September 2015 YTD U.S. SUV And Crossover Sales Rankings - Top 96 Best-Selling SUVs In America - Every SUV Ranked

Americans registered 31% more SUVs and crossovers in September 2015 than during the same period one year ago, an increase of nearly 123,000 sales over the span of just one month.

The Honda CR-V held on to its crown as the top-selling utility vehicle in America for a third consecutive month thanks to a 26% jump to 29,925 September sales. 

America's favourite three-row SUV, the Ford Explorer, matched the market's average with its own 31% year-over-year improvement.

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U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - September 2016 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - October 2015 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - August 2015 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - September 2014 YTD

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The Lexus RX continued its reign atop the premium SUV/CUV leaderboard with a 4% increase to 7759 U.S. sales last month. The RX ranks 23rd overall through the first nine months of 2015, and we can expect more significant growth as Lexus launches the fourth-generation RX in the latter portion of this year.

Not too far down the premium leaderboard in September sat the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class, the renamed successor to the Mercedes-Benz M-Class. With their sales separated – the GLE also includes a new "coupe" version – they rank 42nd and 79th through the first nine months of 2015. Together, their 36,443 year-to-date sales would place the ML/GLE in 40th position, just behind the Audi Q5.

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Top 13 Best-Selling Pickup Trucks In America - September 2015 YTD
Commercial Van Sales In America - September 2015 YTD
Minivan Sales In America - September 2015 YTD

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The Q5 was one of a large number of premium utilities to post tremendously high sales in September. In the Q5's case, September's 5149 sales, a 59% year-over-year leap forward, represented the model's best month ever, just its second month ever above 5K. Also growing at an above average clip in September were the BMW X6, Volvo XC90 and XC60, Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class, Land Rover LR4 and Range Rover Sport and Range Rover and Range Rover Evoque, Cadillac SRX, Infiniti QX60 and QX70, BMW X3, Lincoln MKT and MKX, and the Porsche Macan. 

Premium utilities heading in the opposite direction include the BMW X1, BMW X5, Lexus LX570, Mercedes-Benz GLK, Cadillac Escalade, and Acura MDX.

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U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - September 2015 YTD
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - September 2015 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - September 2015 YTD

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Reminder: these are year-to-date rankings, but you can sort SUVs/crossovers by September volume by clicking the September 2015 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 GCBC's Sales Stats page.

