For the fifth consecutive month, the Honda CR-V was Americas top-selling utility vehicle. The CR-V outsold the second-ranked Ford Escape by 3157 units. The third-ranked Toyota RAV4, the last utility vehicle to outsell the CR-V on a monthly basis, was just 230 sales back of the Escape.
• U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - February 2015 YTD
• U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - 2014 Year End
• U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - January 2014
U.S. sales of SUVs and crossovers expanded more rapidly than the overall market (+14%) in January but not quite as fast as the growth experienced in the pickup truck sector (+22%).
Only a handful of moderately high-volume SUVs and crossovers posted year-over-year decreases: the Ford Edge, Dodge Durango, Buick Enclave, Cadillac SRX, and Hyundai Tucson, none of which sold half as often as the top-selling CR-V.
• Top 13 Best-Selling Pickup Trucks In America - January 2015
• Commercial Van Sales In America - January 2015
• Minivan Sales In America - January 2015
There were no new entrants in the utility vehicle arena in January, although the Volvo V60 Cross Country (which we label as a car) attracted its first 28 buyers. The Chevrolet Trax was in its second month on the U.S. market. It ranked 50th overall with 1839 sales, just behind the Mercedes-Benz GLA; just ahead of the Lexus GX460.
• U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - January 2015
• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - January 2015
• U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - January 2015
Reminder: these are January 2015 rankings, but you can sort SUVs/crossovers by January 2014 volume by clicking the January 2014 column header, or you can rank SUVs/crossovers by improvements or declines using the % columns. Or, most importantly, you can list automakers together by selecting the SUV/Crossover column header.
As always, you can find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these vehicles by selecting a make and model at GCBCs Sales Stats page.
Click Column Headers To Sort • February 2015 • December 2014 • January 2014
Rank | SUV/Crossover | January 2015 | January 2014 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Honda CR-V | 23,211 | 18,232 | 27.3% |
| #2 | Ford Escape | 20,054 | 19,459 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Toyota RAV4 | 19,824 | 16,880 | 17.4% |
| #4 | Chevrolet Equinox | 19,555 | 14,547 | 34.4% |
| #5 | Ford Explorer | 17,036 | 12,810 | 33.0% |
| #5.1 | Ford Explorer * | 14,995 | 11,696 | 28.2% |
| #5.2 | Ford Explorer Police Interceptor * | 2,041 | 1,114 | 83.2% |
| #6 | Nissan Rogue | 15,649 | 13,831 | 13.1% |
| #7 | Jeep Cherokee | 15,154 | 10,505 | 44.3% |
| #8 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 12,806 | 12,207 | 4.9% |
| #9 | Honda Pilot | 12,315 | 6,224 | 97.9% |
| #10 | Jeep Wrangler | 11,683 | 9,553 | 22.3% |
| #11 | Subaru Forester | 11,210 | 10,771 | 4.1% |
| #12 | Toyota Highlander | 11,060 | 10,676 | 3.6% |
| #13 | Chevrolet Traverse | 10,151 | 5,368 | 89.1% |
| #14 | GMC Terrain | 8,844 | 7,063 | 25.2% |
| #15 | Hyundai Santa Fe | 7,749 | 6,721 | 15.3% |
| #16 | Ford Edge | 7,581 | 9,411 | -19.4% |
| #17 | Jeep Patriot | 7,563 | 5,577 | 35.6% |
| #18 | Kia Sorento | 7,543 | 7,098 | 6.3% |
| #19 | Dodge Journey | 7,041 | 5,936 | 18.6% |
| #20 | Toyota 4Runner | 6,945 | 3,958 | 75.5% |
| #21 | Chevrolet Tahoe | 6,607 | 3,514 | 88.0% |
| #22 | Lexus RX | 6,569 | 5,607 | 17.2% |
| #23 | Nissan Pathfinder | 6,138 | 5,308 | 15.6% |
| #24 | Mazda CX-5 | 5,949 | 4,998 | 19.0% |
| #25 | GMC Acadia | 5,898 | 5,463 | 8.0% |
| #26 | Acura MDX | 4,381 | 4,241 | 3.3% |
| #27 | Jeep Compass | 4,317 | 4,068 | 6.1% |
| #28 | Chevrolet Suburban | 4,130 | 1,705 | 142% |
| #29 | Nissan Murano | 3,773 | 2,188 | 72.4% |
| #30 | Dodge Durango | 3,585 | 4,128 | -13.2% |
| #31 | Acura RDX | 3,517 | 2,730 | 28.8% |
| #32 | Buick Enclave | 3,497 | 3,509 | -0.3% |
| #33 | Cadillac SRX | 3,485 | 4,446 | -21.6% |
| #34 | Buick Encore | 3,465 | 2,366 | 46.5% |
| #35 | BMW X5 | 3,214 | 2,754 | 16.7% |
| #36 | Mercedes-Benz M-Class | 3,144 | 2,824 | 11.3% |
| #37 | Kia Sportage | 3,054 | 2,587 | 18.1% |
| #38 | Hyundai Tucson | 3,036 | 3,533 | -14.1% |
| #39 | Audi Q5 | 2,927 | 2,774 | 5.5% |
| #40 | Lexus NX | 2,812 | --- | --- |
