Despite the overall American auto industry’s sales decline of late, U.S. sales of SUVs and crossovers continue to grow. September volume jumped 4% as overall new vehicle sales volume slipped slightly. Year-to-date, U.S. SUV/crossover sales are up 7%, a gain of more than 330,000 units.
The Honda CR-V expanded its lead over the Toyota RAV4 with a 2446-unit victory in September. The RAV4 led through much of the year, but with 2016 entering its fourth quarter, Honda clearly wants to cement its best-selling SUV crown for a fifth consecutive year.
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales By Model – October 2016 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales By Model – August 2016 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales By Model – September 2015 YTD
SUVs/crossovers grabbed 40% of the overall new vehicle market in September 2016, up from 38% a year ago. The five top-selling utility vehicles in America produce nearly one-quarter of the SUV/CUV market.
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America’s top-selling premium brand utility vehicle this year continues to be the Lexus RX, sales of which climbed 9% in the first three-quarters of 2016. The RX is selling nearly twice as frequently as the Acura MDX, its nearest upmarket rival.
The RX is a perennial favourite, but there’s no shortage of new contenders at a premium price point. 2016 has seen the introduction of the Jaguar F-Pace, Cadillac XT5, Bentley Bentayga, Maserati Levante, and Infiniti QX30.
Pickup Truck Sales In America – September 2016
Minivan Sales In America – September 2016
Full-size SUVs stole some of the SUV/crossover limelight in September, as well. Sales of GM’s six brutes – Tahoe, Suburban, Yukon, Yukon XL, Escalade, ESV – jumped 46% to 28,172 units, equal to 11% of GM’s U.S. September sales tally.
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – September 2016 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model – September 2016 YTD
Reminder: these are 2016 year-to-date rankings, but you can sort SUVs/crossovers by September volume by clicking the September 2016 column header, or you can rank SUVs/crossovers by improvements or declines using the % columns. Or, most importantly, you can list automakers together by selecting the SUV/Crossover column header.
As always, you can find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these vehicles by selecting a make and model at GCBC’s Sales Stats page.
Click Column Headers To Sort • October 2016 • August 2016 • September 2015
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SUV/Crossover
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Sept.
2016 YTD |
Sept.
2015 YTD |
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2016 |
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2015 |
% Change
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| #1 | Honda CR-V | 263,493 | 259,499 | 1.5% | 31,884 | 29,925 | 6.5% |
