Small SUV Sales In America – December 2013 And 2013 Year End

Against The Tide, Sales Of Hyundai’s Tucson – Which
Was Recently Reviewed At GCBC – Fell 14% In 2013

With one of the biggest year-over-year improvements of any vehicle that was on sale throughout 2012 and 2013, the Subaru Forester’s U.S. market share in its category grew from 4.4% in 2012 to 6.5% in 2013.

Yet as Subaru makes headway, both with the Forester and the overall brand, Honda’s top-selling CR-V attracts 2.5 times more buyers than their small utility vehicle.

2013 was a record year for both the CR-V and Forester. And the Ford Escape. And the Chevrolet Equinox. And the Toyota RAV4. Et cetera.

• All 270 Vehicles Ranked By 2013 Year End & December U.S. Sales
• All 91 SUVs Ranked By 2013 U.S. Sales

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Small utility vehicle sales jumped 9% in 2013. In fact, during the month of December, as new vehicle sales growth slowed to a halt, U.S. sales of small SUVs and crossovers jumped 17% despite falling sales at General Motors, Kia, and Volkswagen. Midsize car sales in December fell 5% and grew just 2% in 2013.

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 small SUVs and crossovers 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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Small SUVs & Crossovers	December 2013	December 2012	% Change	2013	2012	% Change
Chevrolet Captiva Sport	2634	2707	-2.7%	47,600	36,935	28.9%
Chevrolet Equinox	17,212	19,551	-12.0%	238,192	218,621	9.0%
Dodge Journey	7616	7688	-0.9%	83,933	79,563	5.5%
Ford Escape	24,462	20,131	21.5%	295,993	261,008	13.4%
GMC Terrain	7998	11,516	-30.5%	99,525	97,786	1.8%
Honda CR-V	28,759	25,733	11.8%	303,904	281,652	7.9%
Honda Element	—	—	—	2	3	-33.3%
Hyundai Santa Fe *	8249	7279	13.3%	88,844	71,016	25.1%
Hyundai Tucson	3714	3745	-0.8%	41,906	48,878	-14.3%
Jeep Cherokee	15,038	—	—	25,786	—	—
Jeep Compass	3534	3131	12.9%	52,993	40,235	31.7%
Jeep Liberty *	—	3508	-100%	6101	75,483	-91.9%
Jeep Patriot	6158	4566	34.9%	75,797	62,010	22.2%
Kia Sorento *	7482	10,967	-31.8%	105,649	119,597	-11.7%
Kia Sportage	2527	1696	49.0%	32,965	36,357	-9.3%
Mazda CX-5	6720	5956	12.8%	79,544	43,319	83.6%
Mazda CX-7	—	—	—	1	11,326	-99.99%
Mazda Tribute	—	—	—	1	501	-99.8%
Mitsubishi Outlander	1289	638	102%	12,287	7750	58.5%
Nissan Rogue	14,676	11,488	27.8%	162,751	142,349	14.3%
Subaru Forester	13,229	8764	50.9%	123,592	76,347	61.9%
Suzuki Grand Vitara	—	338	-100%	1037	4954	-79.1%
Toyota RAV4	20,970	14,351	46.1%	218,249	171,877	27.0%
Volkswagen Tiguan	2464	3310	-25.6%	30,002	31,731	-5.4%
—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	194,731	167,063	16.6%	1,891,874	1,737,517	8.9%

Smallest SUVs & Crossovers	December 2013	December 2012	% Change	2013	2012	% Change
Buick Encore *	2761	—	—	31,956	—	—
Mini Countryman *	2055	2224	-7.6%	21,325	21,012	1.5%
Mini Paceman *	650	—	—	3262	—	—
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport *	2358	1770	33.2%	24,951	18,091	37.9%
Nissan Juke *	3076	2739	12.3%	38,157	36,358	4.9%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	5525	3409	62.1%	53,741	7396	627%
—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	16,425	10,142	62.0%	173,392	82,857	109%

Offroaders	December 2013	December 2012	% Change	2013	2012	% Change
Jeep Wrangler *	12,028	11,545	4.2%	155,502	141,669	9.8%
Nissan Xterra *	1588	1379	15.2%	17,766	17,222	3.2%
Toyota FJ Cruiser *	1305	1511	-13.6%	13,131	13,656	-3.8%
—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	14,921	14,435	3.4%	186,399	172,547	8.0%

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, right? This explains why you’ll see the Encore and XV Crosstrek are listed with small 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 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. GCBC has historically shown the Liberty with midsize SUVs but as the Cherokee – truly not midsize inside – replaces the Liberty, proper year-over-year comparison requires seeing the Liberty listed here with these smaller utility vehicles.