Small SUV Sales In Canada - September 2015 YTD

As Canadian sales of SUVs and crossovers shot up 11% in September – and in the first three quarters of 2015 – the core class of best-selling small utility vehicles didn't match the pace.

In other words, the Ford Escape and its cohorts are losing market share.

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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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Indeed, the Escape most of all. In a category that's grown by more than 8% in 2015's first nine months, the Ford Escape's volume has plunged 10%, a loss of nearly 4100 sales for Ford Canada's dealers. Many of its competitors are actually gaining market share, not only in their own segment but in the overall SUV/CUV sector.

The Honda CR-V, Hyundai Tucson, Jeep Cherokee, Mazda CX-5, Nissan Rogue, and Toyota RAV4 are all outpacing the industry, the segment, and the SUV/CUV sector. 

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But there's no denying that some crossover buyers are thinking small. With an increasing number of options – 2015 has hosted the debuts of four subcompact utility vehicles – sales of the smallest crossovers are up 41% in 2015. 

Granted, that's not the kind of growth these vehicles are experiencing this year in the United States, where the Chevrolet Trax is a brand new, rather than a thoroughly established, product. 

Yet from a market share standpoint, the subcompact SUV subset is a more active force in Canada than it is in the U.S.. Only 6% of the SUVs and crossovers sold in the U.S. so far this year were volume brand subcompact crossovers; 7% in Canada. 

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

Small SUVs  & Crossovers	September 2015	September 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Equinox	1876	1575	19.1%	14,792	15,402	-4.0%
Dodge Journey	1928	2403	-19.8%	19,156	19,516	-1.8%
Ford Escape	4806	5107	-5.9%	36,510	40,584	-10.0%
GMC Terrain	991	1328	-25.4%	8124	9171	-11.4%
Honda CR-V	3747	2961	26.5%	29,298	25,861	13.3%
Hyundai Tucson	1543	1128	36.8%	12,347	9656	27.9%
Jeep Cherokee	2823	2155	31.0%	23,161	16,402	41.2%
Jeep Compass	202	926	-78.2%	2634	5032	-47.7%
Jeep Patriot	545	941	-42.1%	7947	4550	74.7%
Kia Sportage	707	559	26.5%	4912	4756	3.3%
Mazda CX-5	2124	1719	23.6%	16,842	15,047	11.9%
Mitsubishi Outlander	752	647	16.2%	4479	4065	10.2%
Nissan Rogue	3299	2800	17.8%	27,495	22,288	23.4%
Subaru Forester	1017	938	8.4%	9314	9555	-2.5%
Toyota RAV4	4163	4328	-3.8%	31,220	27,183	14.9%
Volkswagen Tiguan	888	846	5.0%	8614	8159	5.6%
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Total	31,411	30,361	3.5%	256,845	237,227	8.3%

Subcompact SUVs & Crossovers	September 2015	September 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	447	593	-24.6%	3642	4345	-16.2%
Chevrolet Trax *	986	1054	-6.5%	5845	6601	-11.5%
Fiat 500X *	78	---	---	441	---	---
Honda HR-V *	1076	---	---	5427	---	---916
Jeep Renegade	263	---	---	1305	---	---
Mazda CX-3 *	916	---	---	4353	---	---
Mini Countryman *	191	221	-13.6%	1000	1415	-29.3%
Mitsubishi RVR *	505	911	-44.6%	4398	4960	-11.3%
Nissan Juke *	443	296	49.7%	3512	2968	18.3%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	758	672	12.8%	6296	5366	17.3%
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Total	5663	3747	51.1%	36,219	25,655	41.2%

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%

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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