,437 | 14,597 | -1.1% | 5,503 | 5,793 | -5.0% |
| #28 | Jeep Compass | 14,406 | 13,757 | 4.7% | 5,420 | 5,335 | 1.6% |
| #29 | Buick Encore | 14,036 | 10,723 | 30.9% | 5,650 | 5,279 | 7.0% |
| #30 | Nissan Murano | 13,325 | 11,373 | 17.2% | 5,547 | 5,296 | 4.7% |
| #31 | Buick Enclave | 12,801 | 14,714 | -13.0% | 5,684 | 5,886 | -3.4% |
| #32 | Cadillac SRX | 12,294 | 14,903 | -17.5% | 5,000 | 5,399 | -7.4% |
| #33 | Chevrolet Suburban | 11,876 | 6,724 | 76.6% | 3,310 | 2,984 | 10.9% |
| #34 | BMW X5 | 11,751 | 9,760 | 20.4% | 4,388 | 4,094 | 7.2% |
| #35 | Kia Sportage | 11,645 | 8,827 | 31.9% | 5,184 | 3,571 | 45.2% |
| #36 | Acura RDX | 11,342 | 10,221 | 11.0% | 3,963 | 4,580 | -13.5% |
| #37 | Hyundai Tucson | 11,127 | 12,116 | -8.2% | 4,222 | 4,627 | -8.8% |
| #38 | Mercedes-Benz M-Class | 10,483 | 10,134 | 3.4% | 4,023 | 4,052 | -0.7% |
| #39 | Chevrolet Trax | 9,686 | — | — | 4,026 | — | — |
| #40 | Ford Expedition | 9,602 | 8,689 | 10.5% | 3,865 | 3,720 | 3.9% |
| #41 | Audi Q5 | 9,354 | 8,774 | 6.6% | 3,934 | 3,357 | 17.2% |
| #42 | Lexus NX | 9,111 | — | — | 3,633 | — | — |
| #43 | Infiniti QX60 | 8,805 | 8,424 | 4.5% | 3,243 | 3,340 | -2.9% |
| #44 | GMC Yukon | 8,106 | 6,516 | 24.4% | 2,661 | 3,280 | -18.9% |
| #45 | Cadillac Escalade | 7,899 | 3,606 | 119% | 2,758 | 1,251 | 120% |
| #45.1 | Cadillac Escalade * | 4,826 | 2,223 | 117% | 1,673 | 743 | 125% |
| #45.2 | Cadillac Escalade ESV * | 3,073 | 1,383 | 122% | 1,085 | 508 | 114% |
| #46 | Mitsubishi Outlander Sport | 7,887 | 7,450 | 5.9% | 3,226 | 3,264 | -1.2% |
| #47 | Nissan Juke | 7,022 | 15,582 | -54.9% | 2,838 | 6,943 | -59.1% |
| #48 | Mercedes-Benz GL-Class | 6,335 | 5,418 | 16.9% | 2,365 | 2,133 | 10.9% |
| #49 | Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 6,225 | 4,823 | 29.1% | 2,646 | 1,747 | 51.5% |
| #50 | BMW X3 | 6,006 | 10,430 | -42.4% | 1,541 | 4,430 | -65.2% |
| #51 | GMC Yukon XL | 5,990 | 3,679 | 62.8% | 1,977 | 1,704 | 16.0% |
| #52 | Volvo XC60 | 5,935 | 3,789 | 56.6% | 2,464 | 1,701 | 44.9% |
| #53 | Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class | 5,669 | — | — | 1,918 | — | — |
| #54 | Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class | 5,657 | 8,271 | -31.6% | 2,478 | 3,345 | -25.9% |
| #55 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 5,592 | 6,111 | -8.5% | 2,300 | 2,315 | -0.6% |
| #56 | Lexus GX | 5,480 | 4,907 | 11.7% | 2,024 | 1,874 | 8.0% |
| #57 | Lincoln MKC | 5,230 | — | — | 2,070 | — | — |
| #58 | Land Rover Range Rover | 4,835 | 2,884 | 67.6% | 1,996 | 794 | 151% |
| #59 | Ford Flex | 4,624 | 6,126 | -24.5% | 1,848 | 2,498 | -26.0% |
| #60 | Mazda CX-9 | 4,435 | 4,896 | -9.4% | 1,489 | 1,813 | -17.9% |
| #61 | Infiniti QX80 | 4,247 | 3,374 | 25.9% | 1,416 | 1,241 | 14.1% |
| #62 | Lincoln MKX | 3,968 | 7,101 | -44.1% | 1,475 | 2,581 | -42.9% |
| #63 | Land Rover Range Rover Evoque | 3,794 | 3,176 | 19.5% | 1,284 | 1,370 | -6.3% |
