The majority of mainstream three-row crossovers posted meaningful Canadian sales gains in February 2017, with the class-leading Ford Explorer juping 41% and gains of ore than 30% reported by the Chevrolet Traverse, Dodge Durango, Ford Flex, and Mazda CX-9.
Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - February 2017 YTDCanada SUV/Crossover Sales By Model - February 2017 YTD
Down a semi-notch in size and price, the two-row Hyundai Santa Fe Sport tumbled 15% and Ford Edge sales slid 21%. Aside from January, when Santa Fe Sport sales dipped below 1000 units for the first time since December 2011, the 1222-unit performance from the Hyundai was its worst performance in the same time period.
For the Ford Edge, attracting only 944 buyers in February represented a 14-month low. |
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Among the three-row family crossovers, 2017 is a year of great change.
The new Chevrolet Traverse will arrive at dealers soon. A new Buick Enclave will be unveiled soon.
And Volkswagen's Atlas is undergoing its media drives, with consumer editions set to hit dealers by summer. The Atlas is priced just under $36,000 before fees.
You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly Canadian auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page. These tables are now sortable, so you can rank midsize SUVs and crossovers any which way you like. Mobile users can now thumb across tables for full-width access. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.
Click Column Headers To Sort • January 2017 • February 2016 SUV | Feb.
2017 | Feb.
2016 | %
Change | 2017
YTD | 2016
YTD | %
Change |
| 155 | 131 | 18.3% | 234 | 251 | -6.8% |
| 190 | 139 | 36.7% | 440 | 300 | 46.7% |
| 532 | 307 | 73.3% | 1055 | 612 | 72.4% |
| 944 | 1200 | -21.3% | 1916 | 2339 | -18.1% |
| 1106 | 786 | 40.7% | 2100 | 1420 | 47.9% |
| 102 | 62 | 64.5% | 257 | 167 | 53.9% |
| 347 | 312 | 11.2% | 681 | 611 | 11.5% |
| 450 | 507 | -11.2% | 938 | 1013 | -7.4% |
| 1222 | 1433 | -14.7% | 2157 | 2933 | -26.5% |
| 292 | 340 | -14.1% | 628 | 676 | -7.1% |
| 1210 | 998 | 21.2% | 2139 | 2142 | -0.1% |
| 1054 | 1349 | -21.9% | 2322 | 2456 | -5.5% |
| 826 | 1017 | -18.8% | 1509 | 1895 | -20.4% |
| 219 | 139 | 57.6% | 430 | 225 | 91.1% |
| 899 | 790 | 13.8% | 1660 | 1779 | -6.7% |
| 892 | 834 | 7.0% | 1657 | 1586 | 4.5% |
| 659 | 550 | 19.8% | 1270 | 1030 | 23.3% |
| 548 | 440 | 24.5% | 1067 | 905 | 17.9% |
| 977 | 948 | 3.1% | 2051 | 1754 | 16.9% |
| 90 | 96 | -6.3% | 185 | 163 | 13.5% |
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Total | 12,714 | 12,378 | 2.7% | 24,696 | 24,257 | 1.8% |
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U.S. sales of SUVs/crossovers have grown 9% so far this year, earning 42% of the market thanks to big gains from new and refreshed utility vehicles such as the GMC Acadia, Mazda CX-9, and Toyota Highlander.
U.S. Vehicle Sales By Model - February 2017 YTDU.S. SUV/Crossover Sales By Model - February 2017 YTD
Acadia volume is up 43% this year thanks to the launch of a smaller, more efficient second-generation three-row GMC. Its former partner, the Chevrolet Traverse, has already been revealed in second-gen form but has yet to go on sale. The next Buick Enclave will appear later this year. |
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At Mazda, the relatively low-volume CX-9 is on track to rise to at least a six-year high. February was just the third 2000+ month in the last three and a half years.
The Toyota Highlander is an increasingly hot seller, buoyed by the facelifted 2017 model, its upgraded powerplant and new eight-speed transmission. Compared with the first two months of 2016, the best year ever for the Highlander, sales are up a further 21% in 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 midsize SUVs and crossovers any which way you like. Mobile users can now thumb across the tables for full-width access. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.
