Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada - October 2014

The Ford Escape was Canada's best-selling SUV in October 2014 despite a 5% year-over-year sales increase.

The Escape was joined by two other Fords, the ninth-ranked Edge and 14th-ranked Explorer, on this list of Canada's 20 top-selling SUVs and crossovers. The Explorer was Canada's best-selling three-row-only utility vehicle. (A third row is optional on the better-selling Rogue, Journey, and Sorento. In the United States, leading the three-row utility vehicle category also means leading all three-row vehicles. In Canada, that title belongs to the Dodge Grand Caravan minivan.)

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• Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2014 YTD
• Canada SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - October 2014 YTD

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Toyota's RAV4 was the second-ranked SUV in October and now leads the third-ranked Honda CR-V by 2354 units heading into November. CR-V sales are rising, as well, but not as rapidly. 2013 was a record year for all three of Canada's favourite utility vehicles. 2014 will break those records.

Aside from the Escape, only five other members of this top 20 posted declining October volume: Journey, Equinox, Forester, Terrain, and Pathfinder. In the case of the Equinox, Forester, and Pathfinder, that declining state does not pertain to the first ten months of 2014.

That's just one piece of evidence in support of the theory that the market as a whole is leaning towards these taller vehicles. Total Canadian auto sales are up 5.6% this year to a record-setting 1.58 million through the end of October. SUVs and crossovers are the biggest proponents of growth, as new passenger car volume, while up about 2% in October, is down a little less than 1% so far this year.

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. GoodCarBadCar has already published the list of Canada's best-selling trucks in October and will shortly publish a list of Canada's most popular cars.

October 2015 • November 2014 • September 2014 • October 2013

Rank	Best-Selling SUV/Crossover	October 2014	October 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
#1	Ford Escape	4568	4820	-5.2%	45,152	38,480	17.3%
#2	Toyota RAV4	3791	3051	24.3%	30,974	27,996	10.6%
#3	Honda CR-V	2759	2578	7.0%	28,620	27,581	3.8%
#4	Hyundai Santa Fe Sport *	2414	1946	24.0%	23,571	22,167	6.3%
#5	Nissan Rogue	2071	1231	68.2%	24,359	13,851	75.9%
#6	Dodge Journey	2068	2525	-18.1%	21,584	24,817	-13.0%
#7	Jeep Cherokee	2067	96	2053%	18,469	113	16,244%
#8	Mazda CX-5	1960	1167	68.0%	17,007	14,966	13.6%
#9	Ford Edge	1458	1294	12.7%	15,637	15,112	3.5%
#10	Chevrolet Equinox	1425	1790	-20.4%	16,827	16,714	0.7%
#11	Kia Sorento	1392	970	43.5%	12,055	12,560	-4.0%
#12	Jeep Grand Cherokee	1372	1149	19.4%	10,928	9558	14.3%
#13	Jeep Wrangler	1360	1211	12.3%	19,987	16,692	19.7%
#14	Ford Explorer	1015	978	3.8%	10,919	9082	20.2%
#15	Subaru Forester	938	1102	-14.9%	10,493	9106	15.2%
T16	Hyundai Tucson	919	619	48.5%	10,575	9718	8.8%
T16	GMC Terrain	919	1153	-20.3%	10,090	10,190	-1.0%
#18	Lexus RX	885	765	15.7%	6670	6595	1.1%
#19	Chevrolet Trax	851	627	35.7%	7452	6134	21.5%
#20	Nissan Pathfinder	799	938	-14.8%	8118	6315	28.6%

Source: Automakers & ANDC 
* Total Santa Fe Sport/Santa Fe XL: up 26% to 2843 in October; up 12.3% to 27,824 YTD.
GCBC continues to showcase the Subaru Outback as a passenger car until at least the end of the year. If considered an SUV, the Outback would have ranked 14th in October with 1049 sales.

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