U.S. sales of full-size SUVs jumped 52% in October 2016, yet another massive leap forward after a 50% jump in September and a first-half in which sales rose 7%.
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2016 YTD
Led, as always, by General Motors, sales of volume brand, body-on-frame SUVs grew to 34,344 units in October. GM's quartet of Chevrolet and GMC sport-utes were responsible for 81% of that total.
Throw in the Cadillac Escalade and its ESV long-wheelbase sibling and GM's full-size SUVs accounted for 12% of GM's total volume, up from 7% a year ago.The Chevrolet Tahoe, with 11,976 October sales, is now up 15% through the first ten months of 2016 compared with the same period one year ago. At this pace, GM could sell more than 100,000 Tahoes in 2016, the first 100K+ year since 2007.
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. This table is sortable, so you can rank large sport-utility vehicles any which way you like. Mobile users can now thumb across the table 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 |
| 6650 | 3585 | 85.5% | 45,932 | 39,300 | 16.9% |
| 11,976 | 6624 | 80.8% | 81,976 | 71,352 | 14.9% |
| 3893 | 3924 | -0.8% | 49,372 | 34,407 | 43.5% |
| 5677 | 3525 | 61.0% | 41,002 | 33,536 | 22.3% |
| 3469 | 2722 | 27.4% | 27,582 | 23,661 | 16.6% |
| 1740 | 970 | 79.4% | 9823 | 10,769 | -8.8% |
| 939 | 1303 | -27.9% | 10,073 | 10,602 | -5.0% |
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Total | 34,344 | 22,653 | 51.6% | 265,760 | 223,627 | 18.8% |
RECOMMENDED READINGLarge SUV Sales In America - November 2016Large SUV Sales In America - September 2016Large SUV Sales In America - October 2015Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In America - October 2016U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - October 2016
With a 0.1% uptick during a month in which U.S. auto sales tumbled 6%, a month with two fewer selling days, the Ford F-Series was easily America's best-selling vehicle line in October 2016.
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2016 YTD
On a daily selling rate basis – October 2016 featured two fewer selling days than October 2015 — the Ford F-Series was actually up 8%. Combined, GM's full-size truck twins, Silverado and Sierra, trailed the F-Series by 724 units. Pickup trucks grabbed the top three spots. The Honda CR-V, America's top-selling utility vehicle, also outsold all passenger cars. |
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Compared with October of last year, the Nissan Versa, Kia Optima, and Ford Focus have all been knocked out of the top 30. In their place, you'll instead find the 30th-ranked Chevrolet Tahoe, 29th-ranked Kia Soul, and the 18th-ranked Toyota Highlander.
We've already published October lists for the 20 best-selling cars, 20 best-selling SUVs and crossovers, and complete figures for every pickup truck, links to which you'll find below. Throwing all those vehicles into one group results in this list of the 30 best-selling vehicles overall. We end up with five pickup trucks, 12 cars, and 13 utility vehicles.
Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these top-selling vehicles 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.
November 2016 • September 2016 • October 2015 Rank | Vehicle | October
2016 | October
2015 | %
Change | 2016
YTD | 2015
YTD | %
Change |
#1 | Ford F-Series | 65,542 | 65,500 | 0.1% | 661,198 | 629,951 | 5.0% |
#2 | Chevrolet Silverado | 49,768 | 51,647 | -3.6% | 475,324 | 492,551 | -3.5% |
#3 | Ram P/U | 43,891 | 41,042 | 6.9% | 404,977 | 374,579 | 8.1% |
#4 | Honda CR-V | 30,306 | 29,032 | 4.4% | 293,799 | 288,531 | 1.8% |
#5 | Toyota Corolla | 29,735 | 29,359 | 1.3% | 318,737 | 309,454 | 3.0% |
| Toyota Corolla Sedan * | 28,516 | 27,951 | 2.0% | 304,334 | 306,691 | -0.8% |
| Toyota Corolla iM * | 1,219 | 1,408 | -13.4% | 14,403 | 2,761 | 422% |
#6 | Toyota Camry | 29,562 | 34,781 | -15.0% | 327,015 | 361,111 | -9.4% |
#7 | Toyota RAV4 | 26,429 | 28,256 | -6.5% | 286,809 | 256,178 | 12.0% |
#8 | Honda Civic | 26,359 | 27,789 | -5.1% | 310,142 | 277,538 | 11.7% |
#9 | Honda Accord | 25,551 | 30,121 | -15.2% | 284,170 | 294,935 | -3.6% |
#10 | Ford Escape | 23,505 | 24,719 | -4.9% | 258,269 | 257,731 | 0.2% |
#11 | Nissan Rogue | 21,179 | 24,939 | -15.1% | 262,798 | 238,146 | 10.4% |
#12 | Nissan Altima | 20,257 | 20,948 | -3.3% | 262,578 | 283,372 | -7.3% |
#13 | Chevrolet Equinox | 19,664 | 22,086 | -11.0% | 193,400 | 236,128 | -18.1% |
#14 | Ford Fusion | 18,686 | 23,668 | -21.0% | 229,148 | 255,143 | -10.2% |
#15 | Ford Explorer | 18,597 | 20,723 | -10.3% | 207,022 | 210,894 | -1.8% |
#16 | Subaru Outback | 18,008 | 14,729 | 22.3% | 144,434 | 123,148 | 17.3% |
#17 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 17,867 | 16,405 | 8.9% | 171,793 | 158,084 | 8.7% |
#18 | Toyota Highlander | 17,668 | 13,316 | 32.7% | 144,713 | 130,076 | 11.3% |
#19 | Chevrolet Cruze | 17,126 | 15,710 | 9.0% | 155,138 | 193,680 | -19.9% |
#20 | Chevrolet Malibu | 16,151 | 24,725 | -34.7% | 186,540 | 171,886 | 8.5% |
#21 | Hyundai Elantra | 15,917 | 15,868 | 0.3% | 172,967 | 209,830 | -17.6% |
#22 | Toyota Tacoma | 15,875 | 15,233 | 4.2% | 158,586 | 148,905 | 6.5% |
#23 | Subaru Forester | 15,330 | 15,172 | 1.0% | 145,982 | 144,740 | 0.7% |
#24 | GMC Sierra | 15,050 | 18,521 | -18.7% | 179,490 | 180,174 | -0.4% |
#25 | Hyundai Sonata | 14,972 | 16,071 | -6.8% | 170,251 | 173,751 | -2.0% |
#26 | Jeep Wrangler | 14,469 | 15,632 | -7.4% | 163,096 | 172,887 | -5.7% |
#27 | Nissan Sentra | 14,168 | 14,974 | -5.4% | 183,644 | 169,244 | 8.5% |
#28 | Jeep Cherokee | 13,531 | 17,533 | -22.8% | 171,877 | 177,874 | -3.4% |
#29 | Kia Soul | 13,036 | 12,246 | 6.5% | 120,859 | 124,929 | -3.3% |
#30 | Chevrolet Tahoe | 11,976 | 6,624 | 80.8% | 81,976 | 71,352 | 14.9% |
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