Midsize SUV Sales In America - March 2016 YTD

America's best-selling three-row utility vehicle, the Ford Explorer, posted a 6% year-over-year U.S. sales gain in March 2016. With 63,415 total sales, the Explorer finished the finished the first-quarter 24,742 sales ahead of its closest rival, the Toyota Highlander.

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U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - March 2016 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales By Model - March 2016 YTD

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Even during a month in which U.S. minivan sales jumped 36%, the best-selling minivan produced 13,586 sales; 11,156 fewer than the Explorer. 

But a number of Explorer rivals are fading. 

The aged Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia are collectively down 9% in early 2016.

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The Mazda CX-9, transitioning between first and second-gen form, is down 75% so far this year.

The Honda Pilot, all new just last year, tumbled 22% in 2016's first three months as Honda's third-gen Pilot fails to match the clear-out pace of the second-gen model.

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 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 • April 2016 • February 2016 • March 2015

SUV	March 2016	March 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Buick Enclave	5116	5684	-10.0%	12,934	12,801	1.0%
Chevrolet Traverse	10,747	11,103	-3.2%	26,919	30,959	-13.1%
Dodge Durango	7651	6121	25.0%	19,585	14,499	35.1%
Ford Edge	14,005	9405	48.9%	35,993	23,512	53.1%
Ford Explorer	24,412	23,058	5.9%	63,415	58,707	8.0%
Ford Flex	2100	1848	13.6%	6425	4624	38.9%
GMC Acadia	6214	7410	-16.1%	18,571	20,369	-8.8%
Honda Pilot	10,593	11,937	-11.3%	28,726	36,881	-22.1%
Hyundai Santa Fe	6546	9895	-33.8%	17,217	26,406	-34.8%
Jeep Grand Cherokee	18,506	16,815	10.1%	47,050	43,377	8.5%
Kia Sorento *	9897	10,842	-8.7%	24,693	26,903	-8.2%
Mazda CX-9	117	1489	-92.1%	1090	4435	-75.4%
Nissan Murano	8657	5547	56.1%	21,618	13,325	62.2%
Nissan Pathfinder	8713	8594	1.4%	22,408	21,798	2.8%
Toyota 4Runner	9599	8648	11.0%	25,571	22,013	16.2%
Toyota Highlander	14,949	13,039	14.6%	38,673	35,362	9.4%
Volkswagen Touareg *	394	535	-26.4%	1151	1430	-19.5%
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Total	158,216	151,970	4.1%	412,039	397,401	3.7%

Offroaders	March 2016	March 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Jeep Wrangler *	17,710	17,524	1.1%	41,471	42,118	-0.9%
Nissan Xterra *	---	1422	-100%	28	3436	-99.2%
Toyota FJ Cruiser *	---	12	-100%	1	195	-99.5%
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Total	17,710	18,958	-6.6%	41,500	45,749	-9.3%

Tall Wagons  & Crossovers	March 2016	March 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Honda Crosstour *	110	742	-85.2%	566	2046	-72.3%
Subaru Outback *	14,122	12,504	12.9%	37,271	35,487	5.0%
Toyota Venza *	107	2404	-95.5%	415	6781	-93.9%
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Total	14,339	15,650	-8.4%	38,252	44,314	-13.7%

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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