March 2016 SUV sales volume grew by 9% in the United States, year-over-year growth of 48,000 units in a market which grew by approximately 49,000 units.
SUVs and crossovers accounted for mroe than 37% of America’s new vehicle market in the first-quarter of 2016, only a few points shy of the declining passenger car sector. Four out of every ten SUV/crossover sales originate with one of the ten most popular models in America: RAV4, Escape, CR-V, Rogue, Explorer, Equinox, Cherokee, Grand Cherokee, Wrangler, Highlander.
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales By Model – March 2017 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales By Model – April 2016 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales By Model – February 2016 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales By Model – March 2015 YTD
Not since October has any utility vehicle other than the Toyota RAV4 claimed top spot in the category. During that five-month span, Toyota sold 135,356 RAV4s in the United States, a 22% increase from the equivalent five-month period one year earlier. RAV4 volume has increased in each of the last seven months.
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As Toyota’s cars struggle, a story we covered earlier this morning, Toyota’s SUVs and crossovers are surging, nearly masking the losses incurred by the Camry, Corolla, Yaris, Avalon, and Prius.
Along with the RAV4’s 14% first-quarter increase, Highlander sales are up 9% in advance of the refreshed model’s arrival. The Toyota 4Runner is now America’s 18th-best-selling SUV thanks to a 16% year-over-year increase. Even Sequoia and Land Cruiser sales are rising. And at Toyota’s upmarket Lexus division, the brand’s four utility vehicles collectively reported an 11% increase in U.S. volume in 2016’s first-quarter.
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Included in the RAV4’s March total of 29,045 sales were 3073 RAV4 Hybrids. 7484, fully 10%, of the 76,122 RAV4s sold during the first three months of 2016 were RAV4 Hybrids.
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U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings – March 2016 YTD
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – March 2016 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model – March 2016 YTD
Reminder: these are 2016 year-to-date rankings, but you can sort SUVs/crossovers by March volume by clicking the March 2016 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.
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2016 YTD |
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| #1 | Toyota RAV4 | 76,122 | 67,010 | 13.6% | 29,045 | 25,243 | 15.1% |
| #2 | Ford Escape | 71,594 | 67,272 | 6.4% | 28,521 | 26,303 | 8.4% |
| #3 | Honda CR-V | 71,188 | 73,127 | -2.7% | 26,730 | 27,618 | -3.2% |
| #4 | Nissan Rogue | 69,036 | 64,486 | 7.1% | 27,713 | 27,418 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Ford Explorer | 63,415 | 58,707 | 8.0% | 24,412 | 23,058 | 5.9% |
| #5.1 | Ford Explorer * | 55,885 | 52,787 | 5.9% | 21,605 | 20,765 | 4.0% |
| #5.2 | Ford Explorer Police Interceptor * | 7,530 | 5,920 | 27.2% | 2,807 | 2,293 | 22.4% |
| #6 | Chevrolet Equinox | 59,879 | 65,613 | -8.7% | 21,480 | 24,335 | -11.7% |
| #7 | Jeep Cherokee | 49,534 | 48,213 | 2.7% | 19,170 | 19,033 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 47,050 | 43,377 | 8.5% | 18,506 | 16,815 | 10.1% |
| #9 | Jeep Wrangler | 41,741 | 42,118 | -0.9% | 17,710 | 17,524 | 1.1% |
| #10 | Toyota Highlander | 38,673 | 35,362 | 9.4% | 14,949 | 13,039 | 14.6% |
