America’s five best-selling SUVs and crossovers all sold more than 100,000 copies in the first six months of 2013. Only the top three did so last year. Those five nameplates account for 27.3% of all U.S. utility vehicle sales this year.
Yes, the Ford Escape and Explorer, Honda CR-V, Chevrolet Equinox, and Toyota RAV4 are responsible for more than a quarter of all SUV/CUV sales in America, a number which rises to 29.4% if you include the Equinox-by-another-name, the GMC Terrain.
America’s leading premium utility vehicle leader continues to be Lexus’s RX, the 18th-ranked SUV, overall. RX volume is 91% better than the numbers achieved by the second-ranked premium SUV, Cadillac’s SRX. Of course, every time a Lexus dealer sells an RX350 or RX450h, Ford sells three Escapes and is four-tenths of the way through selling a fourth. But that’s the difference between mainstream and premium.
These are year-to-date rankings, but you can sort SUVs by June volume by clicking the June 2013 column header, or you can rank SUVs 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.
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 – June 2014 – July 2013 – May 2013
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Rank
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SUV/Crossover
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June 2013
YTD |
% Change
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June
2013 |
% Change
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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#1
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Ford Escape | 156,626 | + 23.2% | 28,694 | + 0.7% |
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#2
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Honda CR-V | 145,763 | – 0.6% | 26,572 | + 14.1% |
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#3
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Chevrolet Equinox | 126,397 | + 14.0% | 23,645 | + 13.7% |
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#4
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Toyota RAV4 | 101,274 | + 13.2% | 20,540 | + 35.8% |
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#5
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Ford Explorer | 101,243 | + 30.0% | 16,597 | + 13.5% |
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#5.1
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Ford Explorer | 95,302 | + 25.9% | 15,588 | + 11.2% |
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#5.2
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Ford Explorer Police Interceptor | 5941 | + 173% | 1009 | + 67.3% |
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#6
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Jeep Grand Cherokee | 80,796 | + 7.6% | 16,626 | + 32.9% |
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#7
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Nissan Rogue | 79,051 | + 10.0% | 15,518 | + 41.1% |
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#8
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Jeep Wrangler | 77,728 | + 9.7% | 16,165 | + 11.8% |
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#9
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Ford Edge | 68,971 | + 5.4% | 13,579 | + 32.4% |
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#10
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Honda Pilot | 62,887 | + 14.6% | 12,085 | + 21.3% |
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#11
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Toyota Highlander | 61,771 | + 7.5% | 11,090 | + 6.9% |
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#12
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Kia Sorento | 53,387 | – 7.2% | 9341 | – 13.7% |
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#13
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Chevrolet Traverse | 53,294 | + 9.1% | 10,295 | + 7.6% |
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#14
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Subaru Forester | 50,748 | + 36.8% | 10,170 | + 40.6% |
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#15
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GMC Terrain | 50,676 | + 8.7% | 8059 | + 3.4% |
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#16
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Nissan Pathfinder | 46,539 | + 203% | 8360 | + 209% |
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#17
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GMC Acadia | 46,492 | + 10.3% | 9174 | – 6.3% |
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#18
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Lexus RX | 45,818 | + 4.1% | 8647 | + 0.1% |
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#19
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Dodge Journey | 42,436 | + 15.5% | 5999 | – 13.0% |
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#20
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Hyundai Santa Fe | 41,158 | + 19.5% | 7656 | + 14.2% |
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#21
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Chevrolet Tahoe | 40,857 | + 22.8% | 5790 | – 9.9% |
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#22
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Jeep Patriot | 38,115 | + 16.5% | 6690 | + 19.7% |
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#23
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Mazda CX-5 | 38,057 | + 137% | 6856 | + 50.6% |
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#24
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Buick Enclave | 31,841 | + 14.3% | 5922 | + 13.7% |
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#25
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Dodge Durango | 28,305 | + 32.0% | 4590 | + 39.3% |
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#26
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Jeep Compass | 26,778 | + 30.5% | 5034 | + 23.7% |
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#27
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Toyota 4Runner | 25,427 | + 13.1% | 4065 | – 3.9% |
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#28
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Chevrolet Captiva Sport | 24,762 | + 38.2% | 2984 | – 15.0% |
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#29
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Cadillac SRX | 23,990 | – 5.7% | 3912 | – 8.2% |
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#30
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Hyundai Tucson | 22,207 | – 6.8% | 3800 | – 10.2% |
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#31
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Acura RDX | 22,200 | + 96.9% | 4023 | + 30.2% |
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#32
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Chevrolet Suburban | 21,663 | – 6.1% | 3813 | – 25.8% |
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#33
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BMW X5 | 21,459 | + 7.4% | 3406 | – 15.2% |
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#34
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Nissan Murano | 20,587 | – 24.3% | 3178 | – 29.0% |
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#35
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Mercedes-Benz M-Class | 19,312 | – 6.4% | 3651 | + 26.3% |
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#36
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Audi Q5 | 18,310 | + 35.2% | 3493 | + 25.6% |
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#37
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Acura MDX | 18,214 | – 24.5% | 3828 | – 25.3% |
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#38
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Nissan Juke | 17,778 | – 5.1% | 3360 | + 8.4% |
