Small SUV Sales In America - August 2015 YTD

As U.S. passenger car sales slid 10% in August 2015 and midsize cars fell 9% to 226,000 units, U.S. sales of small SUVs and crossovers – CR-V/Escape/RAV4 class utilities – jumped 6% to 248,000 units.

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

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Though the fleet-only Chevrolet Captiva Sport is discontinued and contributed 1892 fewer sales to the tally; though the Ford Escape, Toyota RAV4, Mazda CX-5, and GMC Terrain all declined; the massive gains from many competitors and a 2% uptick in sales of the best-selling Honda CR-V powered the category forward.

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That said, the "compact" class didn't grow as quickly as the overall SUV/crossover category, which shot up 11% in August 2015. 

Part of the reason for the overall category's big improvement is down to the subcompact group, the size of which grew from six contenders – not including the FWD-only Kia Soul and others like it – in August 2014 to 11 candidates in August 2015. Last month marked the arrival of the Mazda CX-3, which was generating Canadian sales way back in May. 

In addition to the addition of the Trax, 500X, HR-V, Renegade, and CX-3, most continuing members of the subcompact fleet continue to increase. Only the aging Mini Countryman was down in August. Category-wide sales doubled.

While their total is relatively low – Honda and Toyota sold 65,305 CR-Vs and RAV4s, 22,459 more than the whole subcompact CUV category's total – the gains produced are massive. CR-V-class SUVs/CUVs increased by fewer than 14,000 units in August; subcompact Renegade-class utilities were up by nearly 22,000 units.

GCBC's review of the 2016 Mazda CX-3 will be published later this week. Here's our review of the 2014 Buick Encore.

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.

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

Small SUVs  & Crossovers	August 2015	August 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Captiva Sport	1	1893	-99.9%	55	35,201	-99.8%
Chevrolet Equinox	25,211	21,387	17.9%	192,505	167,539	14.9%
Dodge Journey	9375	9147	2.5%	68,938	63,456	8.6%
Ford Escape	28,870	28,996	-0.4%	204,539	208,444	-1.9%
GMC Terrain	9237	9680	-4.6%	72,460	71,134	1.9%
Honda CR-V	34,771	34,079	2.0%	229,574	217,293	5.7%
Hyundai Tucson	6609	5266	25.5%	33,151	33,369	-0.7%
Jeep Cherokee	18,763	18,235	2.9%	140,888	113,494	24.1%
Jeep Compass	7523	4749	58.4%	39,707	43,252	-8.2%
Jeep Patriot	11,058	9120	21.3%	80,186	60,841	31.8%
Kia Sportage	5749	4494	27.9%	34,996	28,862	21.3%
Mazda CX-5	10,033	10,709	-6.3%	72,906	70,093	4.0%
Mitsubishi Outlander	2188	1134	92.9%	11,413	9101	25.4%
Nissan Rogue	27,665	21,419	29.2%	188,143	137,339	37.0%
Subaru Forester	17,565	16,432	6.9%	114,204	105,356	8.4%
Toyota RAV4	30,534	35,614	-14.3%	200,818	179,345	12.0%
Volkswagen Tiguan	3165	2151	47.1%	19,249	17,446	10.3%
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Total	248,317	234,505	5.9%	1,703,732	1,561,565	9.1%

Subcompact SUVs & Crossovers	August 2015	August 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	6286	4867	29.2%	43,661	32,585	34.0%
Chevrolet Trax *	5985	---	---	36,911	---	---
Fiat 500X *	1029	---	---	2323	---	---
Honda HR-V *	4567	---	---	24,617	---	---
Jeep Renegade	8156	---	---	28,907	---	---
Mazda CX-3 *	698	---	---	698	---	---
Mini Countryman *	1398	2412	-42.0%	10,879	15,216	-28.5%
Mini Paceman *	282	228	23.7%	1215	1304	-6.8%
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport *	3286	2869	14.5%	24,421	20,801	17.4%
Nissan Juke *	2360	2353	0.3%	19,354	30,439	-36.4%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	8799	8244	6.7%	59,324	48,612	22.0%
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Total	42,846	20,973	104%	252,310	148,957	69.4%

Offroaders	August 2015	August 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Jeep Wrangler *	18,160	17,988	1.0%	139,930	120,113	16.5%
Nissan Xterra *	1132	1254	-9.7%	9246	12,092	-23.5%
Toyota FJ Cruiser *	2	1692	-99.9%	223	11,353	-98.0%
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Total	19,294	20,934	-7.8%	149,399	143,558	4.1%

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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