Top 10 Best-Selling American SUVs In Canada - September 2010

Four of Canada's best-selling American SUVs/crossovers are actually just about as Canadian as they are American. Although by GoodCarBadCar.net standards, all ten of the utility vehicles listed below are officially American, the Chevrolet Equinox; Ford Edge; GMC Terrain; and Lincoln MKX are all built in southern Ontario. Incidentally, the Dodge Journey is built in Toluca, Mexico.

By government standards, SUVs and most crossovers are part of the "light truck" category. Light trucks have made quite a comeback in 2010 in Canada, grabbing 53.9% of the market through the end of September compared with 48.1% in the same period of 2009. For that you can thank vehicles like the immensely popular Ford Escape. September 2010 sales of the Escape were up 75.9%. The introduction of the all-new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee spiked Jeep sales in September. In fact, more than one quarter of all Grand Cherokee sales this year came in the month of September alone.

Canada's best-selling American SUVs are in the list below.

#10 - Jeep Liberty: 412
#9 - Lincoln MKX: 567
#8 - Jeep Wrangler: 602
#7 - GMC Terrain: 653
#6 - Jeep Patriot: 905
#5 - Jeep Grand Cherokee: 1039
#4 - Chevrolet Equinox: 1327
#3 - Ford Edge: 2176
#2 - Dodge Journey: 2327
#1 - Ford Escape: 3790

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Impressive though the positive percentage changes in the list below may seem, take a look back and remember 2009. It was one of those periods which shortened the life of your average auto executive by approximately ten or fifteen years. In other words, automotive sales weren't shooting through the roof. All an SUV needed to do in 2010 to outshine the preceding year was, you know, sell at semi-normal levels. 

It just so happens, however, that the Detroit Three are currently producing some of the world's best SUVs and crossovers. GM's three Lambda-platform CUVs from Buick, GMC, and Chevrolet are the class of the large pack. Rough and ready and pretty, the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee just improved its year-to-date total by over 10,000 sales in September alone. And how 'bout that Jeep Wrangler? A recent mid-model freshening should help bring continued success for the 2011 Jeep Wrangler.

But it's actually an older model that's holding fast as America's favourite American utility vehicle. The Ford Escape hasn't had a full redesign since its.... first design. That was more than a decade ago. Facelifted and nipped and tucked and improved, the 2010 Ford Escape sells like hotcakes for two reasons: it was pretty decent to begin with; and the deals are super customer-friendly. It's hard to imagine anyone arguing against the statement that the new for 2010 Chevrolet Equinox isn't better than the Escape. That doesn't stop the Escape from being the better seller. 

For a look at this new type of Best Sellers list on GoodCarBadCar.net, have a look at the paragraphs leading up to this Best-Selling American Cars In America post.

#10 - Buick Enclave: 40,289 ........... +27.6%
#9 - Ford Explorer: 42,835 ............ +17.2%
#8 - Jeep Grand Cherokee: 48,177 ... +21.0%
#7 - GMC Acadia: 49,729 .............. +22.3%
#6 - Chevrolet Tahoe: 55,143 ......... +10.9%
#5 - Jeep Wrangler: 71,623 ........... +10.0%
#4 - Chevrolet Traverse: 78,012 ...... +18.7%
#3 - Ford Edge: 82,135 ................. +35.2%
#2 - Chevrolet Equinox: 99,055 ....... +76.9%
#1 - Ford Escape: 142,820 ............. +13.1%

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