Midsize SUV Sales In Canada - September 2015 YTD

As Canadian utility vehicle volume continues to power the market to unseen heights, numerous three-row family crossovers are at the centre of the surge. 

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

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Through the first three quarters of 2015, Canadian SUV/CUV sales are up 11%. But growing faster than the sector average are modern wagons like the Dodge Durango (up 26%), Hyundai Santa Fe XL (up 29%), Honda Pilot (up 23%), and Ford Explorer (up 15%).

The Pilot, newly launched for model year 2016, is in its third generation, having lost much of its former boxy styling and finally upgraded its powertrain.

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A $53,000 example sits in GCBC's driveway this week, awaiting a comparison between GCBC's own 2015 Honda Odyssey EX and this Honda Canada loaner. Over the last six months, Pilot sales have jumped 38% as Honda cleared out remaining second-gen models and welcomed the all-new MY2016 Pilot. In August, Pilot volume reached its highest Canadian level ever. 

Canadian consumers prefer the Odyssey, however. During that same six month period, Honda has sold 6787 Odyssey minivans; 4781 Pilots. Will that order switch? The Pilot outsold the Odyssey by 346 units in August; 209 in September.

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 midsize 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 • September 2016 • October 2015 • August 2015 • September 2014

SUV	September 2015	September 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Buick Enclave	236	354	-33.3%	2567	2540	1.1%
Chevrolet Traverse	403	339	18.9%	3127	3098	0.9%
Dodge Durango	146	117	24.8%	2946	2348	25.5%
Ford Edge	1838	1659	10.8%	14,334	14,179	1.1%
Ford Explorer	1847	1434	28.8%	11,434	9904	15.4%
Ford Flex	80	91	-12.1%	1599	2242	-28.7%
GMC Acadia	422	408	3.4%	4806	4266	12.7%
Honda Pilot	951	482	97.3%	5784	4720	22.5%
Hyundai Santa Fe Sport	1906	2416	-21.1%	20,093	21,157	-5.0%
Hyundai Santa Fe XL	558	459	21.6%	4939	3824	29.2%
Jeep Grand Cherokee	653	970	-32.7%	8661	9556	-9.4%
Kia Sorento	1147	1236	-7.2%	11,008	10,663	3.2%
Mazda CX-9	100	69	44.9%	948	1009	-6.0%
Nissan Murano	943	721	30.8%	7137	3538	102%
Nissan Pathfinder	767	889	-13.7%	7488	7319	2.3%
Subaru Tribeca	---	7	-100%	5	113	-95.6%
Toyota 4Runner	562	362	55.2%	4171	3007	38.7%
Toyota Highlander	925	730	26.7%	7700	7429	3.6%
Volkswagen Touareg *	159	240	-33.8%	1591	1674	-5.0%
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Total	13,643	12,983	5.1%	120,338	112,586	6.9%

Offroaders	September 2015	September 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Jeep Wrangler *	1922	1790	7.4%	16,865	18,627	-9.5%
Nissan Xterra *	165	64	158%	1332	800	66.5%
Toyota FJ Cruiser *	---	29	-100%	8	584	-98.6%
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Total	2087	1883	13.9%	18,205	20,011	-9.0%

Tall Wagons  & Crossovers	September 2015	September 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Honda Crosstour *	7	116	-94.0%	289	680	-57.5%
Subaru Outback *	1078	936	15.2%	7399	5812	27.3%
Toyota Venza *	489	650	-24.8%	4942	6202	-20.3%
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Total	1574	1702	-7.5%	12,630	12,694	-0.5%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada
* vehicle also displayed in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ Total Santa Fe volume: down 14.3% to 2646 in September; up 0.2% to 25,032 YTD.
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 Wrangler and Xterra listed with small SUVs, too, and the Subaru Outback shown with mainstream cars... 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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