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

Rank	SUV/Crossover	September 2015 YTD	September 2014 YTD	% Change	September 2015	September 2014	% Change
#1	Honda CR-V	259,499	241,015	7.7%	29,925	23,722	26.1%
#2	Ford Escape	233,012	230,162	1.2%	28,473	21,718	31.1%
#3	Toyota RAV4	227,922	202,069	12.8%	27,104	22,724	19.3%
#4	Chevrolet Equinox	214,042	184,805	15.8%	21,537	17,266	24.7%
#5	Nissan Rogue	213,207	154,568	37.9%	25,064	17,229	45.5%
#6	Ford Explorer	190,171	158,652	19.9%	20,715	15,795	31.1%
#6.1	Ford Explorer *	171,528	143,303	19.7%	19,005	13,770	38.0%
#6.2	Ford Explorer Police Interceptor *	18,643	15,349	21.5%	1,710	2,025	-15.6%
#7	Jeep Cherokee	161,112	128,133	25.7%	20,224	14,639	38.2%
#8	Jeep Wrangler	157,513	134,068	17.5%	17,583	13,955	26.0%
#9	Jeep Grand Cherokee	141,849	136,310	4.1%	15,758	12,854	22.6%
#10	Subaru Forester	129,568	117,940	9.9%	15,364	12,584	22.1%
#11	Toyota Highlander	116,758	105,526	10.6%	12,310	10,542	16.8%
#12	Honda Pilot	98,980	80,247	23.3%	10,238	7,824	30.9%
#13	Ford Edge	95,709	86,051	11.2%	10,262	7,695	33.4%
#14	Chevrolet Traverse	92,963	79,560	16.8%	8,857	7,821	13.2%
#15	Jeep Patriot	88,719	69,958	26.8%	8,533	9,117	-6.4%
#16	Hyundai Santa Fe	88,400	78,907	12.0%	10,752	8,945	20.2%
#17	Kia Sorento	85,761	76,578	12.0%	9,380	6,606	42.0%
#18	GMC Terrain	83,395	79,444	5.0%	10,935	8,310	31.6%
#19	Mazda CX-5	82,013	78,190	4.9%	9,107	8,097	12.5%
#20	Dodge Journey	79,395	70,686	12.3%	10,457	7,230	44.6%
#21	GMC Acadia	75,423	63,873	18.1%	6,647	6,392	4.0%
#22	Toyota 4Runner	70,902	55,271	28.3%	7,506	5,659	32.6%
#23	Lexus RX	69,922	76,216	-8.3%	7,759	7,453	4.1%
#24	Chevrolet Tahoe	64,728	70,528	-8.2%	6,119	5,691	7.5%
#25	Nissan Pathfinder	62,997	60,549	4.0%	6,203	5,325	16.5%
#26	Cadillac SRX	50,712	41,708	21.6%	6,849	3,700	85.1%
#27	Buick Encore	49,285	36,433	35.3%	5,624	3,848	46.2%
#28	Jeep Compass	46,886	47,918	-2.2%	7,179	4,666	53.9%
#29	Buick Enclave	46,785	45,921	1.9%	4,732	4,713	0.4%
#30	Dodge Durango	46,106	48,011	-4.0%	4,884	4,564	7.0%
#31	Nissan Murano	44,900	34,823	28.9%	5,166	4,164	24.1%
#32	Acura MDX	43,457	48,308	-10.0%	4,313	4,864	-11.3%
#33	Chevrolet Trax	43,051	---	---	6,140	---	---
#34	Hyundai Tucson	41,076	36,958	11.1%	7,925	3,589	121%
#35	BMW X5	40,490	33,021	22.6%	2,525	4,398	-42.6%
#36	Kia Sportage	39,008	32,643	19.5%	4,012	3,781	6.1%
#37	Acura RDX	38,502	33,095	16.3%	3,848	3,230	19.1%
#38	Jeep Renegade	36,831	---	---	7,924	---	---
#39	Audi Q5	36,566	30,114	21.4%	5,149	3,240	58.9%
#40	Chevrolet Suburban	35,715	38,588	-7.4%	3,521	4,101	-14.1%
#41	Lexus NX	31,947	---	---	3,113	---	---
#42	Mercedes-Benz M-Class	31,149	32,114	-3.0%	1,659	3,460	-52.1%
#43	Ford Expedition	30,483	32,691	-6.8%	3,489	3,598	-3.0%
#44	GMC Yukon	30,011	30,684	-2.2%	3,963	3,226	22.8%
#45	Infiniti QX60	29,378	22,613	29.9%	3,845	2,182	76.2%
#46	Honda HR-V	29,225	---	---	4,608	---	---
#47	Mitsubishi Outlander Sport	27,561	23,152	19.0%	3,140	2,351	33.6%
#48	Cadillac Escalade	25,130	21,352	17.7%	2,809	3,518	-20.2%
#48.1	Cadillac Escalade *	14,977	13,705	9.3%	1,628	2,290	-28.9%
#48.2	Cadillac Escalade ESV *	10,153	7,647	32.8%	1,181	1,228	-3.8%
#49	Volkswagen Tiguan	22,221	19,120	16.2%	2,972	1,674	77.5%
#50	Nissan Juke	21,462	32,253	-33.5%	2,108	1,814	16.2%
