Small SUV Sales In America – April 2017

U.S. sales of compact SUVs and crossovers rose 4% in April 2017, a year-over-year gain of more than 8000 sales for the Honda CR-V-led category.

Year-to-date, the Nissan Rogue leads all SUVs/crossovers in total sales with 128,807 units, a 40% uptick compared with the first four months of 2016. The CR-V outsold the second-ranked Toyota RAV4 by 914 units in April. The Rogue ranked third.

U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – April 2017 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales By Model – April 2017 YTD

Among subcompact utility vehicles, America’s leader through the first-third of 2017 is the Jeep Renegade. General Motors, however, with the Buick Encore and Chevrolet Trax, is the market leader. GM owns 32% of the category in early 2017, up from 27% a year ago.

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Toyota also began selling the new C-HR in April 2017. Initially intended to be a Scion before Scion died, the C-HR is available with AWD in other markets.

But as a front-wheel-drive-only vehicle with dimensions similar to the departed Toyota Matrix, the C-HR remains a car in GCBC’s books.

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.

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Small SUVs & Crossovers	April 2017	April 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Buick Envision	4297	—	—	13,207	—	—
Chevrolet Equinox	20,655	20,607	0.2%	83,364	80,486	3.6%
Dodge Journey	8401	4882	72.1%	42,801	28,774	48.7%
Ford Escape	25,637	23,920	7.2%	101,975	95,514	6.8%
GMC Terrain	8396	7344	14.3%	31,251	31,302	-0.2%
Honda CR-V	32,671	28,913	13.0%	126,728	100,101	26.6%
Hyundai Tucson	9952	7718	28.9%	31,107	28,102	10.7%
Jeep Cherokee	14,083	16,966	-17.0%	54,838	65,404	-16.2%
Jeep Compass	3520	9129	-61.4%	12,072	32,116	-62.4%
Jeep Patriot	4939	10,404	-52.5%	21,119	39,615	-46.7%
Kia Sportage	5672	7645	-25.8%	21,086	25,112	-16.0%
Mazda CX-5	11,334	8826	28.4%	35,708	32,433	10.1%
Mitsubishi Outlander	2717	2729	-0.4%	12,305	8549	43.9%
Nissan Rogue	27,386	23,173	18.2%	128,807	92,209	39.7%
Subaru Forester	14,761	14,490	1.9%	56,237	52,917	6.3%
Toyota RAV4	31,757	30,152	5.3%	112,290	106,274	5.7%
Volkswagen Tiguan	2939	3804	-22.7%	13,150	13,096	0.4%
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Total	229,117	220,702	3.8%	898,045	832,004	7.9%

Subcompact SUVs & Crossovers	April 2017	April 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	8365	6589	27.0%	28,444	23,808	19.5%
Chevrolet Trax *	6509	4510	44.3%	24,870	18,237	36.4%
Fiat 500X *	758	1128	-32.8%	2724	4386	-37.9%
Honda HR-V *	8527	6969	22.4%	28,223	22,484	25.5%
Jeep Renegade	8619	9430	-8.6%	33,964	31,584	7.5%
Mazda CX-3 *	1147	1504	-23.7%	4861	6421	-24.3%
Mini Countryman *	955	1249	-23.5%	3627	3615	0.3%
Mini Paceman *	4	9	-55.6%	8	39	-79.5%
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport *	2688	2614	2.8%	9552	10,312	-7.4%
Nissan Juke *	986	1890	-47.8%	5074	7761	-34.6%
Subaru Crosstrek *	7218	7607	-5.1%	27,456	27,157	1.1%
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Total	45,776	43,499	5.2%	168,803	155,804	8.3%

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, 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.