U.S. sales of family crossovers surged in November 2016 thanks to a boom in GM Lambda platform sales, a predictable surge from new vehicles such as the GMC Acadia and Mazda CX-9, and a best-ever performance from the segment-leading Toyota Highlander.
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - November 2016 YTDU.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - November 2016 YTD
Highlander volume jumped 67% to 21,241 units as Toyota brings the refreshed 2017 model to market. That's 3422 more sales than the Honda Pilot, Nissan Pathfinder, and Mazda CX-9 combined. ![auto sales chart USA midsize SUV sales chart November 2016](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmGsUeG3iED57Y1AqwXcRzJZUhqBK2yn2U5AGOavd6yAodCWgxbV3m9Fok_XbVHVyJLFSUHLR7RhXY1cnuTkkEvaw0jKuaNKFldMATgRKRn3J9Tzde1SaZiwsk04KFSqkjyT09iLTN6hM/s200/USA+midsize+SUV+sales+chart+November+2016.jpg) |
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The Highlander didn't steal all the limelight. After six consecutive months of decline, Ford Explorer volume jumped 18% in November 2016, for example.
And sales of the Pathfinder and CX-9, compatriots of the Highlander that the Toyota so roundly trounced, grew by 1707 and 792 units, respectively. Even the Ford Flex was on the rise. Indeed, Flex sales are up 10% so far this year. 2016 is already the best year of U.S. Flex sales since 2012.
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 • December 2016 • October 2016 • November 2015 SUV | Nov. 2016 | Nov. 2015 | % Change | 2016 YTD | 2015 YTD | % Change |
| 3508 | 4658 | -24.7% | 48,228 | 56,145 | -14.1% |
| 9194 | 8684 | 5.9% | 106,320 | 110,802 | -4.0% |
| 4934 | 5644 | -12.6% | 62,678 | 56,897 | 10.2% |
| 10,757 | 8137 | 32.2% | 121,897 | 113,857 | 7.1% |
| 19,628 | 16,690 | 17.6% | 226,650 | 227,584 | -0.4% |
| 1478 | 1364 | 8.4% | 19,578 | 17,835 | 9.8% |
| 9168 | 6776 | 35.3% | 76,277 | 89,127 | -14.4% |
| 9024 | 10,975 | -17.8% | 108,700 | 122,868 | -11.5% |
| 10,786 | 9156 | 17.8% | 120,395 | 108,616 | 10.8% |
| 17,230 | 17,662 | -2.4% | 86,107 | 64,188 | 34.1% |
| 9698 | 9023 | 7.5% | 102,951 | 103,377 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1202 | 65.9% | 13,457 | 16,846 | -20.1% |
| 7589 | 5574 | 36.2% | 79,072 | 55,824 | 41.6% |
| 6801 | 5094 | 33.5% | 72,333 | 73,675 | -1.8% |
| 8628 | 7583 | 13.8% | 100,463 | 87,081 | 15.4% |
| 21,241 | 12,741 | 66.7% | 165,954 | 142,817 | 16.2% |
| 348 | 397 | -12.3% | 3827 | 6551 | -41.6% |
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Total | 152,006 | 131,360 | 15.7% | 1,514,887 | 1,454,090 | 4.2% |
Offroaders | Nov. 2016 | Nov. 2015 | % Change | 2016 YTD | 2015 YTD | % Change |
| 12,957 | 13,948 | -7.1% | 176,053 | 186,835 | -5.8% |
| --- | 169 | -100% | 38 | 10,602 | -99.6% |
| 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 9 | 226 | -96.0% |
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Total | 12,958 | 14,118 | -8.2% | 176,100 | 197,663 | -10.9% |
Tall Wagons & Crossovers | Nov. 2016 | Nov. 2015 | % Change | 2016 YTD | 2015 YTD | % Change |
| --- | 527 | -100% | 726 | 8491 | -91.5% |
| 17,769 | 13,079 | 35.9% | 162,203 | 136,227 | 19.1% |
| 4 | 602 | -99.3% | 588 | 20,950 | -97.2% |
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Total | 17,773 | 14,208 | 25.1% | 163,517 | 165,668 | -1.3% |
Source: Automakers & ANDCGCBC isn't here to break down segments, an impossible task for any group, but to display sales data for the sake of comparison. The more ways sales data can be displayed, the better. This explains why you'll see the Outback and Venza here but also with midsize cars, too, and the pricey FJ Cruiser and Xterra with smaller utilities and the Volkswagen Touareg with luxury SUVs... because readers have wanted it both ways. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.
