Small SUV Sales In America – March 2016 YTD

America’s core group of small SUVs posted only modest year-over-year sales growth in March 2016 as key competitors from Chevrolet, GMC, Honda, Mazda, and Subaru posted declining sales.

U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – March 2016 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales By Model – March 2016 YTD

The Honda CR-V, the top-selling SUV/crossover in America in each of the last four years, lost 3% of its March sales and is down 3% through the first-quarter of 2016. As a result, the CR-V currently ranks third in its category, behind the surging Toyota RAV4 and the Ford Escape, which is growing faster than the segment in which it competes.

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At General Motors, the Equinox and Terrain combined for 9599 fewer sales in 2016’s first-quarter than during the same period one year ago.

Many of those sales – 7224 – were made up for by the Buick Encore and Chevrolet Trax. The Encore and Trax, with base prices of $24,065 and $20,300 are high-profit variants of the $14,345 Chevrolet Sonic.

They also make General Motors a major player in the subcompact crossover arena. 27% of the category’s first-quarter sales were produced by the Encore and Trax. The Jeep Renegade is America’s top-selling subcompact SUV. March was the Renegade’s second-best month since launching one year ago. Both the Encore and Trax are refreshed for model year 2017.

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. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

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Small SUVs & Crossovers	March 2016	March 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Captiva Sport	—	13	-100%	—	36	-100%
Chevrolet Equinox	21,480	24,335	-11.7%	59,879	65,613	-8.7%
Dodge Journey	9986	9222	8.3%	26,421	23,982	10.2%
Ford Escape	28,521	26,303	8.4%	71,594	67,272	6.4%
GMC Terrain	6891	8030	-14.2%	23,958	27,733	-13.6%
Honda CR-V	26,730	27,618	-3.2%	71,188	73,127	-2.7%
Hyundai Tucson	7830	4222	85.5%	20,384	11,127	83.2%
Jeep Cherokee	19,170	19,033	0.7%	49,534	48,213	2.7%
Jeep Compass	8282	5420	52.8%	20,574	14,406	42.8%
Jeep Patriot	9837	11,849	-17.0%	28,747	29,692	-3.2%
Kia Sportage	6804	5184	31.3%	17,467	11,645	50.0%
Mazda CX-5	8965	10,899	-17.7%	23,607	24,293	-2.8%
Mitsubishi Outlander	2156	1615	33.5%	5820	3793	53.4%
Nissan Rogue	27,713	27,418	1.1%	69,036	64,486	7.1%
Subaru Forester	14,284	14,967	-4.6%	38,427	37,636	2.1%
Toyota RAV4	29,045	25,243	15.1%	76,122	67,010	13.6%
Volkswagen Tiguan	3519	2300	53.0%	9292	5592	66.2%
—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	231,213	223,671	3.4%	612,050	575,656	6.3%

Subcompact SUVs & Crossovers	March 2016	March 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	6426	5650	13.7%	17,219	14,036	22.7%
Chevrolet Trax *	5167	4026	28.3%	13,727	9686	41.7%
Fiat 500X *	1399	—	—	3964	—	—
Honda HR-V *	6398	—	—	15,515	—	—
Jeep Renegade	8832	943	837%	21,951	943	2228%
Mazda CX-3 *	1748	—	—	4916	—	—
Mini Countryman *	1281	1542	-16.9%	2366	3225	-26.6%
Mini Paceman *	15	112	-86.6%	30	257	-88.3%
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport *	2874	3226	-10.9%	7698	7887	-2.4%
Nissan Juke *	2498	2838	-12.0%	5871	7022	-16.4%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	6973	7162	-2.6%	19,550	20,081	-2.6%
—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	43,611	25,499	71.0%	112,807	63,137	78.7%

Offroaders	March 2016	March 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Jeep Wrangler *	17,710	17,524	1.1%	41,471	42,118	-0.9%
Nissan Xterra *	—	1422	-100%	28	3436	-99.2%
Toyota FJ Cruiser *	—	12	-100%	1	195	-99.5%
—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	17,710	18,958	-6.6%	41,500	45,749	-9.3%

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, 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.