Small SUV Sales In Canada - July 2015 YTD

Canadians nearly made the Nissan Rogue their favourite small SUV/crossover, and thus their favourite utility vehicle overall, in July 2015. The perennial best seller, Ford's Escape, finished July only two units ahead of Nissan's most popular model.

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Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - July 2015 YTD
Canada Vehicle Sales Brand Rankings - July 2015 YTD
Canada SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings - July 2015 YTD

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During a month in which Canadian sales of SUVs and crossovers jumped 15%, the core group of Escape-class utility vehicles were up just 5% to nearly 30,000 units. That's well ahead of the rate of growth posted by the overall industry – 0.5% – but well back of the expansion achieved among small premium brand SUVs, which jumped 21% last month.

Part of the blame for the less rapid growth can likely be attributed to a flock of new subcompact crossovers. While they haven't made it impossible for vehicles like the Honda CR-V to increase their volume, the rate at which vehicles like the CR-V are growing is likely slowed by the presence of vehicles like the Honda HR-V.

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Mazda Canada, for example, sold 2166 CX-5s in July 2015. But the company also sold 1010 copies of the subcompact CX-3. If the CX-3 didn't exist – which it didn't at this time last year – doesn't it seem possible that Mazda would likely have sold more CX-5s? Perhaps. But not 1010 more, that's for sure.

In other words, while the subcompact crossover category likely steals a measure of sales away from traditional small SUVs and crossovers, the main achievement of this burgeoning category is displayed in its ability to grow the SUV/CUV market as a whole.

Now, for some housekeeping. If you feel the small SUV/crossover table below is shorter than before, well, that's because it is. The Kia Sorento is bigger than it used to be. The Hyundai Santa Fe treads middle ground between these small utilities and vehicles like the Ford Edge. Whereas before we showed the Sorento and Santa Fe both with these small utilities – with which the Sorento and Santa Fe lineups still compete, based on price – and midsize utilities, we're reserving them exclusively for the midsize category from now on. These decisions aren't purely based on size nor are they purely based on price. We also take into account conversations with experts, buyers, and sales personnel. As always, if you don't appreciate their absence in this category or don't approve of their inclusion in the other, you can always see all vehicles ranked together in one place and compile your own list.

You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly Canadian 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.

Click Column Headers To Sort • July 2016 • August 2015 • June 2015 • July 2014

Small SUVs  & Crossovers	July 2015	July 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Equinox	1432	1734	-17.4%	11,142	12,382	-10.0%
Dodge Journey	2349	2573	-8.7%	14,208	15,105	-5.9%
Ford Escape	3664	5078	-27.8%	27,262	30,396	-10.3%
GMC Terrain	838	1032	-18.8%	6228	6803	-8.5%
Honda CR-V	3280	3206	2.3%	22,200	19,980	11.1%
Hyundai Tucson	999	913	9.4%	8599	7526	14.3%
Jeep Cherokee	3426	1930	77.5%	16,869	12,209	38.2%
Jeep Compass	138	409	-66.3%	2185	3522	-38.0%
Jeep Patriot	1010	346	192%	6381	3076	107%
Kia Sportage	568	485	17.1%	3571	3647	-2.1%
Mazda CX-5	2166	1871	15.8%	12,568	11,280	11.4%
Mitsubishi Outlander	624	451	38.4%	2907	2813	3.3%
Nissan Rogue	3662	2801	30.7%	20,564	16,688	23.2%
Subaru Forester	1206	1052	14.6%	7327	7702	-4.9%
Toyota RAV4	3287	3071	7.0%	23,667	19,195	23.3%
Volkswagen Tiguan	988	1209	-18.3%	6601	6308	4.6%
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Total	29,637	28,161	5.2%	192,279	178,632	7.6%

Smallest SUVs & Crossovers	July 2015	July 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	514	495	3.8%	2789	3123	-10.7%
Chevrolet Trax *	693	776	-10.7%	3998	4557	-12.3%
Fiat 500X *	252	---	---	274	---	---
Honda HR-V *	1936	---	---	2639	---	---
Jeep Renegade	319	---	---	736	---	---
Mazda CX-3 *	1010	---	---	2531	---	---
Mini Countryman *	124	180	-31.1%	654	988	-33.8%
Mitsubishi RVR *	584	543	7.6%	3265	3524	-7.3%
Nissan Juke *	394	351	12.3%	2702	2330	16.0%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	789	622	26.8%	4767	4108	16.0%
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Total	6615	2967	123%	24,355	18,630	30.7%

Offroaders	July 2015	July 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Jeep Wrangler *	2000	2797	-28.5%	13,146	14,273	-7.9%
Nissan Xterra *	154	83	85.5%	1011	659	53.4%
Toyota FJ Cruiser *	---	65	-100%	8	499	-98.4%
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Total	2154	2945	-26.9%	14,165	15,431	-8.2%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada
* 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 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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