Small SUV Sales In America - September 2015 YTD

U.S. sales of small SUVs tracked right alongside the overall SUV/crossover sector in September 2015. 

As SUV/CUV sales jumped 31% in a particularly healthy September, U.S. sales of small SUVs/crossovers, led by the Honda CR-V, America's most popular utility vehicle, jumped 30%. 

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Their smaller siblings, a quickly growing list of subcompact crossovers, generated a 158% year-over-year U.S. sales increase. September marked the best month ever for the Chevrolet Trax, a fifth consecutive month above 3000 units for the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, and a fifth consecutive month in which Subaru XV Crosstrek sales climbed past the 7K mark.

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Nevertheless, the subcompact group of 11 nameplates produces collective volume that amounts to a relatively small slice of the pie. 

With fewer than 41,000 sales in September 2015, the subcompact category generated 17,685 fewer sales than the Honda CR-V and Ford Escape alone, not even taking into account a large number of other very popular small SUVs. 

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.

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Small SUVs  & Crossovers	September 2015	September 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Captiva Sport	---	42	-100%	55	35,243	-99.8%
Chevrolet Equinox	21,537	17,266	24.7%	214,042	184,805	15.8%
Dodge Journey	10,457	7230	44.6%	79,395	70,686	12.3%
Ford Escape	28,473	21,718	31.1%	233,012	230,162	1.2%
GMC Terrain	10,935	8310	31.6%	83,395	79,444	5.0%
Honda CR-V	29,925	23,722	26.1%	259,499	241,015	7.7%
Hyundai Tucson	7925	3589	121%	41,076	36,958	11.1%
Jeep Cherokee	20,224	14,639	38.2%	161,112	128,133	25.7%
Jeep Compass	7179	4666	53.9%	46,886	47,918	-2.2%
Jeep Patriot	8533	9117	-6.4%	88,719	69,958	26.8%
Kia Sportage	4012	3781	6.1%	39,008	32,643	19.5%
Mazda CX-5	9107	8097	12.5%	82,013	78,190	4.9%
Mitsubishi Outlander	1949	881	121%	13,362	9982	33.9%
Nissan Rogue	25,064	17,229	45.5%	213,207	154,568	37.9%
Subaru Forester	15,364	12,584	22.1%	129,568	117,940	9.9%
Toyota RAV4	27,104	22,724	19.3%	227,922	202,069	12.8%
Volkswagen Tiguan	2972	1674	77.5%	22,221	19,120	16.2%
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Total	230,760	177,269	30.2%	1,934,492	1,738,834	11.3%

Subcompact SUVs & Crossovers	September 2015	September 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	5624	3848	46.2%	49,285	36,433	35.3%
Chevrolet Trax *	6140	---	---	43,051	---	---
Fiat 500X *	1133	---	---	3456	---	---
Honda HR-V *	4608	---	---	29,225	---	---
Jeep Renegade	7924	---	---	36,831	---	---
Mazda CX-3 *	1340	---	---	2038	---	---
Mini Countryman *	1180	1908	-38.2%	12,059	17,124	-29.6%
Mini Paceman *	102	195	-47.7%	1317	1499	-12.1%
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport *	3140	2351	33.6%	27,561	23,152	19.0%
Nissan Juke *	2108	1814	16.2%	21,462	32,253	-33.5%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	7414	5691	30.3%	66,738	54,303	22.9%
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Total	40,713	15,807	158%	293,023	164,764	77.8%

Offroaders	September 2015	September 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Jeep Wrangler *	17,583	13,955	26.0%	157,513	134,068	17.5%
Nissan Xterra *	766	1108	-30.9%	10,012	13,200	-24.2%
Toyota FJ Cruiser *	1	1300	-99.9%	224	12,653	-98.2%
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Total	18,350	16,363	12.1%	167,749	159,921	4.9%

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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