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U.S. sales of the Ford Explorer, America's best-selling three-row vehicle, declined for a sixth consecutive month in October 2016, falling by a tenth to 18,597 units. Explorer sales are down 2% to 207,022 this year, well in excess of other family-oriented utility vehicles.
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2016 YTDU.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - October 2016 YTD
The Toyota Highlander, however, jumped 33% to 17,668 units in October, 1532 sales ahead of the Police Interceptor-excluded Explorer. ![auto sales chart USA midsize SUv sales chart October 2016](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFqMECegju9-ORSB1wQezz19jlOHbZUNZYDeXtH0vKngrpJqcmtMTkpZoSuXxouUh2CNyxxqFPvcSnO-aS-m9-O8Gj17ucCraR7e_u-re-LHSekt0GtaUr0BY1NW-fJ0fb9QOxsQzWwfw/s200/USA+midsize+SUV+sales+chart+October+2016.jpg) |
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Persistently constrained by supply, Honda Pilot volume was down by a third in October. With roughly the similar level of volume, sales of the GMC Acadia, new this year, were up by nearly a quarter.
At a similar price point but with only two rows, Jeep Grand Cherokee volume continues to grow. The Grand Cherokee, Jeep's flagship, now trails the smaller Cherokee by only 84 sales, year-to-date.
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 • November 2016 • September 2016 • October 2015 SUV | October 2016 | October 2015 | % Change | 2016 YTD | 2015 YTD | % Change |
| 4017 | 4702 | -14.6% | 44,720 | 51,487 | -13.1% |
| 10,984 | 9155 | 20.0% | 97,126 | 102,118 | -4.9% |
| 4651 | 5134 | -9.4% | 57,744 | 51,253 | 12.7% |
| 8064 | 10,011 | -19.4% | 111,140 | 105,720 | 5.1% |
| 18,597 | 20,723 | -10.3% | 207,022 | 210,894 | -1.8% |
| 1066 | 1409 | -24.3% | 18,100 | 16,471 | 9.9% |
| 8569 | 6928 | 23.7% | 67,109 | 82,351 | -18.5% |
| 8677 | 12,913 | -32.8% | 99,676 | 111,893 | -10.9% |
| 11,311 | 11,060 | 2.3% | 109,609 | 99,460 | 10.2% |
| 17,867 | 16,405 | 8.9% | 171,793 | 158,084 | 8.7% |
| 7651 | 8593 | -11.0% | 93,253 | 94,354 | -1.2% |
| 1842 | 1484 | 24.1% | 11,463 | 15,644 | -26.7% |
| 10,701 | 5350 | 100% | 71,483 | 50,250 | 42.3% |
| 6421 | 5584 | 15.0% | 65,532 | 68,581 | -4.4% |
| 8537 | 8596 | -0.7% | 91,835 | 79,498 | 15.5% |
| 17,668 | 13,316 | 32.7% | 144,713 | 130,076 | 11.3% |
| 271 | 840 | -67.7% | 3479 | 6154 | -43.5% |
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Total | 146,894 | 142,203 | 3.3% | 1,465,797 | 1,434,288 | 2.2% |
Offroaders | October 2016 | October 2015 | % Change | 2016 YTD | 2015 YTD | % Change |
| 14,469 | 15,632 | -7.4% | 163,096 | 172,887 | -5.7% |
| --- | 421 | -100% | 38 | 10,433 | -99.6% |
| --- | 1 | -100% | 8 | 225 | -96.4% |
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Total | 14,469 | 16,054 | -9.9% | 163,142 | 183,545 | -11.1% |
Tall Wagons & Crossovers | October 2016 | October 2015 | % Change | 2016 YTD | 2015 YTD | % Change |
| 1 | 737 | -99.9% | 726 | 7964 | -90.9% |
| 18,008 | 14,729 | 22.3% | 144,434 | 123,148 | 17.3% |
| 4 | 1191 | -99.7% | 584 | 20,348 | -97.1% |
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Total | 18,013 | 16,657 | 8.1% | 145,744 | 151,460 | -3.8% |
Source: Automakers & ANDCGCBC isn't here to break down segments, an impossible task for any group, but to display sales data for the sake of comparison. The more ways sales data can be displayed, the better. This explains why you'll see the Outback and Venza here but also with midsize cars, too, and the pricey FJ Cruiser and Xterra with smaller utilities and the Volkswagen Touareg with luxury SUVs... because readers have wanted it both ways. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.
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