| #11 | Subaru Forester | 38,427 | 37,636 | 2.1% | 14,284 | 14,967 | -4.6% |
| #12 | Subaru Outback | 37,271 | 35,487 | 5.0% | 14,122 | 12,504 | 12.9% |
| #13 | Ford Edge | 35,993 | 23,512 | 53.1% | 14,005 | 9,405 | 48.9% |
| #14 | Jeep Patriot | 28,747 | 29,692 | -3.2% | 9,837 | 11,849 | -17.0% |
| #15 | Honda Pilot | 28,726 | 36,881 | -22.1% | 10,593 | 11,937 | -11.3% |
| #16 | Chevrolet Traverse | 26,919 | 30,959 | -13.1% | 10,747 | 11,103 | -3.2% |
| #17 | Dodge Journey | 26,421 | 23,982 | 10.2% | 9,986 | 9,222 | 8.3% |
| #18 | Toyota 4Runner | 25,571 | 22,013 | 16.2% | 9,599 | 8,648 | 11.0% |
| #19 | Kia Sorento | 24,693 | 26,903 | -8.2% | 9,897 | 10,842 | -8.7% |
| #20 | GMC Terrain | 23,958 | 27,733 | -13.6% | 6,891 | 8,030 | -14.2% |
| #21 | Lexus RX | 23,796 | 22,236 | 7.0% | 9,648 | 9,177 | 5.1% |
| #22 | Mazda CX-5 | 23,607 | 24,293 | -2.8% | 8,965 | 10,899 | -17.7% |
| #23 | Nissan Pathfinder | 22,408 | 21,798 | 2.8% | 8,713 | 8,594 | 1.4% |
| #24 | Jeep Renegade | 21,951 | 943 | 2,228% | 8,832 | 943 | 837% |
| #25 | Nissan Murano | 21,618 | 13,325 | 62.2% | 8,657 | 5,547 | 56.1% |
| #26 | Jeep Compass | 20,574 | 14,406 | 42.8% | 8,282 | 5,420 | 52.8% |
| #27 | Hyundai Tucson | 20,384 | 11,127 | 83.2% | 7,830 | 4,222 | 85.5% |
| #28 | Chevrolet Tahoe | 20,351 | 20,877 | -2.5% | 7,658 | 6,860 | 11.6% |
| #29 | Dodge Durango | 19,585 | 14,499 | 35.1% | 7,651 | 6,121 | 25.0% |
| #30 | Subaru Crosstrek | 19,550 | 20,081 | -2.6% | 6,973 | 7,162 | -2.6% |
| #31 | GMC Acadia | 18,571 | 20,369 | -8.8% | 6,214 | 7,410 | -16.1% |
| #32 | Kia Sportage | 17,467 | 11,645 | 50.0% | 6,804 | 5,184 | 31.3% |
| #33 | Buick Encore | 17,219 | 14,036 | 22.7% | 6,426 | 5,650 | 13.7% |
| #34 | Hyundai Santa Fe | 17,217 | 26,406 | -34.8% | 6,546 | 9,895 | -33.8% |
| #35 | Honda HR-V | 15,515 | — | — | 6,398 | — | — |
| #36 | Chevrolet Trax | 13,727 | 9,686 | 41.7% | 5,167 | 4,026 | 28.3% |
| #37 | Buick Enclave | 12,934 | 12,801 | 1.0% | 5,116 | 5,684 | -10.0% |
| #38 | Cadillac SRX | 12,866 | 12,294 | 4.7% | 4,071 | 5,000 | -18.6% |
| #39 | Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class & M-Class | 12,341 | 10,483 | 17.7% | 4,730 | 4,023 | 17.6% |
| #40 | Acura RDX | 12,212 | 11,342 | 7.7% | 5,310 | 3,963 | 34.0% |
| #41 | Acura MDX | 11,956 | 14,437 | -17.2% | 4,088 | 5,503 | -25.7% |
| #42 | Lexus NX | 11,375 | 9,111 | 24.8% | 4,533 | 3,633 | 24.8% |
| #43 | Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class & GLK-Class | 10,998 | 5,657 | 94.4% | 4,871 | 2,478 | 96.6% |
| #44 | Chevrolet Suburban | 10,679 | 11,876 | -10.1% | 3,825 | 3,310 | 15.6% |
| #45 | Ford Expedition | 10,673 | 9,602 | 11.2% | 3,834 | 3,865 | -0.8% |
| #46 | BMW X3 | 10,211 | 6,006 | 70.0% | 4,476 | 1,541 | 190% |
| #47 | BMW X5 | 10,043 | 11,751 | -14.5% | 3,617 | 4,388 | -17.6% |
| #48 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 9,292 | 5,592 | 66.2% | 3,519 | 2,300 | 53.0% |
| #49 | Infiniti QX60 | 9,007 | 8,805 | 2.3% | 3,905 | 3,243 | 20.4% |
| #50 | GMC Yukon | 8,985 | 8,106 | 10.8% | 3,394 | 2,661 | 27.5% |
| #51 | Audi Q5 | 8,840 | 9,354 | -5.5% | 3,728 | 3,934 | -5.2% |
| #52 | Cadillac Escalade | 8,107 | 7,899 | 2.6% | 3,238 | 2,758 | 17.4% |
| #52.1 | Cadillac Escalade * | 5,021 | 4,826 | 4.0% | 1,974 | 1,673 | 18.0% |
| #52.2 | Cadillac Escalade ESV * | 3,086 | 3,073 | 0.4% | 1,264 | 1,085 | 16.5% |
| #53 | Volvo XC90 | 7,847 | 111 | 6,969% | 3,000 | 13 | 22,977% |
| #54 | Mitsubishi Outlander Sport | 7,698 | 7,887 | -2.4% | 2,874 | 3,226 | -10.9% |
| #55 | Lincoln MKX | 7,198 | 3,968 | 81.4% | 2,771 | 1,475 | 87.9% |
| #56 | Audi Q7 | 6,993 | 3,452 | 103% | 3,004 | 1,560 | 92.6% |
