Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In America - October 2016

Updated at 11:02 AM AT on 11.02.2016.

Ford, because of a fire at the automaker's headquarters, did not release the company's October 2016 and year-to-date auto sales figures on Tuesday as planned. Now, this list of America's 20 best-selling SUVs/crossovers published yesterday afternoon looks different, because Ford submitted the company's model-specific information.

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U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2016 YTD

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Ford Edge sales dropped 19% to 8064 units, not enough to crack the top 20. Ford Explorer sales slid 10%, moving the Explorer down to seventh. The Ford Escape, down 5%, ranked third with 23,505 sales, 6801 units back of the leading Honda CR-V.

Honda CR-V sales rose 4% to 30,306 units in October, the best-selling Honda's fifth consecutive month on top of the SUV/crossover leaderboard. 

Keep in mind, the sales month known as October 2016 had just 26 selling days, down from 28 a year ago. Thus, the daily selling rate of a vehicle such as the Toyota RAV4 grew 1%, although RAV4 "October" volume slid 7%.

October CR-V sales, meanwhile, were by no means slowed by the low-key debut of an all-new CR-V that will be on sale in the coming months. It's pictured above.

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Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these best-selling SUVs and crossovers can always be accessed through the dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats page, and for those not viewing the mobile version of this site, near the top right of this page, as well. Mobile users can now thumb across the table for full-width access. GoodCarBadCar has already published the list of America's best-selling trucks in October and will shortly publish the list of America's 20 best-selling cars.

November 2016 • September 2016 • October 2015

Rank	Best-Selling SUV/Crossover	October 2016	October 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
#1	Honda CR-V	30,306	29,032	4.4%	293,799	288,531	1.8%
#2	Toyota RAV4	26,429	28,256	-6.5%	286,809	256,178	12.0%
#3	Ford Escape	23,505	24,719	-4.9%	258,269	257,731	0.2%
#4	Nissan Rogue	21,179	24,939	-15.1%	262,798	238,146	10.4%
#5	Chevrolet Equinox	19,664	22,086	-11.0%	193,400	236,128	-18.1%
#6	Ford Explorer	18,597	20,723	-10.3%	207,022	210,894	-1.8%
#7	Subaru Outback	18,008	14,729	22.3%	144,434	123,148	17.3%
#8	Jeep Grand Cherokee	17,867	16,405	8.9%	171,793	158,084	8.7%
#9	Toyota Highlander	17,668	13,316	32.7%	144,713	130,076	11.3%
#10	Subaru Forester	15,330	15,172	1.0%	145,982	144,740	0.7%
#11	Jeep Wrangler	14,469	15,632	-7.4%	163,096	172,887	-5.7%
#12	Jeep Cherokee	13,531	17,533	-22.8%	171,877	177,874	-3.4%
#13	Chevrolet Tahoe	11,976	6624	80.8%	81,976	71,352	14.9%
#14	Dodge Journey	11,912	10,198	16.8%	89,858	92,233	-2.6%
#15	Hyundai Santa Fe	11,311	11,060	2.3%	109,609	99,460	10.2%
#16	Chevrolet Traverse	10,984	9155	20.0%	97,126	102,118	-4.9%
#17	Nissan Murano	10,701	5350	100%	71,483	50,250	42.3%
#18	Jeep Patriot	9510	9369	1.5%	105,549	99,035	6.6%
#19	Mazda CX-5	8942	9264	-3.5%	91,381	91,277	0.1%
#20	Chevrolet Trax	8678	8175	6.2%	62,802	51,226	22.6%

Source: Automakers
The Subaru Outback and XV Crosstrek, formerly ranked with cars, are now eligible for best-selling SUV/crossover status on GCBC.

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Fast Charging - September 2016

2016* Update

Following on the original article, here is an update to the table:

            Number of EV's sold by type of Fast Charging protocol

Year	Chademo	CCS	Tesla
2011	33.301
2012	38.852		2.721
2013	72.701	3.391	22.442
2014	100.280	25.521	31.655
2015 2016	108.680 68.394	45.273 29.715	50.567 54.033

As is possible to see, Chademo still has the lead, but growth has stalled since 2015, while CCS this year is being hampered by the fact that brands behind it are focused on plug-in hybrids, where they don't include fast-charging.

2017 and 2018 will be all important years in the race between Chademo and CCS, as the Nissan Leaf will defend Chademo's lead over the CCS-compatible Chevrolet Bolt and the new wave of European and South-Korean BEV's.

Finally, while the Tesla SC is not intended to fight the other two, the truth is that, unlike the softening sales of the other two standards, the strong sales of the Tesla brand has allowed it already to surpass last year result, with the ever-expanding network, top-of-the-range charging abilities and the undisclosed number of Model 3 units adding to the current portfolio of models, expect the Tesla SC to be a serious candidate for the best selling fast charging standard in the next couple of years. 

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