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#39
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Ford Expedition | 17,741 | – 4.7% | 3211 | – 4.5% |
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#40
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Mercedes-Benz GLK | 15,746 | + 28.2% | 2806 | + 36.7% |
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#41
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Volkswagen Tiguan | 15,526 | + 3.9% | 2452 | – 15.0% |
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#42
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Kia Sportage | 15,374 | – 25.3% | 2405 | – 39.1% |
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#43
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Mercedes-Benz GL-Class | 14,946 | + 29.0% | 2419 | + 24.8% |
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#44
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Infiniti JX35 | 14,783 | + 91.4% | 2348 | – 3.3% |
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#45
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GMC Yukon XL | 14,704 | + 63.8% | 1824 | – 22.2% |
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#46
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Mazda CX-9 | 14,672 | + 32.1% | 2015 | + 10.0% |
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#47
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BMW X3 | 14,240 | – 1.2% | 2981 | + 5.5% |
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#48
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Ford Flex | 12,836 | – 22.2% | 2421 | – 22.9% |
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#49
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Mitsubishi Outlander Sport | 12,447 | + 54.6% | 2634 | + 80.3% |
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#50
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Buick Encore | 12,252 | — | 2280 | — |
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#51
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GMC Yukon | 12,105 | – 4.4% | 1797 | – 21.1% |
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#52
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BMW X1 | 12,069 | — | 1853 | — |
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#53
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Lincoln MKX | 11,651 | – 6.3% | 2014 | + 4.8% |
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#54
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Cadillac Escalade | 9504 | – 2.4% | 1702 | – 6.6% |
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#54.1
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Cadillac Escalade | 5677 | – 5.3% | 1035 | – 11.1% |
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#54.2
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Cadillac Escalade ESV | 3827 | + 2.1% | 667 | + 1.4% |
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#55
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Mini Countryman | 10,563 | + 14.1% | 2089 | + 14.8% |
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#56
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Volvo XC60 | 10,553 | + 24.0% | 2431 | + 49.5% |
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#57
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Nissan Xterra | 10,108 | + 16.4% | 1375 | – 13.0% |
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#58
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Porsche Cayenne | 9519 | + 46.7% | 1823 | + 76.6% |
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#59
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Nissan Armada | 7381 | – 22.1% | 1137 | – 35.5% |
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#60
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Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 7195 | – 0.2% | 887 | – 28.2% |
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#61
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Toyota Sequoia | 6693 | + 7.1% | 1145 | + 4.8% |
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#62
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Toyota FJ Cruiser | 6594 | + 3.4% | 1382 | + 28.7% |
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#63
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Audi Q7 | 6580 | + 47.9% | 1227 | + 78.3% |
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#64
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Jeep Liberty | 5988 | – 85.9% | 94 | – 98.8% |
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#65
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Infiniti QX56 | 5967 | – 7.8% | 912 | – 12.6% |
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#66
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Land Rover Range Rover Evoque | 5440 | + 24.9% | 790 | + 19.2% |
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#67
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Land Rover Range Rover | 5320 | + 27.9% | 902 | + 22.9% |
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#68
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Mitsubishi Outlander | 5087 | + 25.15 | 1085 | + 57.9% |
|
#69
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Lexus GX460 | 4415 | – 9.7% | 884 | + 9.4% |
|
#70
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Volkswagen Touareg | 4330 | – 4.1% | 642 | – 19.1% |
|
#71
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Lincoln Navigator | 3829 | – 0.7% | 680 | + 10.2% |
|
#72
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Infiniti FX | 3616 | – 23.0% | 455 | – 25.5% |
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#73
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Land Rover LR4 | 3609 | – 4.1% | 618 | – 10.3% |
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#74
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Volvo XC90 | 3372 | – 30.3% | 624 | – 17.7% |
|
#75
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Lincoln MKT | 3256 | – 10.7% | 689 | – 1.1% |
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#76
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BMW X6 | 2796 | – 1.4% | 291 | – 55.2% |
|
#77
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Lexus LX570 | 2016 | – 21.5% | 291 | – 10.7% |
|
#78
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Toyota Land Cruiser | 1484 | + 24.8% | 259 | – 11.9% |
|
#79
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Land Rover LR2 | 1420 | – 5.6% | 271 | – 3.6% |
|
#80
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Mercedes-Benz G-Class | 1273 | + 176% | 231 | + 362% |
|
#81
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Suzuki Grand Vitara | 1037 | – 59.5% | — | – 100% |
|
#82
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Subaru Tribeca | 866 | – 20.6% | 144 | – 21.7% |
|
#83
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Infiniti EX | 825 | – 54.1% | 151 | – 42.4% |
|
#84
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Mini Paceman | 714 | — | 310 | — |
|
#85
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Acura ZDX | 236 | – 43.3% | 44 | – 30.2% |
|
#86
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Hyundai Veracruz | 167 | – 95.6% | 10 | – 98.5% |
|
#87
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Mitsubishi Endeavor | 24 | – 94.3% | — | – 100% |
|
T88
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Honda Element | 1 | – 66.7% | — | — |
|
T88
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Mazda CX-7 | 1 | – 100% | — | – 100% |
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Total
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2,315,788 | + 11.3% | 418,242 | + 9.2% |
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Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales.
^ 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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