Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada - May 2015

The Ford Escape was Canada's best-selling utility vehicle in May 2015 despite a 1% drop and a 22% year-over-year improvement in the sales of its next-best-selling rival, the Toyota RAV4.

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Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - May 2015 YTD
Canada SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - May 2015 YTD

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Even with those swings, the Escape finished the month of May with 1168 more sales than the RAV4. Year-to-date, the Escape is 2149 sales ahead of the small Toyota crossover.

Although May was a record-setting month for the Canadian auto industry, the gains compared with May 2014 were, at just 1%, rather slight. Moreover, the improvement was generated by a mix of particularly strong and particularly weak performances by a bevy of auto brands. 

Evidence of those two poles is present in this list of Canada's 20 best-selling SUVs, where Jeep's record-setting 3312 Cherokee sales - a 50% gain - and a 145% increase for the Patriot, are contrasted with nine different year-over-year declines, including 21%, 33%, and 30% losses from the 18th, 19th, and 20th-ranked utility vehicles.

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 May and will shortly publish a list of Canada's most popular cars.

May 2016 • June 2015 • April 2015 • May 2014

Rank	Best-Selling SUV/Crossover	May 2015	May 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
#1	Ford Escape	5403	5452	-0.9%	18,781	19,410	-3.2%
#2	Toyota RAV4	4235	3477	21.8%	16,632	13,283	25.2%
#3	Honda CR-V	3644	3437	6.0%	15,275	13,842	10.4%
#4	Nissan Rogue	3595	2723	32.0%	13,180	11,468	14.9%
#5	Jeep Cherokee	3312	2208	50.0%	11,082	7993	38.6%
#6	Hyundai Santa Fe Sport *	2796	3027	-7.6%	11,051	12,159	-9.1%
#7	Dodge Journey	2630	2337	12.5%	9828	10,460	-6.0%
#8	Jeep Wrangler	2485	2581	-3.7%	8994	8923	0.8%
#9	Ford Edge	2133	2089	2.1%	5875	6491	-9.5%
#10	Chevrolet Equinox	2051	1994	2.9%	7744	9193	-15.8%
#11	Mazda CX-5	1906	2015	-5.4%	8532	7776	9.7%
#12	Jeep Patriot	1588	647	145%	4262	2327	83.2%
#13	Jeep Grand Cherokee	1426	1335	6.8%	4754	4595	3.5%
#14	Subaru Forester	1394	1505	-7.4%	4857	5463	-11.1%
#15	Hyundai Tucson	1385	1394	-0.6%	6624	5650	17.2%
#16	Volkswagen Tiguan	1151	1030	11.7%	4614	4106	12.4%
#17	Toyota Highlander	1099	914	20.2%	4078	4059	0.5%
#18	GMC Terrain	1088	1377	-21.0%	4188	4531	-7.6%
#19	Kia Sorento	1034	1537	-32.7%	6813	5382	26.6%
#20	Ford Explorer	998	1429	-30.2%	4261	4785	-11.0%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada 
* Total Santa Fe Sport/Santa Fe XL: down 1.3% to 3508 in May; down 3.5% to 13,872 YTD.

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