| #2 | Toyota RAV4 | 260,380 | 227,922 | 14.2% | 29,438 | 27,104 | 8.6% |
| #3 | Nissan Rogue | 241,619 | 213,207 | 13.3% | 26,459 | 25,064 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Ford Escape | 234,764 | 233,012 | 0.8% | 25,065 | 28,473 | -12.0% |
| #5 | Ford Explorer | 188,425 | 190,171 | -0.9% | 19,146 | 20,715 | -7.6% |
| #5.1 | Ford Explorer * | 163,913 | 171,528 | -4.4% | 16,667 | 19,005 | -12.3% |
| #5.2 | Ford Explorer Police Interceptor * | 24,512 | 18,643 | 31.5% | 2,479 | 1,710 | 45.0% |
| #6 | Chevrolet Equinox | 173,736 | 214,042 | -18.8% | 15,261 | 21,537 | -29.1% |
| #7 | Jeep Cherokee | 158,346 | 160,341 | -1.2% | 17,995 | 20,484 | -12.2% |
| #8 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 153,926 | 141,679 | 8.6% | 18,507 | 15,715 | 17.8% |
| #9 | Jeep Wrangler | 148,627 | 157,255 | -5.5% | 14,255 | 17,486 | -18.5% |
| #10 | Subaru Forester | 130,652 | 129,568 | 0.8% | 15,883 | 15,364 | 3.4% |
| #11 | Toyota Highlander | 127,045 | 116,760 | 8.8% | 14,937 | 12,310 | 21.3% |
| #12 | Subaru Outback | 126,426 | 108,419 | 16.6% | 16,978 | 15,126 | 12.2% |
| #13 | Ford Edge | 103,076 | 95,709 | 7.7% | 10,322 | 10,262 | 0.6% |
| #14 | Hyundai Santa Fe | 98,298 | 88,400 | 11.2% | 11,350 | 10,752 | 5.6% |
| #15 | Jeep Patriot | 96,039 | 89,666 | 7.1% | 12,316 | 9,280 | 32.7% |
| #16 | Honda Pilot | 90,999 | 98,980 | -8.1% | 9,206 | 10,238 | -10.1% |
| #17 | Chevrolet Traverse | 86,142 | 92,963 | -7.3% | 7,922 | 8,857 | -10.6% |
| #18 | Kia Sorento | 85,602 | 85,761 | -0.2% | 8,137 | 9,380 | -13.3% |
| #19 | Toyota 4Runner | 83,298 | 70,902 | 17.5% | 9,058 | 7,506 | 20.7% |
| #20 | Mazda CX-5 | 82,439 | 82,013 | 0.5% | 9,385 | 9,107 | 3.1% |
| #21 | Dodge Journey | 77,946 | 82,035 | -5.0% | 12,091 | 11,442 | 5.7% |
| #22 | Jeep Renegade | 77,252 | 36,513 | 112% | 6,776 | 7,774 | -12.8% |
| #23 | Lexus RX | 76,240 | 69,922 | 9.0% | 8,605 | 7,759 | 10.9% |
| #24 | Jeep Compass | 72,916 | 48,192 | 51.3% | 6,482 | 7,701 | -15.8% |
| #25 | Chevrolet Tahoe | 70,000 | 64,728 | 8.1% | 10,051 | 6,119 | 64.3% |
| #26 | Subaru Crosstrek | 68,810 | 66,738 | 3.1% | 8,261 | 7,414 | 11.4% |
| #27 | GMC Terrain | 67,912 | 83,395 | -18.6% | 5,656 | 10,935 | -48.3% |
| #28 | Hyundai Tucson | 65,333 | 41,076 | 59.1% | 7,333 | 7,925 | -7.5% |
| #29 | Kia Sportage | 63,510 | 39,008 | 62.8% | 6,282 | 4,012 | 56.6% |
| #30 | Nissan Murano | 60,782 | 44,900 | 35.4% | 7,536 | 5,166 | 45.9% |
| #31 | Nissan Pathfinder | 59,111 | 62,997 | -6.2% | 8,028 | 6,203 | 29.4% |
| #32 | GMC Acadia | 58,540 | 75,423 | -22.4% | 6,795 | 6,647 | 2.2% |
| #33 | Honda HR-V | 58,270 | 29,225 | 99.4% | 6,853 | 4,608 | 48.7% |
| #34 | Buick Encore | 56,484 | 49,285 | 14.6% | 7,297 | 5,624 | 29.7% |
| #35 | Chevrolet Trax | 54,124 | 43,051 | 25.7% | 8,526 | 6,140 | 38.9% |
| #36 | Dodge Durango | 53,093 | 46,119 | 15.1% | 4,274 | 4,703 | -9.1% |
