Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada - 2011 Year End

For the most part, Canada's best-selling SUVs and crossovers were a more popular bunch this year than they were last year. The three leaders, the fifth and seventh place finishers, the ninth-through-14th place finishers, and a few others in the top 20 posted year-over-year gains. Take a look at Canada's 25 best-selling cars and you will not spot the same trend.

As in 2010, the Ford Escape was the best-selling SUV in Canada in 2011. Dodge Journey sales would have needed to be 52% stronger in order to put up a fight. The Escape wasn't just Canada's best-selling SUV, it was far and away Canada's best-selling SUV. 2.8% of all new vehicles sold in Canada in 2011 were Escapes. Compare that with the Journey's measly 1.8% figure or the tenth place Tucson's 0.9% result. There's no doubt that Canadians, whether they're personal buyers or business owners or rental companies, love the Ford Escape. Or at least they love its low price, an attribute the next Escape may not be able to replicate.

2013 Ford Escape

Including the two leaders, there are nine so-called domestic SUVs or crossovers on the list of Canada's 20 best-selling SUVs you'll scan you've already scanned below. That leaves seven Japanese entries (one of which wears a premium badge) and four Korean utilities. Keep in mind, there are only five Korean SUVs/crossovers currently on sale in Canada. Hyundai's Veracruz found just 1525 buyers in 2011. Kia also sold 137 copies of the now defunct Borrego.

Jeep's landing percentage isn't bad, either. Of the five SUVs Jeep sells, three are among Canada's 20 best sellers. Jeep also sold 1950 Libertys and 6619 Compasses. The Jeep Wrangler, seventh on this list, was up 41.3% in 2011. The Wrangler is the only vehicle from GoodCarBadCar's Good 12 to make it onto this best seller list.

These are the 20 best-selling SUVs in Canada. Check out detailed monthly and yearly sales figures for each nameplate, and any other nameplate currently available in Canada, by accessing the dropdown menu in the top right of this page.

Rank	Best-Selling SUV	2011	2010	% Change
#1	Ford Escape	44,248	43,038	+ 2.8%
#2	Dodge Journey	29,021	23,785	+ 22.0%
#3	Honda CR-V	25,076	24,930	+ 0.6%
#4	Hyundai Santa Fe	24,121	27,882	- 13.5%
#5	Chevrolet Equinox	22,468	19,261	+ 16.7%
#6	Toyota RAV4	21,550	22,810	- 5.5%
#7	Jeep Wrangler	15,636	11,062	+ 41.3%
#8	Ford Edge	15,633	17,040	- 8.3%
#9	Kia Sorento	15,105	10,214	+ 47.9%
#10	Hyundai Tucson	14,309	12,923	+ 10.7%
#11	Nissan Rogue	14,191	13,199	+ 7.5%
#12	GMC Terrain	11,817	10,148	+ 16.4%
#13	Jeep Grand Cherokee	10,283	7255	+ 41.7%
#14	Ford Explorer	9406	4292	+ 119%
#15	Subaru Forester	8673	8941	- 3.0%
#16	Jeep Patriot	8421	10,753	- 21.7%
#17	Kia Sportage	7766	3498	+ 122%
#18	Mitsubishi RVR	7064	801	+ 782%
#19	Lexus RX	6760	7383	- 8.4%
#20	Mazda CX-7	6710	4466	+ 50.2%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC 
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales

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