Midsize SUV Sales In America - August 2016 YTD

With sales of GM's Lambda platform fading, particularly as the GMC Acadia transitions into a new, smaller platform, and sales of the Honda Pilot, Nissan Pathfinder, and Ford Explorer falling in August, sales of big family crossovers took a hit in August 2016.

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

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For the Ford Explorer, August represented the model's fourth consecutive monthly decline. Year-over-year, Explorer sales are now slightly below the pace set in 2015, when Explorer sales climbed to an 11-year high.

The aged Buick Enclave and Chevrolet Traverse, which sold better than ever last year, combined to lose 3819 sales in August. Though constrainted by limited supply, the Honda Pilot showed signs of recovery in June and July. But then August volume fell 9% in an SUV/crossover market which grew 5%. 

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As was the case for the Explorer, for the Nissan Pathfinder, August was also the fourth consecutive year-over-year decline. 

The Explorer remains America's most popular three-row vehicle. The surging Toyota Highlander, America's next-best-selling three-row crossover, isn't likely to attract as many buyers in all of 2016 than the Explorer already has. 

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

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SUV	August 2016	August 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Buick Enclave	5227	7389	-29.3%	36,730	42,053	-12.7%
Chevrolet Traverse	8415	10,072	-16.5%	78,220	84,106	-7.0%
Dodge Durango	5204	5111	1.8%	48,869	41,416	18.0%
Ford Edge	11,204	11,832	-5.3%	92,754	85,447	8.6%
Ford Explorer	20,980	23,671	-11.4%	169,279	169,456	-0.1%
Ford Flex	1828	1303	40.3%	15,440	13,796	11.9%
GMC Acadia	6101	9050	-32.6%	51,745	68,776	-24.8%
Honda Pilot	9269	10,202	-9.1%	81,793	88,742	-7.8%
Hyundai Santa Fe *	15,176	11,255	34.8%	86,948	77,648	12.0%
Jeep Grand Cherokee	18,409	16,477	11.7%	135,259	125,653	7.6%
Kia Sorento *	8533	10,211	-16.4%	77,465	76,381	1.4%
Mazda CX-9	1863	1753	6.3%	7787	12,601	-38.2%
Nissan Murano	7482	5800	29.0%	53,246	39,734	34.0%
Nissan Pathfinder	5794	7054	-17.9%	51,083	56,794	-10.1%
Toyota 4Runner	10,191	8811	15.7%	74,240	63,396	17.1%
Toyota Highlander	14,966	13,333	12.2%	112,108	104,448	7.3%
Volkswagen Touareg *	367	690	-46.8%	2878	4676	-38.5%
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Total	151,009	154,014	-1.9%	1,175,844	1,155,123	1.8%

Offroaders	August 2016	August 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Jeep Wrangler *	15,290	18,264	-16.3%	134,332	139,536	-3.7%
Nissan Xterra *	2	1132	-99.8%	38	9246	-99.6%
Toyota FJ Cruiser *	---	2	-100%	8	223	-96.4%
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Total	15,292	19,398	-21.2%	134,378	149,005	-9.8%

Tall Wagons  & Crossovers	August 2016	August 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Honda Crosstour *	7	930	-99.2%	720	6450	-88.8%
Subaru Outback *	17,358	11,113	56.2%	109,448	93,293	17.3%
Toyota Venza *	11	2147	-99.5%	574	17,573	-96.7%
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Total	17,376	14,190	22.4%	110,742	117,316	-5.6%

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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