Against expectations fuelled by many months of powerful SUV/crossover sales growth and the sector’s 4% rate of year-over-year growth in September, U.S. sales of compact SUVs/crossovers slid 3% in September 2016.
Much of the blame belongs to General Motors. With a new and already-revealed (above) Chevrolet Equinox due shortly, sales of the outgoing second-generation Chevrolet Equinox continue to dive. In September, the Equinox’s 29% drop equalled 6276 lost sales. Then sales of its twin, the GMC Terrain, also approaching the end of its tenure, tumbled 48% to only 5656 units, a 5279-unit decline to the lowest Terrain sales total since January 2012.
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – September 2016 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales By Model – September 2016 YTD
In addition to GM’s difficulties, Jeep ended a 35-month streak of year-over-year improvements with a brand-wide 3% drop in September. The brand’s best-selling Cherokee model tumbled 12%, the fifth decline in six months.
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Then, in the subcompact crossover segment in which the Jeep Renegade is the year-to-date leader, Renegade volume tumbled 13% to 6776 units, a seven-month low. The Chevrolet Trax ended up leading the subcompact crossover segment in September. Combined, the Trax and its Buick Encore twin have outsold the Renegade and its shockingly rare Fiat 500X partner by some 24,000 units.
In September, the Honda HR-V and Subaru Crosstrek also outsold the Renegade.
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 sortable, so you can rank small SUVs and crossovers any which way you like. Mobile users can now thumb across tables for full-width access. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.
Click Column Headers To Sort • August 2016 • September 2015
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Small SUVs
& Crossovers |
September
2016 |
September
2015 |
%
Change |
2016
YTD |
2015
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
—
|
— | — | 2 | 55 | -96.4% | |
|
15,261
|
21,537 | -29.1% | 173,736 | 214,042 | -18.8% | |
|
12,091
|
11,442 | 5.7% | 77,946 | 82,035 | -5.0% | |
|
25,065
|
28,473 | -12.0% | 234,764 | 233,012 | 0.8% | |
|
5656
|
10,935 | -48.3% | 67,912 | 83,395 | -18.6% | |
|
31,884
|
29,925 | 6.5% | 263,493 | 259,499 | 1.5% | |
|
7333
|
7925 | -7.5% | 65,333 | 41,076 | 59.1% | |
|
17,995
|
20,484 | -12.2% | 158,346 | 160,341 | -1.2% | |
|
6482
|
7701 | -15.8% | 72,916 | 48,192 | 51.3% | |
|
12,316
|
9280 | 32.7% | 96,039 | 89,666 | 7.1% | |
|
6282
|
4012 | 56.6% | 63,510 | 39,008 | 62.8% | |
|
9385
|
9107 | 3.1% | 82,439 | 82,013 | 0.5% | |
|
1925
|
1949 | -1.2% | 19,462 | 13,362 | 45.7% | |
|
26,459
|
25,064 | 5.6% | 241,619 | 213,207 | 13.3% | |
|
15,883
|
15,364 | 3.4% | 130,652 | 129,568 | 0.8% | |
|
29,438
|
27,104 | 8.6% | 260,380 | 227,922 | 14.2% | |
|
2988
|
2972 | 0.5% | 30,225 | 22,221 | 36.0% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
226,443
|
233,274 | -2.9% | 2,038,774 | 1,938,614 | 5.2% |
|
Subcompact SUVs & Crossovers
|
September
2016 |
September
2015 |
%
Change |
2016
YTD |
2015
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7297
|
5624 | 29.7% | 56,484 | 49,285 | 14.6% | |
|
8526
|
6140 | 38.9% | 54,124 | 43,051 | 25.7% | |
|
839
|
1856 | -54.8% | 9264 | 4170 | 122% | |
|
6853
|
4608 | 48.7% | 58,270 | 29,225 | 99.4% | |
|
6776
|
7774 | -12.8% | 77,252 | 36,513 | 112% | |
|
1513
|
1340 | 12.9% | 14,006 | 2038 | 587% | |
|
1031
|
1180 | -12.6% | 10,045 | 12,059 | -16.7% | |
|
5
|
102 | -95.1% | 68 | 1317 | -94.8% | |
|
2570
|
3140 | -18.2% | 25,518 | 27,561 | -7.4% | |
|
947
|
2108 | -55.1% | 16,214 | 21,462 | -24.5% | |
|
8261
|
7414 | 11.4% | 68,810 | 66,738 | 3.1% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
44,618
|
41,286 | 8.1% | 390,055 | 293,419 | 32.9% |
|
Offroaders
|
September
2016 |
September
2015 |
%
Change |
2016
YTD |
2015
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14,255
|
17,486 | -18.5% | 148,627 | 157,255 | -5.5% | |
|
—
|
766 | -100% | 38 | 10,012 | -99.6% | |
|
—
|
1 | -100% | 8 | 224 | -96.4% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
14,255
|
18,253 | -21.9% | 148,673 | 167,491 | -11.2% |
Source: Automakers & ANDC
* vehicle also displayed in another GCBC segment breakdown
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 Encore and XV Crosstrek are listed with small cars, too, and the pricey FJ Cruiser and Xterra with midsizers, as well… 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.
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Midsize SUV Sales In America – September 2016