| #37 | Ford Expedition | 45,479 | 30,483 | 49.2% | 6,033 | 3,489 | 72.9% |
| #38 | Buick Enclave | 40,703 | 46,785 | -13.0% | 3,973 | 4,732 | -16.0% |
| #39 | Acura MDX | 39,578 | 43,457 | -8.9% | 4,930 | 4,313 | 14.3% |
| #40 | Chevrolet Suburban | 39,282 | 35,715 | 10.0% | 5,575 | 3,521 | 58.3% |
| #41 | Acura RDX | 38,722 | 38,502 | 0.6% | 3,919 | 3,848 | 1.8% |
| #42 | Lexus NX | 38,115 | 31,947 | 19.3% | 4,729 | 3,113 | 51.9% |
| #43 | Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class & M-Class | 37,481 | 36,447 | 2.8% | 4,127 | 5,151 | -19.9% |
| #44 | Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class & GLK-Class | 36,390 | 20,377 | 78.6% | 4,873 | 2,056 | 137% |
| #45 | GMC Yukon | 35,325 | 30,011 | 17.7% | 5,296 | 3,963 | 33.6% |
| #46 | Audi Q5 | 35,195 | 36,566 | -3.7% | 3,957 | 5,149 | -23.2% |
| #47 | BMW X5 | 32,818 | 40,490 | -18.9% | 3,749 | 2,525 | 48.5% |
| #48 | Infiniti QX60 | 31,067 | 29,378 | 5.7% | 3,126 | 3,845 | -18.7% |
| #49 | BMW X3 | 31,003 | 20,783 | 49.2% | 3,829 | 3,033 | 26.2% |
| #50 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 30,225 | 22,221 | 36.0% | 2,988 | 2,972 | 0.5% |
| #51 | Cadillac Escalade | 26,687 | 25,130 | 6.2% | 3,750 | 2,809 | 33.5% |
| #51.1 | Cadillac Escalade * | 16,131 | 14,977 | 7.7% | 2,097 | 1,628 | 28.8% |
| #51.2 | Cadillac Escalade ESV * | 10,556 | 10,153 | 4.0% | 1,653 | 1,181 | 40.0% |
| #52 | Mitsubishi Outlander Sport | 25,518 | 27,561 | -7.4% | 2,570 | 3,140 | -18.2% |
| #53 | Volvo XC90 | 24,229 | 4,841 | 400% | 2,465 | 1,182 | 109% |
| #54 | GMC Yukon XL | 24,113 | 20,939 | 15.2% | 3,500 | 3,027 | 15.6% |
| #55 | Lincoln MKX | 22,710 | 15,167 | 49.7% | 2,322 | 2,136 | 8.7% |
| #56 | Audi Q7 | 21,885 | 14,421 | 51.8% | 2,475 | 1,941 | 27.5% |
| #57 | Cadillac SRX | 21,786 | 50,712 | -57.0% | 440 | 6,849 | -93.6% |
| #58 | Cadillac XT5 | 21,696 | — | — | 4,608 | — | — |
| #59 | Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class & GL-Class | 21,244 | 19,329 | 9.9% | 2,782 | 2,448 | 13.6% |
| #60 | Mitsubishi Outlander | 19,462 | 13,362 | 45.7% | 1,925 | 1,949 | -1.2% |
| #61 | Lincoln MKC | 18,786 | 18,237 | 3.0% | 2,086 | 2,039 | 2.3% |
| #62 | BMW X1 | 18,172 | 10,258 | 77.2% | 2,463 | 847 | 191% |
| #63 | Lexus GX460 | 17,545 | 17,860 | -1.8% | 1,984 | 1,611 | 23.2% |
| #64 | Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class | 17,407 | 18,647 | -6.7% | 2,032 | 2,125 | -4.4% |
| #65 | Ford Flex | 17,034 | 15,062 | 13.1% | 1,594 | 1,266 | 25.9% |
| #66 | Nissan Juke | 16,214 | 21,462 | -24.5% | 947 | 2,108 | -55.1% |
| #67 | Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 15,345 | 15,531 | -1.2% | 1,532 | 1,633 | -6.2% |
| #68 | Audi Q3 | 14,444 | 9,732 | 48.4% | 1,919 | 1,130 | 69.8% |
| #69 | Mazda CX-3 | 14,006 | 2,038 | 587% | 1,513 | 1,340 | 12.9% |
| #70 | Volvo XC60 | 13,931 | 18,634 | -25.2% | 1,157 | 2,217 | -47.8% |
| #71 | Porsche Macan | 13,362 | 10,281 | 30.0% | 1,998 | 1,160 | 72.2% |
