Midsize SUV Sales In America - January 2014

During a month in which the segment-leading Ford Explorer suffered a 16% year-over-year U.S. sales decline and midsize utility vehicles collectively slid 6%, the Toyota Highlander's 21% jump translated to the biggest volume jump. 1845 more Highlanders were sold in January 2014 than in January 2013.

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The trend is in the Highlander's favour, and perhaps we shouldn't be surprised. At the end of this second-generation Highlander's reign, Toyota's clear-out is prone to producing significant year-over-year improvements. But this is nothing new: U.S. Highlander sales have increased in each of the last four years and in 11 of the last 13 months. 

More important for Toyota in the coming months won't be what happened over the last four years but what will happen when the much improved, roomier, more aggressively-designed 2014 Highlander arrives at dealers in large numbers. Cars.com says fewer than half of the 9600 Highlanders currently in stock are of the new 2014 variety.

One of the new 2014 Highlanders visited GCBC Towers over the last week and did almost everything very well. And its centre console storage box is massive. A year ago, the Highlander trailed the Ford Explorer by 6376 units. Fast forward to January 2014 and the Explorer outsold the Highlander by just 2134 units while the gap between non-Police Interceptor Explorers and the Highlander totalled only 1020 units.

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 now sortable, so you can rank midsize SUVs and crossovers any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

Click Column Headers To Sort • January 2015 • February 2014 • December 2013 • January 2013

SUV	January 2014	January 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Buick Enclave	3509	4895	-28.3%	3509	4895	-28.3%
Chevrolet Traverse	5368	6770	-20.7%	5368	6770	-20.7%
Dodge Durango	4128	3380	22.1%	4128	3380	22.1%
Ford Edge	9411	9614	-2.1%	9411	9614	-2.1%
Ford Explorer	12,810	15,207	-15.8%	12,810	15,207	-15.8%
Ford Flex	1650	1615	2.2%	1650	1615	2.2%
GMC Acadia	5463	5188	5.3%	5463	5188	5.3%
Honda Pilot	6224	7405	-15.9%	6224	7405	-15.9%
Hyundai Santa Fe *	6721	5991	12.2%	6721	5991	12.2%
Hyundai Veracruz	1	32	-96.9%	1	32	-96.9%
Jeep Grand Cherokee	12,207	11,065	10.3%	12,207	11,065	10.3%
Kia Sorento *	7098	8005	-11.3%	7098	8005	-11.3%
Mazda CX-9	1490	2116	-29.6%	1490	2116	-29.6%
Mitsubishi Endeavor	---	5	-100%	---	5	-100%
Nissan Murano	2188	2996	-27.0%	2188	2996	-27.0%
Nissan Pathfinder	5308	6281	-15.5%	5308	6281	-15.5%
Subaru Tribeca	86	159	-45.9%	86	159	-45.9%
Toyota 4Runner	3958	4485	-11.8%	3958	4485	-11.8%
Toyota Highlander	10,676	8831	20.9%	10,676	8831	20.9%
Volkswagen Touareg *	544	962	-43.5%	544	962	-43.5%
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Total	98,840	105,002	-5.9%	98,840	105,002	-5.9%

Offroaders	January 2014	January 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Jeep Wrangler *	9553	8854	7.9%	9553	8854	7.9%
Nissan Xterra *	1518	997	52.3%	1518	997	52.3%
Toyota FJ Cruiser *	1162	1232	-5.7%	1162	1232	-5.7%
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Total	12,233	11,083	10.4%	12,233	11,083	10.4%

Tall Wagons  & Crossovers	January 2014	January 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Honda Crosstour *	1176	1273	-7.6%	1176	1273	-7.6%
Subaru Outback *	8230	8632	-4.7%	8230	8632	-4.7%
Toyota Venza *	1993	3371	-40.9%	1993	3371	-40.9%
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Total	11,399	13,276	-14.1%	11,399	13,276	-14.1%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* vehicle also displayed in another GCBC segment breakdown
GCBC 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, right? This explains why you'll see the Outback and Venza here but also with midsize cars, too, and the tweener-sized Sorento and Santa Fe are shown with midsize SUVs and small SUVs, 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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