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| Only One SUV In The Top 30 Has Reported A YOY Decline Through August 2013, The Kia Sorento. Sales Were Up In August, However. |
Americans registered nearly 90,000 more SUVs and crossovers in August 2013 than in August 2012.
Those gains were fuelled in large part by the Honda CR-V (up 10,777 units), Chevrolet Equinox (up 4842 units), and an additional 4296 sales from the Buick Encore. All three of those nameplates reported best-ever months in August.
The CR-V’s August was good enough for the smaller Honda utility vehicle to lay claim to the title of best-selling SUV in America, not only in August, but year-to-date. The CR-V’s lead over the Ford Escape is narrow, however.
With four months of battling ahead, the Honda CR-V is 1960 sales up on the Ford Escape. Both vehicles have managed to attract more than 200,000 buyers in the first two-thirds of 2013. A year ago, the CR-V was at 191,113; the Escape hadn’t yet crested 177,000.
Meanwhile, Jeep has sold more than 100,000 Wranglers and 100,000 Grand Cherokees, and Nissan has already sold more than 100,000 Rogues. It took until September for those three utility vehicles to cross the 100K threshold last year.
These are year-to-date rankings, but you can sort SUVs and crossovers by August volume by clicking the August 2013 column header, or you can rank vehicles by improvements or declines using the % columns. Or, most importantly, you can list automakers together by selecting the SUV/Crossover column header. Just remember, the list is horizontally flipped from the norm: YTD on the left, monthly data on the right.
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Rank
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SUV/Crossover
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August
2013 YTD |
% Change
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August
2013 |
% Change
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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#1
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Honda CR-V | 207,643 | + 8.6% | 34,654 | + 45.1% |
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#2
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Ford Escape | 205,683 | + 16.3% | 26,714 | – 5.2% |
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#3
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Chevrolet Equinox | 169,977 | + 12.5% | 25,073 | + 23.9% |
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#4
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Toyota RAV4 | 144,314 | + 19.9% | 23,502 | + 49.8% |
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#5
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Ford Explorer | 130,969 | + 26.2% | 15,637 | + 12.8% |
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#5.1
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Ford Explorer | 122,192 | + 21.9% | 14,148 | + 7.4% |
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#5.2
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Ford Explorer Police Interceptor | 8777 | + 147% | 1489 | + 114% |
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#6
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Jeep Grand Cherokee | 113,791 | + 14.3% | 17,976 | + 39.9% |
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#7
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Nissan Rogue | 113,316 | + 16.0% | 17,273 | + 36.8% |
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#8
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Jeep Wrangler | 107,957 | + 12.0% | 15,825 | + 19.0% |
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#9
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Ford Edge | 91,041 | + 5.6% | 11,529 | – 0.6% |
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#10
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Honda Pilot | 90,696 | + 20.5% | 14,877 | + 40.2% |
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#11
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Toyota Highlander | 85,700 | + 7.7% | 13,021 | + 13.8% |
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#12
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Subaru Forester | 73,752 | + 46.0% | 13,163 | + 89.2% |
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#13
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Kia Sorento | 73,531 | – 5.8% | 10,568 | + 0.4% |
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#14
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Chevrolet Traverse | 70,022 | + 14.1% | 9112 | + 35.1% |
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#15
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GMC Terrain | 69,651 | + 10.0% | 11,120 | + 21.6% |
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#16
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Lexus RX | 65,678 | + 9.5% | 11,423 | + 32.4% |
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#17
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Nissan Pathfinder | 63,826 | + 214% | 8859 | + 258% |
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#18
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GMC Acadia | 61,857 | + 7.2% | 7801 | – 4.3% |
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#19
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Dodge Journey | 57,834 | + 11.8% | 8890 | + 12.2% |
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#20
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Hyundai Santa Fe | 56,105 | + 28.7% | 8102 | + 79.1% |
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#21
