Midsize SUV Sales In America - December 2015 And 2015 Year End

Not since 2006 has the Ford Explorer been America's best-selling SUV. But in calendar year 2015, U.S. sales of the Explorer, America's best-selling three-row vehicle, climbed to their highest level since 2004's 339,333 units.

The Explorer's nearest three-row rival was 90,333 sales behind. That vehicle, the Toyota Highlander, achieved its best year of sales ever even as sales of its authentic SUV sibling, the Toyota 4Runner, climbed to a nine-year high.

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2015 was a record year for the U.S. auto industry in terms of outright volume, and SUVs/crossovers were the industry's mealticket. Passenger car volume decreased, but a typical "family car" purchase increasingly means buyers are looking for a high-riding, all-wheel-drive wagon. 

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U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - 2015 Year End

U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - 2015 Year End

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Thus, the big movements weren't limited only to the Explorer, Highlander, and 4Runner. 

2015 was a record year for the Chevrolet Traverse, the best year in nine for the Dodge Durango, a record year for the GMC Acadia, the best year in a decade for the Jeep Grand Cherokee, and the best year in seven for the Nissan Murano.

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 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 • January 2016 • November 2015 • December 2014

SUV	December 2015	December 2014	% Change	2015	2014	% Change
Buick Enclave	5936	7393	-19.7%	62,081	62,300	-0.4%
Chevrolet Traverse	9143	8654	5.7%	119,945	103,943	15.4%
Dodge Durango	7624	6119	24.6%	64,186	64,398	-0.3%
Ford Edge	10,263	7940	29.3%	124,120	108,864	14.0%
Ford Explorer	21,667	18,464	17.3%	249,251	209,994	18.7%
Ford Flex	1735	1786	-2.9%	19,570	23,822	-17.8%
GMC Acadia	7266	7323	-0.8%	96,393	83,972	14.8%
Honda Pilot	13,344	11,479	16.2%	136,212	108,857	25.1%
Hyundai Santa Fe *	9518	10,395	-8.4%	118,134	107,906	9.5%
Hyundai Veracruz	---	---	---	---	1	-100%
Jeep Grand Cherokee	21,008	17,176	22.3%	195,958	183,786	6.6%
Kia Sorento *	12,872	9688	32.9%	116,249	102,520	13.4%
Mazda CX-9	1202	1749	-31.3%	18,048	18,497	-2.4%
Nissan Murano	7083	4367	62.2%	62,907	47,301	33.0%
Nissan Pathfinder	8366	6789	23.2%	82,041	79,111	3.7%
Subaru Tribeca	---	9	-100%	---	732	-100%
Toyota 4Runner	9953	8144	22.2%	97,034	76,906	26.2%
Toyota Highlander	16,100	15,019	7.2%	158,915	146,127	8.8%
Volkswagen Touareg *	486	605	-19.7%	7037	6961	1.1%
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Total	163,566	143,099	14.3%	1,728,081	1,535,998	12.5%

Offroaders	December 2015	December 2014	% Change	2015	2014	% Change
Jeep Wrangler *	15,591	14,003	11.3%	202,702	175,328	15.6%
Nissan Xterra *	70	1137	-93.8%	10,672	16,505	-35.3%
Toyota FJ Cruiser *	3	402	-99.3%	229	14,718	-98.4%
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Total	15,664	15,542	0.8%	213,603	206,551	3.4%

Tall Wagons  & Crossovers	December 2015	December 2014	% Change	2015	2014	% Change
Honda Crosstour *	613	863	-29.0%	9104	11,802	-22.9%
Subaru Outback *	16,067	14,772	8.8%	152,294	138,790	9.7%
Toyota Venza *	401	2419	-83.4%	21,351	29,991	-28.8%
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Total	17,081	18,054	-5.4%	182,749	180,583	1.2%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
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 Outback and Venza here but also with midsize cars, too, and the pricey FJ Cruiser and Xterra with smaller utilities and the Volkswagen Touareg with luxury SUVs... 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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