Click Column Headers To Sort • January 2017 • February 2016 SUV | Feb.
2017 | Feb.
2016 | %
Change | 2017
YTD | 2016
YTD | %
Change |
| 2973
| 4126 | -27.9% | 5665 | 7818 | -27.5% |
| 10,477
| 9158 | 14.4% | 18,695 | 16,172 | 15.6% |
| 5516
| 6851 | -19.5% | 10,223 | 12,852 | -20.5% |
| 11,126
| 12,455 | -10.7% | 20,217 | 21,988 | -8.1% |
| 21,696
| 22,389 | -3.1% | 39,346 | 39,003 | 0.9% |
| 2455
| 2334 | 5.2% | 4286 | 4325 | -0.9% |
| 8781
| 6972 | 25.9% | 17,680 | 12,357 | 43.1% |
| 8099
| 9572 | -15.4% | 15,279 | 18,133 | -15.7% |
| 8767
| 5532 | 58.5% | 16,656 | 10,671 | 56.1% |
| 18,925
| 16,990 | 11.4% | 36,226 | 30,965 | 17.0% |
| 13,641
| 13,349 | 2.2% | 24,975 | 24,336 | 2.6% |
| 6845
| 8101 | -15.5% | 13,024 | 14,796 | -12.0% |
| 2157
| 461 | 368% | 3748 | 973 | 285% |
| 5569
| 7445 | -25.2% | 9932 | 12,961 | -23.4% |
| 8997
| 7244 | 24.2% | 16,278 | 13,695 | 18.9% |
| 13,477
| 11,952 | 12.8% | 26,663 | 23,149 | 15.2%
|
| 10,912
| 8476 | 28.7% | 19,611 | 15,972 | 22.8% |
| 15,928
| 12,466 | 27.8% | 28,584 | 23,724 | 20.5% |
| 238
| 403 | -40.9% | 485 | 757 | -35.9% |
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Total | 176,579 | 166,276 | 6.2% | 327,573 | 304,647 | 7.5% |
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Canadian sales of midsize SUVs and crossovers – a widely varying group described here as including vehicles as disparate as the Hyundai Santa Fe XL, Subaru Outback, and Jeep Wrangler – rose 1% in January 2017.
Canada SUV/Crossover Sales By Model - January 2017Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - January 2017
Sharp declines from the Buick Enclave, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Kia Sorento, and Nissan Murano were largely offset by big improvements from the Ford Explorer, Chevrolet Traverse, Dodge Durango, Mazda CX-9, and Toyota Highlander, among others.  |
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This group of utility vehicles accounted for one-quarter of all Canadian utility vehicle sales in January, a sector which grew nearly 12% in the first month of 2017. These vehicles, however, only accounted for only 103 of the nearly 5000 additional sales.
You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly Canadian auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page. These tables are now sortable, so you can rank midsize SUVs and crossovers any which way you like. Mobile users can now thumb across tables for full-width access. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.
Click Column Headers To Sort • February 2017 • December 2016 • January 2016 SUV | Jan.
2017 | Jan.