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Chevrolet Tahoe | 54,794 | + 22.3% | 6818 | + 24.9% |
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#22
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Mazda CX-5 | 54,388 | + 118% | 8506 | + 82.3% |
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#23
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Jeep Patriot | 52,857 | + 21.1% | 7170 | + 41.8% |
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#24
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Buick Enclave | 42,907 | + 14.9% | 6103 | + 19.1% |
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#25
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Dodge Durango | 39,686 | + 46.6% | 6246 | + 117% |
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#26
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Jeep Compass | 37,249 | + 31.3% | 5249 | + 39.7% |
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#27
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Cadillac SRX | 36,144 | + 1.6% | 7211 | + 38.6% |
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#28
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Toyota 4Runner | 34,055 | + 9.0% | 4579 | + 0.8% |
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#29
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Chevrolet Captiva Sport | 33,045 | + 36.0% | 5735 | + 133% |
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#30
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Chevrolet Suburban | 31,847 | + 4.1% | 4003 | + 29.4% |
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#31
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Acura RDX | 30,517 | + 81.0% | 4381 | + 49.7% |
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#32
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Acura MDX | 30,264 | – 10.9% | 6499 | + 17.1% |
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#33
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Hyundai Tucson | 30,042 | – 9.7% | 3886 | – 27.7% |
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#34
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Nissan Murano | 28,299 | – 20.6% | 3925 | – 4.2% |
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#35
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BMW X5 | 26,613 | + 3.0% | 2480 | – 30.5% |
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#36
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Mercedes-Benz M-Class | 26,220 | + 6.3% | 3816 | + 70.1% |
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#37
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Nissan Juke | 25,533 | + 2.5% | 4176 | + 30.0% |
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#38
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Audi Q5 | 25,331 | + 43.6% | 3845 | + 91.6% |
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#39
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Ford Expedition | 23,661 | – 3.6% | 3176 | – 1.3% |
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#40
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Kia Sportage | 21,037 | – 22.9% | 3140 | + 1.4% |
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#41
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Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class | 20,898 | + 23.4% | 2372 | – 14.5% |
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#42
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Volkswagen Tiguan | 20,744 | + 0.4% | 2948 | + 7.4% |
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#43
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GMC Yukon XL | 20,626 | + 54.1% | 2779 | + 74.3% |
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#44
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Infiniti JX35/QX60 | 20,556 | + 69.9% | 3026 | + 27.2% |
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#45
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Mercedes-Benz GL-Class | 19,833 | + 27.2% | 2722 | + 78.8% |
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#46
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Buick Encore | 19,724 | — | 4296 | — |
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#47
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Mazda CX-9 | 18,917 | + 23.3% | 2161 | – 4.0% |
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#48
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BMW X3 | 18,485 | – 5.5% | 2146 | – 24.1% |
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#49
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Ford Flex | 18,166 | – 15.3% | 2641 | + 0.2% |
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#50
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GMC Yukon | 17,240 | + 0.9% | 2345 | + 6.1% |
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#51
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Mitsubishi Outlander Sport | 16,693 | + 53.5% | 2171 | + 59.5% |
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#52
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BMW X1 | 16,504 | + 2765% | 2278 | + 295% |
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#53
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Lincoln MKX | 15,833 | – 5.0% | 2180 | – 13.4% |
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#54
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Mini Countryman | 14,405 | + 8.0% | 1631 | – 20.4% |
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#55
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Volvo XC60 | 14,086 | + 15.6% | 1793 | – 5.5% |
