Small SUV Sales In Canada - July 2016 YTD

As Canadian auto sales growth ground to a halt and new vehicle sales volume slid nearly 3% in July 2016, sales of the Toyota RAV4-led small SUV/crossover category jumped 13%. 

That rate of expansion is faster than the category's growth rate in the first-half of 2016. Much of the credit goes to July's leader, the Honda CR-V, sales of which jumped 53% to 5012 units, an all-time monthly Canadian sales record for the CR-V during the same month in which American Honda, with 36,017 sales, broke the automaker's 11-month-old all-time monthly U.S. CR-V sales record. 

---

Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - July 2016 YTD
Canada SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - July 2016 YTD

---

The Toyota RAV4, meanwhile, produced 4540 Canadian sales in July 2016, enough to hold steady with a 3875-unit margin over the Ford Escape, Canada's second-ranked utility vehicle through the first seven months of 2016.

Click Chart To Expand

Against expectations, typically explosive Canadian sales of subcompact crossovers tumbled 24% in July 2016 because of sharp decreases from a number of rivals. Mazda CX-3 volume slid 15%, yet despite losing half of its volume, the scarcely available Honda HR-V still led the category with 993 sales. 

Buick Encore sales fell by a quarter. The Fiat 500X was down 76%. Jeep Renegade, Mini Countryman, and Mitsubishi RVR sales decreased, as well.

We showed results from Honda Canada's own calculator earlier this month that provide a $15 monthly lease savings on a top-trim 2016 Honda CR-V Touring (MSRP $38,915) compared with a top-trim 2016 Honda HR-V EX-L Navi (MSRP $31,915). It's not surprising to see the CR-V nearly outselling the whole subcompact crossover segment in July.

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. Mobile users can thumb across the tables for full-width access. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

Click Column Headers To Sort • August 2016 • June 2016 • July 2015

Small SUVs  & Crossovers	July 2016	July 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Equinox	1266	1432	-11.6%	10,748	11,142	-3.5%
Dodge Journey	1586	2363	-32.9%	9617	14,200	-32.3%
Ford Escape	4576	3664	24.9%	25,130	27,262	-7.8%
GMC Terrain	784	838	-6.4%	6336	6228	1.7%
Honda CR-V	5012	3280	52.8%	24,918	22,200	12.2%
Hyundai Tucson	2618	999	162%	15,917	8599	85.1%
Jeep Cherokee	2937	3431	-14.4%	19,712	16,871	16.8%
Jeep Compass	201	122	64.8%	3175	2172	46.2%
Jeep Patriot	793	950	-16.5%	5468	6386	-14.4%
Kia Sportage	833	568	46.7%	6313	3571	76.8%
Mazda CX-5	1991	2166	-8.1%	13,730	12,568	9.2%
Mitsubishi Outlander	489	624	-21.6%	3476	2907	19.6%
Nissan Rogue	3734	3662	2.0%	22,167	20,564	7.8%
Subaru Forester	1125	1206	-6.7%	7570	7327	3.3%
Toyota RAV4	4540	3287	38.1%	29,005	23,667	22.6%
Volkswagen Tiguan	885	988	-10.4%	6740	6601	2.1%
---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Total	33,370	29,580	12.8%	210,022	192,265	9.2%

Subcompact SUVs & Crossovers	July 2016	July 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	388	514	-24.5%	3027	2789	8.5%
Chevrolet Trax *	713	693	2.9%	5210	3998	30.3%
Fiat 500X *	61	251	-75.7%	561	274	105%
Honda HR-V *	993	1936	-48.7%	6509	2639	147%
Jeep Renegade	276	315	-12.4%	2630	729	261%
Mazda CX-3 *	855	1010	-15.3%	5557	2531	120%
Mini Countryman *	74	124	-40.3%	462	654	-29.4%
Mitsubishi RVR *	457	584	-21.7%	3467	3265	6.2%
Nissan Juke *	399	394	1.3%	2657	2702	-1.7%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	840	789	6.5%	5307	4767	11.3%
---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Total	5056	6610	-23.5%	35,387	24,348	45.3%

Offroaders	July 2016	July 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Jeep Wrangler *	2094	1996	4.9%	12,472	13,128	-5.0%
Nissan Xterra *	2	154	-98.7%	226	1011	-77.6%
Toyota FJ Cruiser *	---	---	---	---	8	-100%
---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Total	2096	2150	-2.5%	12,698	14,147	-10.2%

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.

RECOMMENDED READING
Small SUV Sales In Canada - August 2016
Small SUV Sales In Canada - June 2016
Small SUV Sales In Canada - July 2015
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada - July 2016
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - July 2016
Midsize SUV Sales In Canada - July 2016