Small SUV Sales In Canada - August 2015 YTD

Canadian sales of the Ford Explorer are surging, but its little brother, the Escape, continues to decline.

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Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - August 2015 YTD
Canada SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - August 2015 YTD

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The Escape is, of course, Canada's best-selling SUV/crossover month in and month out. But Escape volume has declined, on a year-over-year basis, in each of the last four months and in seven of the last eight months. Year-to-date, Escape sales in Canada are 3773 units lower than they were at this stage in 2014. 

The Escape will end 2015 as Canada's top-selling small utility vehicle and the country's best-selling SUV/crossover overall. With four months remaining on the calendar, the Escape is 4647 sales ahead of the second-ranked Toyota RAV4. 

For the RAV4 to unseat the perennial leader, the Toyota would need to outsell the Escape by 1162 sales in each of the last four months. In August, the RAV4 trailed the Escape by 1052 sales.

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Clearly then, the Escape is losing market share at a rapid rate. Through the first eight months of 2014, 17% of the small utility vehicles sold in Canada were Escapes. That figure fell to 14% through the first eight months of 2015. 

In the overall SUV/crossover scheme, the Escape's market share has fallen from 9% in 2014 to 7% in 2015. The cause of the decline? Not only are many of the Escape's direct rivals selling far more often this year than last – Cherokee, Rogue, and RAV4 are collectively up 27%, or 15,001 units – but all-new crossovers are attracting clientele, as well. Subcompact SUV sales in August, for example, were up 89% as four nameplates which weren't on sale at this time last year generated 3013 Canadian sales.

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 • August 2016 • September 2015 • July 2015 • August 2014

Small SUVs  & Crossovers	August 2015	August 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Equinox	1774	1445	22.8%	12,916	13,827	-6.6%
Dodge Journey	3020	2008	50.4%	17,228	17,113	0.7%
Ford Escape	4442	5081	-12.6%	31,704	35,477	-10.6%
GMC Terrain	905	1040	-13.0%	7133	7843	-9.1%
Honda CR-V	3351	2920	14.8%	25,551	22,900	11.6%
Hyundai Tucson	2205	1002	120%	10,804	8528	26.7%
Jeep Cherokee	3469	2038	70.2%	20,338	14,247	42.8%
Jeep Compass	247	584	-57.7%	2432	4106	-40.8%
Jeep Patriot	1021	533	91.6%	7402	3609	105%
Kia Sportage	634	550	15.3%	4205	4197	0.2%
Mazda CX-5	2150	2048	5.0%	14,718	13,328	10.4%
Mitsubishi Outlander	820	605	35.5%	3727	3418	9.0%
Nissan Rogue	3632	2800	29.7%	24,196	19,488	24.2%
Subaru Forester	970	915	6.0%	8297	8617	-3.7%
Toyota RAV4	3390	3660	-7.4%	27,057	22,855	18.4%
Volkswagen Tiguan	1125	1005	11.9%	7726	7313	5.6%
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Total	33,155	28,234	17.4%	225,434	206,866	9.0%

Subcompact SUVs & Crossovers	August 2015	August 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	406	629	-35.5%	3195	3752	-14.8%
Chevrolet Trax *	861	990	-13.0%	4859	5547	-12.4%
Fiat 500X *	89	---	---	363	---	---
Honda HR-V *	1712	---	---	4351	---	---
Jeep Renegade	306	---	---	1042	---	---
Mazda CX-3 *	906	---	---	3437	---	---
Mini Countryman *	155	206	-24.8%	809	1194	-32.2%
Mitsubishi RVR *	628	525	19.6%	3893	4049	-3.9%
Nissan Juke *	367	342	7.3%	3069	2672	14.9%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	771	586	31.6%	5538	4694	18.0%
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Total	6201	3278	89.2%	30,556	21,908	39.5%

Offroaders	August 2015	August 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Jeep Wrangler *	1797	2564	-29.9%	14,943	16,837	-11.2%
Nissan Xterra *	156	77	103%	1167	736	58.6%
Toyota FJ Cruiser *	---	56	---	8	555	-98.6%
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Total	1953	2697	-27.6%	16,118	18,128	-11.1%

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 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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