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#56
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Cadillac Escalade | 13,267 | – 2.3% | 1970 | – 1.8% |
|
#56.1
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Cadillac Escalade | 7985 | – 4.7% | 1203 | – 4.8% |
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#56.2
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Cadillac Escalade ESV | 5282 | + 1.65 | 767 | + 3.4% |
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#57
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Nissan Xterra | 12,621 | + 4.4% | 1295 | – 16.5% |
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#58
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Porsche Cayenne | 12,517 | + 39.6% | 1435 | + 5.7% |
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#59
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Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 9793 | – 1.6% | 1846 | + 20.7% |
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#60
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Nissan Armada | 9601 | – 20.0% | 1114 | – 4.4% |
|
#61
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Audi Q7 | 9386 | + 49.25 | 1478 | + 55.4% |
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#62
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Toyota Sequoia | 9045 | + 9.3% | 1280 | + 27.5% |
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#63
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Toyota FJ Cruiser | 9031 | + 3.4% | 1177 | – 10.7% |
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#64
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Infiniti QX56/QX80 | 7972 | – 4.9% | 1225 | + 19.4% |
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#65
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Land Rover Range Rover | 7712 | + 40.5% | 972 | + 47.7% |
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#66
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Mitsubishi Outlander | 7588 | + 43.0% | 1233 | + 103% |
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#67
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Land Rover Range Rover Evoque | 7463 | + 31.5% | 1070 | + 52.9% |
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#68
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Lexus GX460 | 6352 | – 6.2% | 1056 | – 1.4% |
|
#69
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Jeep Liberty | 6067 | – 89.5% | 19 | – 99.8% |
|
#70
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Volkswagen Touareg | 5638 | – 10.3% | 705 | – 31.6% |
|
#71
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Lincoln Navigator | 5137 | + 3.2% | 675 | + 13.4% |
|
#72
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Land Rover LR4 | 4934 | + 1.0% | 703 | + 19.4% |
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#73
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Volvo XC90 | 4705 | – 27.4% | 522 | – 39.7% |
|
#74
|
Infiniti FX/QX70 | 4339 | – 25.2% | 398 | – 34.5% |
|
#75
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Lincoln MKT | 4244 | – 14.9% | 551 | – 8.8% |
|
#76
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BMW X6 | 3422 | – 5.3% | 414 | – 20.2% |
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#77
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Lexus LX570 | 2643 | – 22.0% | 335 | – 34.8% |
|
#78
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Land Rover LR2 | 2070 | + 1.6% | 347 | + 38.8% |
|
#79
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Toyota Land Cruiser | 1967 | + 11.3% | 269 | – 15.7% |
|
#80
|
Mercedes-Benz G-Class | 1741 | + 161% | 238 | + 66.4% |
|
#81
|
Infiniti EX/QX50 | 1189 | – 46.6% | 236 | + 9.3% |
|
#82
|
Mini Paceman | 1186 | — | 246 | — |
|
#83
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Subaru Tribeca | 1131 | – 19.2% | 137 | – 12.7% |
|
#84
|
Suzuki Grand Vitara | 1037 | – 69.6% | — | – 100% |
|
#85
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Acura ZDX | 306 | – 48.5% | 29 | – 68.8% |
|
#86
|
Hyundai Veracruz | 175 | – 97.1% | 6 | – 99.4% |
|
#87
|
Mitsubishi Endeavor | 24 | – 94.9% | — | – 100% |
|
#88
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Honda Element | 2 | – 33.3% | — | — |
|
#89
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Mazda CX-7 | 1 | – 99.99% | — | – 100% |
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Total
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3,184,848 | + 13.5% | 466,533 | + 23.7% |
Source: Automakers & ANDC
Italicized unranked lines are nothing more than available breakdowns, already included in the model’s total, not in addition to the model’s total.
^ Escalade here does not include sales of the EXT, which is shown with pickup trucks.
Italicized unranked lines are nothing more than available breakdowns, already included in the model’s total, not in addition to the model’s total.
Rather than listing the 500L with the Mini Paceman and Countryman in these SUV/crossover rankings, it’s with cars in large part because it is not available with all-wheel-drive. The placement of numerous crossovers often prompts disagreement, but consider the vehicle type’s name: crossover. By its very definition, it crosses over from one category into another. The very act of calling, for example, the Toyota Venza a car or a utility vehicle requires ignorance of the fact that the Venza (or Outback, Crosstour, Encore, Countryman, 500L) is a square peg that can’t be squeezed through a round hole.
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