2016 | %
Change | 2017
YTD | 2016
YTD | %
Change |
| 79 | 120 | -34.2% | 79 | 120 | -34.2% |
| 250 | 161 | 55.3% | 250 | 161 | 55.3% |
| 523 | 305 | 71.5% | 523 | 305 | 71.5% |
| 972 | 1139 | -14.7% | 972 | 1139 | -14.7% |
| 994 | 634 | 56.8% | 994 | 634 | 56.8% |
| 155 | 105 | 47.6% | 155 | 105 | 47.6% |
| 334 | 299 | 11.7% | 334 | 299 | 11.7% |
| 488 | 506 | -3.6% | 488 | 506 | -3.6% |
| 935 | 1500 | -37.7% | 935 | 1500 | -37.7% |
| 336 | 336 | 0.0% | 336 | 336 | 0.0% |
| 929 | 1144 | -18.8% | 929 | 1144 | -18.8% |
| 1268 | 1107 | 14.5% | 1268 | 1107 | 14.5% |
| 683 | 878 | -22.2% | 683 | 878 | -22.2% |
| 211 | 86 | 145% | 211 | 86 | 145% |
| 761 | 989 | -23.1% | 761 | 989 | -23.1% |
| 765 | 752 | 1.7% | 765 | 752 | 1.7% |
| 611 | 480 | 27.3% | 611 | 480 | 27.3% |
| 519 | 465 | 11.6% | 519 | 465 | 11.6% |
| 1074 | 806 | 33.3% | 1074 | 806 | 33.3% |
| 95 | 67 | 41.8% | 95 | 67 | 41.8% |
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Total | 11,982 | 11,879 | 0.9% | 11,982 | 11,879 | 0.9% |
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Ford Explorer sales rose 6% to 17,650 total units, including 2356 Police Interceptors, in January 2017 as the Explorer continued as America's best-selling three-row vehicle.
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2016 YTDU.S. SUV/Crossover Sales By Model - January 2017
The Explorer, on sale in its current fifth-gen form since late 2010, dipped slightly from 2015 levels – when volume rose to an 11-year high – in 2016, but sales have now grown in three consecutive months. |
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As Chevrolet clears out copies of the departing first-generation Traverse, the big Bowtie crossover jumped 17% to 8218 units. The new, smaller GMC Acaia rose 65% to 8899 units. The Hyundai Santa Fe, Mazda CX-9, Nissan Pathfinder, and Toyota Highlander all posted big gains, as well.
We've adjusted the way we display midsize SUVs and crossovers to bring the Subaru Outback – a true tall wagon – and the Jeep Wrangler – the majority of which aren't two-door models – into the mix. With the Honda Crosstour, Nissan Xterra, Toyota Venza, and Toyota FJ Cruiser dead, they're no longer pictured at the bottom of this post. Is it a perfect formula? No, it's unlikely that a two-door Jeep Wrangler is routinely cross-shopped with a Toyota Highlander.
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 midsize SUVs and crossovers any which way you like. Mobile users can now thumb across the tables for full-width access. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.
Click Column Headers To Sort • February 2017 • December 2016 • January 2016 SUV | Jan.
2017 | Jan.
2016 | %
Change | 2017
YTD | 2016
YTD | %
Change |
| 2692 | 3692 | -27.1% | 2692 | 3692 | -27.1% |
| 8218 | 7014 | 17.2% | 8218 | 7014 | 17.2% |
| 4707 | 6001 | -21.6% | 4707 | 6001 | -21.6% |
| 9091 | 9533 | -4.6% | 9091 | 9533 | -4.6% |
| 17,650 | 16,614 | 6.2% | 17,650 | 16,614 | 6.2% |
| 1831 | 1991 | -8.0% | 1831 | 1991 | -8.0% |
| 8899 | 5385 | 65.3% | 8899 | 5385 | 65.3% |
| 7180 | 8561 | -16.1% | 7180 | 8561 | -16.1% |
| 7889 | 5139 | 53.5% | 7889 | 5139 | 53.5% |
| 17,301 | 13,975 | 23.8% | 17,301 | 13,975 | 23.8% |
| 11,334 | 10,987 | 3.2% | 11,334 | 10,987 | 3.2% |
| 6179 | 6695 | -7.7% | 6179 | 6695 | -7.7% |
| 1591 | 512 | 211% | 1591 | 512 | 211% |
| 4363 | 5516 | -20.9% | 4363 | 5516 | -20.9% |
| 7281 | 6451 | 12.9% | 7281 | 6451 | 12.9% |
| 13,186 | 11,197 | 17.8% | 13,186 | 11,197 | 17.8% |
| 8699 | 7496 | 16.0% | 8699 | 7496 | 16.0% |
| 12,656 | 11,258 | 12.4% | 12,656 | 11,258 | 12.4% |
| 247 | 354 | -30.2% | 247 | 354 | -30.2% |
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Total | 150,994 | 137,371 | 9.9% | 150,994 | 137,371 | 9.9% |
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