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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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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The Toyota Highlander, not the usually favoured Ford Explorer, was America's best-selling three-row vehicle in December 2016.
Refreshed for the 2017 model year with altered styling and a new 8-speed automatic, sales of the Toyota Highlander jumped 58% to 25,425 units in December 2016, a record high for the Highlander. Highlander volume rose by a fifth over the course of 2016 to 191,379 units, second in the segment, 57,128 sales behind the Explorer, which includes the Explorer Police Interceptor.
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - 2016 Year EndU.S. SUV/Crossover Sales By Model - 2016 Year End
Explorer sales dipped slightly from 2015 levels, when Ford had reported an 11-year high in sales of America's former number-one-selling SUV. |
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Along with record sales of the Highlander, 2016 also hosted all-time records for the Hyundai Santa Fe (figures of which include both the Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport) and Nissan Murano.
Numerous three-row crossovers are awaiting forthcoming replacements. The Chevrolet Traverse's long-awaited second-generation edition was just revealed in Detroit. GMC's second-generation Acadia arrived at dealers in late 2016. The Honda Pilot, meanwhile, replaced for the 2016 model year, struggled with poor supply through much of 2016.
Honda is now moving all Acura MDX production to East Liberty, Ohio, in order to free up space for the Pilot, new Odyssey, and Ridgeline in Alabama.
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 • November 2016 • December 2015 SUV | Dec.
2016 | Dec.
2015 | %
Change | 2016 | 2015 | %
Change |
| 3800 | 5936 | -36.0% | 52,028 | 62,081 | -16.2% |
| 10,381 | 9143 | 13.5% | 116,701 | 119,945 | -2.7% |
| 5796 | 7826 | -25.9% | 68,474 | 64,723 | 5.8% |
| 12,691 | 10,263 | 23.7% | 134,588 | 124,120 | 8.4% |
| 21,857 | 21,667 | 0.9% | 248,507 | 249,251 | -0.3% |
| 3090 | 1735 | 78.1% | 22,668 | 19,570 | 15.8% |
| 12,189 | 7266 | 67.8% | 88,466 | 96,393 | -8.2% |
| 12,072 | 13,344 | -9.5% | 120,772 | 136,212 | -11.3% |
| 10,862 | 9518 | 14.1% | 131,257 | 118,134 | 11.1% |
| 23,250 | 20,566 | 13.1% | 212,273 | 196,312 | 8.1% |
| 11,782 | 12,872 | -8.5% | 114,733 | 116,249 | -1.3% |
| 2594 | 1202 | 116% | 16,051 | 18,048 | -11.1% |
| 7881 | 7083 | 11.3% | 86,953 | 62,907 | 38.2% |
| 9368 | 8366 | 12.0% | 81,701 | 82,041 | -0.4% |
| 11,489 | 9953 | 15.4% | 111,970 | 97,034 | 15.4% |
| 25,425 | 16,100 | 57.9% | 191,379 | 158,917 | 20.4% |
| 396 | 486 | -18.5% | 4223 | 7037 | -40.0% |
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Total | 184,923 | 163,326 | 13.2% | 1,802,744 | 1,728,974 | 4.3% |
Offroaders | Dec.
2016 | Dec.
2015 | %
Change | 2016 | 2015 | %
Change |
| 15,721 | 15,431 | 1.9% | 191,774 | 202,266 | -5.2% |
| --- | 70 | -100% | 38 | 10,672 | -99.6% |
| --- | 3 | -100% | 9 | 229 | -96.1% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 15,721 | 15,504 | 1.4% | 191,821 | 213,167 | -10.0% |
Tall Wagons
& Crossovers | Dec.
2016 | Dec.
2015 | %
Change | 2016 | 2015 | %
Change |
| ---
| 613 | -100% | 726 | 9104 | -92.0% |
| 20,695
| 16,067 | 28.8% | 182,898 | 152,294 | 20.1% |
| 1
| 401 | -99.8% | 589 | 21,351 | -97.2% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 20,696 | 17,081 | 21.2% | 184,213 | 182,749 | 0.8% |
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