#51	GMC Yukon XL	20,939	21,928	-4.5%	3,027	2,165	39.8%
#52	BMW X3	20,783	27,198	-23.6%	3,033	1,808	67.8%
#53	Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class	20,377	28,229	-27.8%	2,056	2,646	-22.3%
#54	Mercedes-Benz GL-Class	19,329	17,728	9.0%	2,448	2,154	13.6%
#55	Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class	18,647	991	1,782%	2,125	991	114%
#56	Volvo XC60	18,634	13,901	34.0%	2,217	1,593	39.2%
#57	Lincoln MKC	18,237	6,418	184%	2,039	1,763	15.7%
#58	Lexus GX460	17,860	15,999	11.6%	1,611	1,570	2.6%
#59	Land Rover Range Rover Sport	15,531	13,633	13.9%	1,633	843	93.7%
#60	Lincoln MKX	15,167	18,728	-19.0%	2,136	1,589	34.4%
#61	Ford Flex	15,062	18,536	-18.7%	1,266	1,710	-26.0%
#62	Audi Q7	14,421	13,105	10.0%	1,941	1,365	42.2%
#63	Mazda CX-9	14,160	14,070	0.6%	1,559	1,227	27.1%
#64	Mitsubishi Outlander	13,362	9,982	33.9%	1,949	881	121%
#65	Land Rover Range Rover	12,585	9,094	38.4%	1,361	743	83.2%
#66	Porsche Cayenne	12,267	12,940	-5.2%	1,323	1,196	10.6%
#67	Mini Countryman	12,059	17,124	-29.6%	1,180	1,908	-38.2%
#68	Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	10,892	8,986	21.2%	1,319	771	71.1%
#69	Infiniti QX80	10,532	8,951	17.7%	1,044	832	25.5%
#70	Porsche Macan	10,281	4,649	121%	1,160	702	65.2%
#71	BMW X1	10,258	15,728	-34.8%	847	1,840	-54.0%
#72	Nissan Xterra	10,012	13,200	-24.2%	766	1,108	-30.9%
#73	Nissan Armada	9,799	9,086	7.8%	841	675	24.6%
#74	Audi Q3	9,732	1,335	629%	1,130	1,092	3.5%
#75	Toyota Sequoia	9,299	8,664	7.3%	1,144	850	34.6%
#76	Lincoln Navigator	8,760	5,888	48.8%	1,082	1,013	6.8%
#77	Land Rover LR4	5,920	3,500	69.1%	400	300	33.3%
#78	Volkswagen Touareg	5,314	5,200	2.2%	638	646	-1.2%
#79	Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class	5,294	---	---	3,492	---	---
#80	BMW X6	5,127	2,998	71.0%	333	20	1,565%
#81	Volvo XC90	4,841	3,530	37.1%	1,182	181	553%
#82	BMW X4	4,481	1,043	330%	475	380	25.0%
#83	Infiniti QX70	3,950	3,993	-1.1%	476	331	43.8%
#84	Fiat 500X	3,456	---	---	1,133	---	---
#85	Lincoln MKT	3,409	3,725	-8.5%	430	259	66.0%
#86	Land Rover Discovery Sport	3,401	---	---	1,140	---	---
#87	Mercedes-Benz G-Class	2,438	2,188	11.4%	209	202	3.5%
#88	Lexus LX570	2,264	2,764	-18.1%	172	258	-33.3%
#89	Infiniti QX50	2,118	2,116	0.1%	263	209	25.8%
#90	Mazda CX-3	2,038	---	---	1,340	---	---
#91	Toyota Land Cruiser	1,757	2,209	-20.5%	120	245	-51.0%
#92	Mini Paceman	1,317	1,499	-12.1%	102	195	-47.7%
#93	Toyota FJ Cruiser	224	12,653	-98.2%	1	1,300	-99.9%
#94	Land Rover LR2	74	3,211	-97.7%	2	449	-99.6%
#95	Chevrolet Captiva Sport	55	35,243	-99.8%	---	42	-100%
#96	Acura ZDX	2	69	-97.1%	---	3	-100%
#97	Subaru Tribeca	---	684	-100%	---	13	-100%
#98	Hyundai Veracruz	---	1	-100%	---	---	---
	Total	4,528,362	3,963,543	14.3%	522,454	399,942	30.6%
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Source: Automakers & ANDC

* Italicized, asterisked, unranked lines are nothing more than available breakdowns, already included in the model's total, not in addition to the model's 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, it's 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 type's 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 can't be squeezed through a round hole.