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

The Honda CR-V was America's best-selling SUV/crossover for a fourth consecutive year in 2015 and thus the best-selling utility vehicle in its class, as well. CR-V volume reached a record high in 2015, albeit with a modest 3% year-over-year gain. Category-wide volume jumped 13% in the U.S. in calendar year 2015.

The CR-V's next-closest challenger, the Toyota RAV4, posted massive year-over-year growth, but the third-ranked Ford Escape increased its annual total by only 280 units. In all three cases, 2015's total was the best ever for the nameplate. 

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Indeed, the fourth-ranked Nissan Rogue and fifth-ranked Chevrolet Equinox set annual sales records, too, along with the Jeep Cherokee, Subaru Forester, Jeep Patriot, GMC Terrain, Mazda CX-5, Dodge Journey, Jeep Compass, Hyundai Tucson, and Volkswagen Tiguan.

The rise of the subcompact crossover class was the talk of the automotive press for much of the year, largely because the frequency with which we all see one of these vehicles has increased so dramatically; largely because there was always a new version parked outside an auto reviewer's house. 

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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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All-new introductions in 2015 included the Jeep Renegade, Fiat 500X, Honda HR-V, and Mazda CX-3. The Chevrolet Trax, a Buick Encore twin, arrived late last year. 

Sales of subcompact CUVs nearly doubled in 2015. The Subaru XV Crosstrek – too large to be a direct rival to these itty-bitty crossovers; too small to be a rival for Subaru's own Forester; too obviously an Impreza not to be recognized as a conventional car – was the category leader with nearly 90,000 sales. The Buick Encore, Chevrolet Trax, and Jeep Renegade all topped the 60K mark. The Renegade led the category in each of the last two months.

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.

Click Column Headers To Sort • January 2016 • November 2015 • December 2014

Small SUVs  & Crossovers	December 2015	December 2014	% Change	2015	2014	% Change
Chevrolet Captiva Sport	---	15	-100%	55	35,368	-99.8%
Chevrolet Equinox	21,827	21,298	2.5%	277,589	242,242	14.6%
Dodge Journey	8682	8421	3.1%	105,400	93,572	12.6%
Ford Escape	27,954	25,603	9.2%	306,492	306,212	0.1%
GMC Terrain	9649	11,032	-12.5%	112,030	105,016	6.7%
Honda CR-V	31,185	32,369	-3.7%	345,647	335,019	3.2%
Hyundai Tucson	8311	3114	167%	63,591	47,306	34.4%
Jeep Cherokee	24,049	17,715	35.8%	220,260	178,508	23.4%
Jeep Compass	8825	17,176	22.3%	66,698	61,264	8.9%
Jeep Patriot	11,206	9434	18.8%	118,464	93,462	26.8%
Kia Sportage	6044	3298	83.3%	53,739	42,945	25.1%
Mazda CX-5	11,417	7721	47.9%	111,450	99,122	12.4%
Mitsubishi Outlander	1936	1096	76.6%	19,055	13,068	45.8%
Nissan Rogue	26,479	14,879	78.0%	287,190	199,199	44.2%
Subaru Forester	16,797	15,163	10.8%	175,192	159,953	9.5%
Toyota RAV4	31,866	22,997	38.6%	315,412	267,698	17.8%
Volkswagen Tiguan	4900	2116	132%	35,843	25,121	42.7%
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Total	251,127	213,447	17.7%	2,614,107	2,305,075	13.4%

Subcompact SUVs & Crossovers	December 2015	December 2014	% Change	2015	2014	% Change
Buick Encore *	6498	3102	109%	67,549	48,892	38.2%
Chevrolet Trax *	5323	739	620%	63,030	739	8429%
Fiat 500X *	1996	---	---	9463	---	---
Honda HR-V *	4737	---	---	41,969	---	---
Jeep Renegade	8975	---	---	60,946	---	---
Mazda CX-3 *	1663	---	---	6406	---	---
Mini Countryman *	2148	1941	10.7%	16,686	22,645	-26.3%
Mini Paceman *	38	129	-70.5%	1708	2082	-18.0%
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport *	3356	2755	21.8%	36,966	31,054	19.0%
Nissan Juke *	1958	2155	-9.1%	27,121	38,184	-29.0%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	8090	5482	47.6%	88,927	70,956	25.3%
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Total	44,782	16,303	175%	420,771	214,552	96.1%

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%

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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