Small SUV Sales In America - October 2015 YTD

The Honda CR-V has secured for itself a victory as America's best-selling SUV in calendar year 2015, the fourth consecutive year of leadership for the CR-V.

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U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2015 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - October 2015 YTD

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While CR-V sales slid 1% in October 2015, the middle-rung Honda utility vehicle was still America's top-selling utility vehicle for a 14th consecutive month. Toyota's second-ranked RAV4 was 776 sales abaft.

Combined, the CR-V, RAV4, Nissan Rogue, Ford Escape, and Chevrolet Equinox earned 56% of all small/compact SUV/crossover sales in America in October 2015, leaving 44% of the volume for their eleven rivals. Volkswagen, with a 167% increase from the exclusively-gas-powered Tiguan, was able to sell a handful more new vehicles in October 2015 than in October 2014 despite the automaker's diesel emissions scandal. 

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Huge year-over-year sales gains were also reported by the Rogue and Mazda CX-5. Hyundai Tucson volume more than doubled, as did sales of the low-volume Mitsubishi Outlander.

Among subcompact utility vehicles, October's top seller was the Chevrolet Trax, which pipped the Jeep Renegade by 380 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 small SUVs and crossovers any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

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Small SUVs  & Crossovers	October 2015	October 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Captiva Sport	---	32	-100%	55	35,275	-99.8%
Chevrolet Equinox	22,086	17,603	25.5%	236,128	202,408	16.7%
Dodge Journey	9525	6935	37.3%	88,920	77,621	14.6%
Ford Escape	24,719	24,919	-0.8%	257,731	255,081	1.0%
GMC Terrain	9987	6803	46.8%	93,382	86,247	8.3%
Honda CR-V	29,032	29,257	-0.8%	288,531	270,272	6.8%
Hyundai Tucson	7298	3592	103%	48,374	40,550	19.3%
Jeep Cherokee	17,673	15,715	12.5%	178,785	143,848	24.3%
Jeep Compass	6101	4301	41.9%	52,987	52,219	1.5%
Jeep Patriot	10,191	6524	56.2%	98,910	76,482	29.3%
Kia Sportage	4476	3743	19.6%	43,484	36,386	19.5%
Mazda CX-5	9264	5991	54.6%	91,277	84,181	8.4%
Mitsubishi Outlander	2040	976	109%	15,402	10,958	40.6%
Nissan Rogue	24,939	14,685	69.8%	238,146	169,253	40.7%
Subaru Forester	15,172	12,971	17.0%	144,740	130,911	10.6%
Toyota RAV4	28,256	21,524	31.3%	256,178	223,593	14.6%
Volkswagen Tiguan	4815	1803	167%	27,036	20,923	29.2%
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Total	225,574	177,374	27.2%	2,160,066	1,916,208	12.7%

Subcompact SUVs & Crossovers	October 2015	October 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	6633	4780	38.8%	55,918	41,213	35.7%
Chevrolet Trax *	8175	---	---	51,226	---	---
Fiat 500X *	2178	---	---	5634	---	---
Honda HR-V *	4502	---	---	33,727	---	---
Jeep Renegade	7795	---	---	44,626	---	---
Mazda CX-3 *	1382	---	---	3420	---	---
Mini Countryman *	1219	2035	-40.1%	13,278	19,159	-30.7%
Mini Paceman *	23	183	-87.4%	1340	1682	-20.3%
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport *	3094	2468	25.4%	30,655	25,620	19.7%
Nissan Juke *	1804	1768	2.0%	23,266	34,021	-31.6%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	7313	5372	36.1%	74,051	59,675	24.1%
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Total	44,118	16,606	166%	337,141	181,370	85.9%

Offroaders	October 2015	October 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Jeep Wrangler *	15,751	13,665	15.3%	173,264	147,733	17.3%
Nissan Xterra *	421	1081	-61.1%	10,433	14,281	-26.9%
Toyota FJ Cruiser *	1	949	-99.9%	225	13,602	-98.3%
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Total	16,173	15,695	3.0%	183,922	175,616	4.7%

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. This explains why you'll see the Encore and XV Crosstrek are listed with small cars, too, and the pricey FJ Cruiser and Xterra with midsizers, as well... 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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