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U.S. sales of body-on-frame SUVs, however, jumped 8.8%, a gain of nearly 62,000 units. These traditional SUVs saw their market share rise marginally to 11% despite the 5% decline reported by their leader, the Jeep Wrangler.
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - 2016 Year End
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales By Model - 2016 Year End
Of the 20 body-on-frame SUV nameplates that generated sales in the United States in 2016, only five reported fewer sales in 2016 than in 2015. Two of those five – the Nissan Xterra and Toyota FJ Cruiser, were discontinued. The Jeep Wrangler and Lincoln Navigator, down 13%, will both soon be replaced. The Lexus GX460 posted a modest 0.3% decline worth only 64 lost sales.
General Motors was the major producer of body-on-frame SUV sales in 2016, as the case has traditionally been. GM full-size SUV sales jumped 18% to 292,981 units, equal to 38.7% of the body-on-frame SUV market.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, with the Jeep Wrangler alone, produced 25% of all BOF SUV sales in 2016. Toyota, via the 4Runner, Sequoia, Land Cruiser, and two Lexus SUVs, earned 21% of the sector's volume. The Ford Motor Company owned 9% of the BOF SUV market. Leftovers were snapped up by Nissan, Land Rover, and Mercedes-Benz.
With Ford's announcement at Detroit's North American International Auto Show earlier this month, we learned that the reborn Ford Bronco – still a few years away – will be a traditional body-on-frame SUV based on a returning Ford Ranger. Discussions at General Motors about a Colorado-based SUV to stand up against the Toyota 4Runner, perhaps at a lower price point, will produce interesting results, as well.
For now, these are the 20 body-on-frame SUVs that ended up in U.S. driveways in 2016. Long may they live.
(Note: This list is sortable. Just click the column headers.)
Body-On-Frame SUV | 2016 U.S. Sales | 2015 U.S. Sales | % Change | 2016 SUV/CUV U.S. Market Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jeep Wrangler | 191,774 | 202,266 | -5.2% | 2.8% |
Toyota 4Runner | 111,970 | 97,034 | 15.4% | 1.6% |
Chevrolet Tahoe | 103,306 | 88,342 | 16.9% | 1.5% |
Chevrolet Suburban | 60,082 | 50,866 | 18.1% | 0.9% |
Ford Expedition | 59,835 | 41,443 | 44.4% | 0.9% |
GMC Yukon | 53,447 | 42,732 | 25.1% | 0.8% |
GMC Yukon XL | 37,054 | 31,334 | 18.3% | 0.5% |
Lexus GX | 25,148 | 25,212 | -0.3% | 0.4% |
Cadillac Escalade | 23,604 | 21,230 | 11.2% | 0.3% |
Infiniti QX80 | 16,772 | 15,646 | 7.2% | 0.2% |
Cadillac Escalade ESV | 15,488 | 14,691 | 5.4% | 0.2% |
Nissan Armada | 14,035 | 12,737 | 10.2% | 0.2% |
Toyota Sequoia | 12,771 | 12,583 | 1.5% | 0.2% |
Land Rover LR4 * | 10,772 | 9,031 | 19.3% | 0.2% |
Lincoln Navigator | 10,421 | 11,964 | -12.9% | 0.2% |
Lexus LX | 5,707 | 3,884 | 46.9% | 0.1% |
Mercedes-Benz G-Class | 3,950 | 3,616 | 9.2% | 0.1% |
Toyota Land Cruiser | 3,705 | 2,687 | 37.9% | 0.1% |
Nissan Xterra | 38 | 10,672 | -99.6% | 0.0% |
Toyota FJ Cruiser | 9 | 229 | -96.1% | 0.0% |
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Total | 759,888 | 698,199 | 8.8% | 11.0% |
Timothy Cain is the founder of GoodCarBadCar.net, which obsesses over the free and frequent publication of U.S. and Canadian auto sales figures. Follow on Twitter @goodcarbadcar and on Facebook.
