Midsize SUV Sales In Canada - August 2016 YTD

Canadian sales of the Hyundai Santa Fe XL increased for a sixth consecutive month in August 2016. Year-to-date, Hyundai has sold 6083 Santa Fe XLs and is on track for 9000 in calendar year 2016. 

In the entire run of its predecessor, fewer than 10,000 copies of the Hyundai Veracruz were sold. 

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

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The Santa Fe XL is by no means the only surging three-row family crossover. Dodge Durango sales are up 66% this year – August was the Durango's fifth month this year above 500 units. At the current rate, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will report more than 6000 Dodge Durango sales in 2016 for the first time since 2004. 

Not unpredictably, Canadian sales of the new Mazda CX-9 are on the rise in concert with the launch of the finally-here second-generation model. 

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CX-9 sales are twice as strong this year as last, and the biggest Mazda is on track for its best year of Canadian sales ever. Already, with four months remaining on the calendar, 2016 is the third-best year of sales since the CX-9 arrived in 2007. 

Meanwhile, the segment-leading Ford Escape is down 2%, but longtime prominent players from Toyota and Honda, the Highlander and Pilot, are on the rise. The Highlander, refreshed for 2017, trails the Explorer by 738 sales with one-third of 2016 remaining.

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 midsize SUVs and crossovers any which way you like. Mobile users can now thumb across 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 • September 2016 • July 2016 • August 2015

SUV	August 2016	August 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Buick Enclave	162	227	-28.6%	2240	2331	-3.9%
Chevrolet Traverse	430	545	-21.1%	3007	2724	10.4%
Dodge Durango	501	404	24.0%	4647	2800	66.0%
Ford Edge	1682	1717	-2.0%	14,590	12,496	16.8%
Ford Explorer	1686	1967	-14.3%	9365	9587	-2.3%
Ford Flex	87	144	-39.6%	2144	1519	41.1%
GMC Acadia	194	692	-72.0%	2824	4384	-35.6%
Honda Pilot	761	1136	-33.0%	5258	4833	8.8%
Hyundai Santa Fe Sport	2277	1641	38.8%	16,770	18,187	-7.8%
Hyundai Santa Fe XL	677	433	56.4%	6083	4381	38.8%
Jeep Grand Cherokee	1335	1013	31.8%	10,950	8008	36.7%
Kia Sorento	1329	1172	13.4%	10,739	9861	8.9%
Mazda CX-9	208	171	21.6%	1685	848	98.7%
Nissan Murano	1203	844	42.5%	9918	6194	60.1%
Nissan Pathfinder	731	757	-3.4%	6430	6721	-4.3%
Subaru Tribeca	---	---	---	---	5	-100%
Toyota 4Runner	632	587	7.7%	4459	3609	23.6%
Toyota Highlander	1149	857	34.1%	8627	6775	27.3%
Volkswagen Touareg *	145	225	-35.6%	902	1432	-37.0%
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Total	15,189	14,532	4.5%	120,638	106,695	13.1%

Offroaders	August 2016	August 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Jeep Wrangler *	1332	1797	-25.9%	13,717	14,943	-8.2%
Nissan Xterra *	1	156	-99.4%	227	1167	-80.5%
Toyota FJ Cruiser *	---	---	---	---	8	-100%
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Total	1333	1953	-31.7%	13,944	16,118	-13.5%

Tall Wagons  & Crossovers	August 2016	August 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Honda Crosstour *	---	4	-100%	5	282	-98.2%
Subaru Outback *	963	494	94.9%	7122	6321	12.7%
Toyota Venza *	469	581	-19.3%	3997	4453	-10.2%
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Total	1432	1079	32.7%	11,124	11,056	0.6%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada
* vehicle also displayed in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ Total Santa Fe volume: up 42% to 2954 in August; up 1% to 22,853 YTD.
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 Wrangler and Xterra listed with small SUVs, too, and the Subaru Outback shown with mainstream cars, 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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