| #64 | Mitsubishi Outlander | 3,793 | 3,613 | 5.0% | 1,615 | 1,466 | 10.2% |
| #65 | Porsche Cayenne | 3,526 | 4,280 | -17.6% | 1,364 | 1,862 | -26.7% |
| #66 | Audi Q7 | 3,452 | 4,089 | -15.6% | 1,560 | 1,592 | -2.0% |
| #67 | Nissan Xterra | 3,436 | 5,445 | -36.9% | 1,422 | 2,132 | -33.3% |
| #68 | Nissan Armada | 3,285 | 3,449 | -4.8% | 1,266 | 1,321 | -4.2% |
| #69 | Mini Countryman | 3,225 | 4,305 | -25.1% | 1,542 | 1,861 | -17.1% |
| #70 | Audi Q3 | 3,187 | — | — | 1,268 | — | — |
| #71 | Lincoln Navigator | 2,875 | 1,561 | 84.2% | 1,097 | 746 | 47.1% |
| #72 | Toyota Sequoia | 2,811 | 2,898 | -3.0% | 1,051 | 1,131 | -7.1% |
| #73 | BMW X1 | 2,761 | 7,968 | -65.3% | 1,358 | 4,307 | -68.5% |
| #74 | Porsche Macan | 2,600 | — | — | 1,180 | — | — |
| #75 | Land Rover LR4 | 2,065 | 1,144 | 80.5% | 841 | 157 | 436% |
| #76 | Infiniti QX70 | 1,701 | 1,846 | -7.9% | 575 | 577 | -0.3% |
| #77 | BMW X4 | 1,461 | — | — | 599 | — | — |
| #78 | Volkswagen Touareg | 1,430 | 1,565 | -8.6% | 535 | 573 | -6.6% |
| #79 | BMW X6 | 1,423 | 1,100 | 29.4% | 587 | 372 | 57.8% |
| #80 | Jeep Renegade | 943 | — | — | 943 | — | — |
| #81 | Lexus LX570 | 875 | 1,056 | -17.1% | 291 | 389 | -25.2% |
| #82 | Lincoln MKT | 857 | 1,283 | -33.2% | 373 | 556 | -32.9% |
| #83 | Mercedes-Benz G-Class | 846 | 608 | 39.1% | 340 | 299 | 13.7% |
| #84 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 683 | 772 | -11.5% | 227 | 287 | -20.9% |
| #85 | Infiniti QX50 | 582 | 717 | -18.8% | 217 | 300 | -27.7% |
| #86 | Mini Paceman | 257 | 406 | -36.7% | 112 | 169 | -33.7% |
| #87 | Toyota FJ Cruiser | 195 | 3,912 | -95.0% | 12 | 1,484 | -99.2% |
| #88 | Volvo XC90 | 111 | 1,366 | -91.9% | 13 | 487 | -97.3% |
| #89 | Land Rover LR2 | 57 | 1,052 | -94.6% | 11 | 331 | -96.7% |
| #90 | Chevrolet Captiva Sport | 36 | 12,854 | -99.7% | 13 | 4,637 | -99.7% |
| #91 | Acura ZDX | 1 | 36 | -97.2% | 1 | 14 | -92.9% |
| #92 | Subaru Tribeca | — | 353 | -100% | — | 139 | -100% |
| #93 | Hyundai Veracruz | — | 1 | -100% | — | — | — |
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1,334,565 | 1,195,086 | 11.7% | 515,127 | 480,791 | 7.1% |
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Source: Automakers & ANDC
^ Escalade here does not include sales of the EXT, which is shown with pickup trucks.
Rather than listing the 500L with the Mini Paceman and Countryman in these SUV/crossover rankings, it’s with cars in large part because it is not available with all-wheel-drive. The placement of numerous crossovers often prompts disagreement, but consider the vehicle type’s name: crossover. By its very definition, it crosses over from one category into another. The very act of calling, for example, the Toyota Venza a car or a utility vehicle requires ignorance of the fact that the Venza (or Outback, Crosstour, Encore, Countryman, 500L) is a square peg that can’t be squeezed through a round hole.