| #41 | Cadillac Escalade ^ | 2,764 | 1,085 | 155% |
| #41.1 | Cadillac Escalade * | 1,664 | 704 | 136% |
| #41.2 | Cadillac Escalade ESV * | 1,100 | 381 | 189% |
| #42 | GMC Yukon | 2,649 | 1,287 | 106% |
| #43 | Infiniti QX60 | 2,577 | 2,380 | 8.3% |
| #44 | Ford Expedition | 2,460 | 2,139 | 15.0% |
| #45 | Mitsubishi Outlander Sport | 2,267 | 1,838 | 23.3% |
| #46 | Mercedes-Benz GL-Class | 2,121 | 1,541 | 37.6% |
| #47 | Nissan Juke | 2,001 | 3,442 | -41.9% |
| #48 | GMC Yukon XL | 1,965 | 865 | 127% |
| #49 | Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class | 1,878 | --- | --- |
| #50 | Chevrolet Trax | 1,839 | --- | --- |
| #51 | Lexus GX460 | 1,803 | 1,443 | 24.9% |
| #52 | Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 1,752 | 1,612 | 8.7% |
| #53 | Lincoln MKC | 1,602 | --- | --- |
| #54 | Volvo XC60 | 1,517 | 942 | 61.0% |
| #55 | Land Rover Range Rover | 1,481 | 1,221 | 21.3% |
| #56 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 1,473 | 1,777 | -17.1% |
| #57 | Ford Flex | 1,458 | 1,650 | -11.6% |
| #58 | Land Rover Range Rover Evoque | 1,403 | 879 | 59.6% |
| #59 | Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class | 1,398 | 2,302 | -39.3% |
| #60 | Lincoln MKX | 1,358 | 2,479 | -45.2% |
| #61 | BMW X3 | 1,341 | 2,699 | -50.3% |
| #62 | Mazda CX-9 | 1,269 | 1,490 | -14.8% |
| #63 | Infiniti QX80 | 1,248 | 1,023 | 22.0% |
| #64 | Porsche Cayenne | 1,116 | 1,158 | -3.6% |
| #65 | Nissan Armada | 1,029 | 1,029 | 0.0% |
| #66 | Mitsubishi Outlander | 1,003 | 941 | 6.6% |
| #67 | Nissan Xterra | 998 | 1,518 | -34.3% |
| #68 | Lincoln Navigator | 916 | 375 | 144% |
| #69 | Toyota Sequoia | 904 | 787 | 14.9% |
| #70 | Audi Q7 | 880 | 1,268 | -30.6% |
| #71 | Audi Q3 | 873 | --- | --- |
| #72 | Porsche Macan | 796 | --- | --- |
| #73 | Mini Countryman | 745 | 1,074 | -30.6% |
| #74 | Land Rover LR4 | 609 | 599 | 1.7% |
| #75 | Infiniti QX70 | 557 | 645 | -13.6% |
| #76 | BMW X1 | 518 | 1,332 | -61.1% |
| #77 | Volkswagen Touareg | 482 | 544 | -11.4% |
| #78 | BMW X6 | 433 | 382 | 13.4% |
| #79 | BMW X4 | 396 | --- | --- |
| #80 | Lexus LX570 | 293 | 356 | -17.7% |
| #81 | Lincoln MKT | 268 | 362 | -26.0% |
| #82 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 251 | 257 | -2.3% |
| #83 | Mercedes-Benz G-Class | 231 | 122 | 89.3% |
| #84 | Infiniti QX50 | 188 | 197 | -4.6% |
| #85 | Toyota FJ Cruiser | 158 | 1,162 | -86.4% |
| #86 | Mini Paceman | 82 | 111 | -26.1% |
| #87 | Volvo XC90 | 38 | 459 | -91.7% |
| #88 | Land Rover LR2 | 36 | 363 | -90.1% |
| #89 | Chevrolet Captiva Sport | 10 | 3,765 | -99.7% |
| #90 | Subaru Tribeca | --- | 86 | -100% |
| #91 | Acura ZDX | --- | 14 | -100% |
| #92 | Hyundai Veracruz | --- | 1 | -100% |
--- | Total | 391,906 | 328,571 | 19.3% |
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* Italicized, asterisked, unranked lines are nothing more than available breakdowns, already included in the models total, not in addition to the models total.
^ Escalade here does not include sales of the EXT, which is shown with pickup trucks.
Rather than listing the 500L with the Mini Paceman and Countryman in these SUV/crossover rankings, its with cars in large part because it is not available with all-wheel-drive. The placement of numerous crossovers often prompts disagreement, but consider the vehicle types name: crossover. By its very definition, it crosses over from one category into another. The very act of calling, for example, the Toyota Venza a car or a utility vehicle requires ignorance of the fact that the Venza (or Outback, Crosstour, Encore, Countryman, 500L) is a square peg that cant be squeezed through a round hole.
^ Escalade here does not include sales of the EXT, which is shown with pickup trucks.
Rather than listing the 500L with the Mini Paceman and Countryman in these SUV/crossover rankings, its with cars in large part because it is not available with all-wheel-drive. The placement of numerous crossovers often prompts disagreement, but consider the vehicle types name: crossover. By its very definition, it crosses over from one category into another. The very act of calling, for example, the Toyota Venza a car or a utility vehicle requires ignorance of the fact that the Venza (or Outback, Crosstour, Encore, Countryman, 500L) is a square peg that cant be squeezed through a round hole.