| #72 | Infiniti QX50 | 12,399 | 2,118 | 485% | 1,215 | 263 | 362% |
| #73 | Infiniti QX80 | 11,794 | 10,532 | 12.0% | 1,202 | 1,044 | 15.1% |
| #74 | Land Rover Range Rover | 11,525 | 12,585 | -8.4% | 1,006 | 1,361 | -26.1% |
| #75 | Porsche Cayenne | 11,506 | 12,267 | -6.2% | 1,239 | 1,323 | -6.3% |
| #76 | Land Rover Discovery Sport | 10,346 | 3,401 | 204% | 1,201 | 1,140 | 5.4% |
| #77 | Mini Countryman | 10,045 | 12,059 | -16.7% | 1,031 | 1,180 | -12.6% |
| #78 | Mazda CX-9 | 9,621 | 14,160 | -32.1% | 1,834 | 1,559 | 17.6% |
| #79 | Fiat 500X | 9,264 | 4,170 | 122% | 839 | 1,856 | -54.8% |
| #80 | Toyota Sequoia | 9,134 | 9,299 | -1.8% | 907 | 1,144 | -20.7% |
| #81 | Land Rover LR4 | 9,133 | 5,920 | 54.3% | 933 | 400 | 133% |
| #82 | Nissan Armada | 8,083 | 9,799 | -17.5% | 1,712 | 841 | 104% |
| #83 | Land Rover Range Rover Evoque | 8,039 | 10,892 | -26.2% | 965 | 1,319 | -26.8% |
| #84 | Lincoln Navigator | 8,036 | 8,760 | -8.3% | 674 | 1,082 | -37.7% |
| #85 | Buick Envision | 6,126 | — | — | 1,648 | — | — |
| #86 | Jaguar F-Pace | 5,429 | — | — | 809 | — | — |
| #87 | BMW X6 | 5,124 | 5,127 | -0.1% | 604 | 333 | 81.4% |
| #88 | Infiniti QX70 | 4,062 | 3,950 | 2.8% | 363 | 476 | -23.7% |
| #89 | BMW X4 | 3,776 | 4,481 | -15.7% | 400 | 475 | -15.8% |
| #90 | Lexus LX570 | 3,692 | 2,264 | 63.1% | 386 | 172 | 124% |
| #91 | Volkswagen Touareg | 3,208 | 5,314 | -39.6% | 330 | 638 | -48.3% |
| #92 | Mercedes-Benz G-Class | 2,975 | 2,438 | 22.0% | 251 | 209 | 20.1% |
| #93 | Lincoln MKT | 2,944 | 3,409 | -13.6% | 254 | 430 | -40.9% |
| #94 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 2,555 | 1,757 | 45.4% | 325 | 120 | 171% |
| #95 | Toyota Venza | 580 | 19,157 | -97.0% | 6 | 1,584 | -99.6% |
| #96 | Maserati Levante | 478 | — | — | 387 | — | — |
| #97 | Bentley Bentayga | 363 | — | — | 140 | — | — |
| #98 | Infiniti QX30 | 323 | — | — | 249 | — | — |
| #99 | Mini Paceman | 68 | 1,317 | -94.8% | 5 | 102 | -95.1% |
| #100 | Nissan Xterra | 38 | 10,012 | -99.6% | — | 766 | -100% |
| #101 | Toyota FJ Cruiser | 8 | 224 | -96.4% | — | 1 | -100% |
| #102 | Land Rover LR2 | 3 | 74 | -95.9% | — | 2 | -100% |
| #103 | Chevrolet Captiva Sport | 2 | 55 | -96.4% | — | — | — |
| #104 | Acura ZDX | — | 2 | -100% | — | — | — |
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5,061,293 | 4,726,785 | 7.1% | 572,431 | 549,344 | 4.2% |
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Source: Automakers & ANDC & WSJ
* Italicized, asterisked, unranked lines are nothing more than available breakdowns, already included in the model’s total, not in addition to the model’s total.
Tesla, unfortunately, doesn’t release model-specific monthly U.S. sales data, but we source estimates from HybridCars.com and The Wall Street Journal.
HybridCars.com Model X estimate: +43,233% to 2600 in September; +214,900 to 12,900 YTD.
WSJ Model X estimate: 1300 in September; 7450 YTD.