Americans are buying a lot of SUVs. Well, they’re not really SUVs, are they?
• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – January 2015
• U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model – January 2015
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Sure, some of them are: General Motors sold 6607 Chevrolet Tahoes in January 2015, an 88% YOY increase. Then again, what is a sport utility vehicle? Is a Chevrolet Tahoe sporty? Really?
One thing we know: the Chevrolet Traverse is not the same as the Chevrolet Tahoe. And while consumers who want a Chevrolet Tahoe may care, we’re not sure consumers who want a Chevrolet Traverse care at all. Truck-based, body-on-frame SUVs are increasingly rare. Meanwhile, the vehicles identified by consumers as SUVs, or crossovers, or CUVs, or small-j jeeps, are wildly more popular right now than they were just one year ago.
Take, for example, the first group of utility vehicles shown below. Collectively, their U.S. volume jumped 21% in January 2015. The Ford Explorer, a nameplate that was dying off in body-on-frame form, is now a car-like unibody. Explorer volume in 2014 reached a nine-year high. And yes, 2015 is off to an even better start. Explorer sales jumped 33% in January 2015 to 17,036, quadruple the level the Explorer achieved in the January of five years ago.
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. These tables are now sortable, so you can rank midsize SUVs and crossovers 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 • January 2016 • February 2015 • December 2014 • January 2014
|
SUV
|
January
2015 |
January
2014 |
%
Change |
2015
YTD |
2014
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3497
|
3509 | -0.3% | 3497 | 3509 | -0.3% | |
|
10,151
|
5368 | 89.1% | 10,151 | 5368 | 89.1% | |
|
3585
|
4238 | -13.2% | 3585 | 4128 | -13.2% | |
|
7581
|
9411 | -19.4% | 7581 | 9411 | -19.4% | |
|
17,036
|
12,810 | 33.0% | 17,036 | 12,810 | 33.0% | |
|
1458
|
1650 | -11.6% | 1458 | 1650 | -11.6% | |
|
5898
|
5463 | 8.0% | 5898 | 5463 | 8.0% | |
|
12,315
|
6224 | 97.9% | 12,315 | 6224 | 97.9% | |
|
7749
|
6721 | 15.3% | 7749 | 6721 | 15.3% | |
|
—
|
1 | -100% | — | 1 | -100% | |
|
12,806
|
12,207 | 4.9% | 12,806 | 12,207 | 4.9% | |
|
7543
|
7098 | 6.3% | 7543 | 7098 | 6.3% | |
|
1269
|
1490 | -14.8% | 1269 | 1490 | -14.8% | |
|
3773
|
2188 | 72.4% | 3773 | 2188 | 72.4% | |
|
6138
|
5308 | 15.6% | 6138 | 5308 | 15.6% | |
|
—
|
86 | -100% | — | 86 | -100% | |
|
6945
|
3958 | 75.5% | 6945 | 3958 | 75.5% | |
|
11,060
|
10,676 | 3.6% | 11,060 | 10,676 | 3.6% | |
|
482
|
544 | -11.4% | 482 | 544 | -11.4% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
119,286
|
98,950 | 20.5% | 119,286 | 98,950 | 20.5% |
|
Offroaders
|
January
2015 |
January
2014 |
%
Change |
2015
YTD |
2014
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11,683
|
9553 | 22.3% | 11,683 | 9553 | 22.3% | |
|
998
|
1518 | -34.3% | 998 | 1518 | -34.3% | |
|
158
|
1162 | -86.4% | 158 | 1162 | -86.4% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
12,839
|
12,233 | 4.9% | 12,839 | 12,233 | 4.9% |
|
Tall Wagons
& Crossovers |
January
2015 |
January
2014 |
%
Change |
2015
YTD |
2014
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
661
|
1176 | -43.8% | 661 | 1176 | -43.8% | |
|
11,351
|
8230 | 37.9% | 11,351 | 8230 | 37.9% | |
|
2105
|
1993 | 5.6% | 2105 | 1993 | 5.6% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
14,117
|
11,399 | 23.8% | 14,117 | 11,399 | 23.8% |
Source: Automakers & ANDC
GCBC isn’t here to break down segments, an impossible task for any group, but to display sales data for the sake of comparison. The more ways sales data can be displayed, the better. This explains why you’ll see the Outback and Venza here but also with midsize cars, too, and the tweener-sized Sorento and Santa Fe are shown with midsize SUVs and small SUVs, and the pricey FJ Cruiser and Xterra with smaller utilities and the Volkswagen Touareg with luxury SUVs… because readers have wanted it both ways. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.
RECOMMENDED READING
Midsize SUV Sales In America – January 2016
Midsize SUV Sales In America – February 2015 YTD
Midsize SUV Sales In America – December & 2014 Year End
Midsize SUV Sales In America – January 2014
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In America – January 2015
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings – January 2015
Small SUV Sales In America – January 2015
Large SUV Sales In America – January 2015