| #57 | Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class | 6,843 | 5,669 | 20.7% | 2,205 | 1,918 | 15.0% |
| #58 | GMC Yukon XL | 6,702 | 5,990 | 11.9% | 2,427 | 1,977 | 22.8% |
| #59 | BMW X1 | 6,500 | 2,761 | 135% | 3,145 | 1,358 | 132% |
| #60 | Ford Flex | 6,425 | 4,624 | 38.9% | 2,100 | 1,848 | 13.6% |
| #61 | Nissan Juke | 5,871 | 7,022 | -16.4% | 2,498 | 2,838 | -12.0% |
| #62 | Mitsubishi Outlander | 5,820 | 3,793 | 53.4% | 2,156 | 1,615 | 33.5% |
| #63 | Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 5,552 | 6,225 | -10.8% | 2,507 | 2,646 | -5.3% |
| #64 | Lexus GX460 | 5,219 | 5,480 | -4.8% | 1,961 | 2,024 | -3.1% |
| #65 | Lincoln MKC | 5,138 | 5,230 | -1.8% | 1,956 | 2,070 | -5.5% |
| #66 | Mazda CX-3 | 4,916 | — | — | 1,748 | — | — |
| #67 | Land Rover Range Rover | 4,805 | 4,835 | -0.6% | 1,792 | 1,996 | -10.2% |
| #68 | Land Rover Discovery Sport | 4,366 | — | — | 2,002 | — | — |
| #69 | Infiniti QX80 | 4,054 | 4,247 | -4.5% | 1,403 | 1,416 | -0.9% |
| #70 | Porsche Cayenne | 4,017 | 3,526 | 13.9% | 1,294 | 1,364 | -5.1% |
| #71 | Fiat 500X | 3,964 | — | — | 1,399 | — | 0.0% |
| #72 | Infiniti QX50 | 3,902 | 582 | 570% | 1,512 | 217 | 597% |
| #73 | Mercedes-Benz GL-Class | 3,880 | 6,335 | -38.8% | 858 | 2,365 | -63.7% |
| #74 | Volvo XC60 | 3,646 | 5,935 | -38.6% | 1,599 | 2,464 | -35.1% |
| #75 | Porsche Macan | 3,604 | 2,600 | 38.6% | 1,123 | 1,180 | -4.8% |
| #76 | Land Rover LR4 | 3,462 | 2,065 | 67.7% | 1,569 | 841 | 86.6% |
| #77 | Audi Q3 | 3,395 | 3,187 | 6.5% | 1,505 | 1,268 | 18.7% |
| #78 | Toyota Sequoia | 3,005 | 2,811 | 6.9% | 1,199 | 1,051 | 14.1% |
| #79 | Lincoln Navigator | 2,968 | 2,875 | 3.2% | 1,311 | 1,097 | 19.5% |
| #80 | Nissan Armada | 2,848 | 3,285 | -13.3% | 981 | 1,266 | -22.5% |
| #81 | Land Rover Range Rover Evoque | 2,618 | 3,794 | -31.0% | 862 | 1,284 | -32.9% |
| #82 | Mini Countryman | 2,366 | 3,225 | -26.6% | 1,281 | 1,542 | -16.9% |
| #83 | Infiniti QX70 | 1,809 | 1,701 | 6.3% | 661 | 575 | 15.0% |
| #84 | BMW X6 | 1,644 | 1,423 | 15.5% | 635 | 587 | 8.2% |
| #85 | Lexus LX570 | 1,536 | 875 | 75.5% | 424 | 291 | 45.7% |
| #86 | BMW X4 | 1,473 | 1,461 | 0.8% | 689 | 599 | 15.0% |
| #87 | Volkswagen Touareg | 1,151 | 1,430 | -19.5% | 394 | 535 | -26.4% |
| #88 | Lincoln MKT | 1,129 | 857 | 31.7% | 390 | 373 | 4.6% |
| #89 | Mazda CX-9 | 1,090 | 4,435 | -75.4% | 117 | 1,489 | -92.1% |
| #90 | Mercedes-Benz G-Class | 973 | 846 | 15.0% | 349 | 340 | 2.6% |
| #91 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 768 | 683 | 12.4% | 266 | 227 | 17.2% |
| #92 | Toyota Venza | 415 | 6,781 | -93.9% | 107 | 2,404 | -95.5% |
| #93 | Mini Paceman | 30 | 257 | -88.3% | 15 | 112 | -86.6% |
| #94 | Nissan Xterra | 28 | 3,436 | -99.2% | — | 1,422 | -100% |
| #95 | Land Rover LR2 | 2 | 57 | -96.5% | 1 | 11 | -90.9% |
| #96 | Toyota FJ Cruiser | 1 | 195 | -99.5% | — | 12 | -100% |
| #97 | Chevrolet Captiva Sport | — | 36 | -100% | — | 13 | -100% |
| #98 | Acura ZDX | — | 1 | -100% | — | 1 | -100% |
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1,526,688 | 1,396,914 | 9.3% | 585,306 | 537,197 | 9.0% | |
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Source: Automakers & ANDC
* Italicized, asterisked, unranked lines are nothing more than available breakdowns, already included in the model’s total, not in addition to the model’s total.
° Overall figure is the total of SUV/crossover sales from all brands which report model-specific sales figures.
Tesla, unfortunately, doesn’t release model-specific monthly U.S. sales data, but we source estimates from HybridCars.com.
Model X estimate: 1800 in March; 2700 YTD.