U.S. SUV And Crossover Sales Rankings - July 2013

The 21st-Ranked Chevrolet Tahoe Champions The Full-Size SUV Cause Americans registered 289,351 more SUVs and crossovers in the first seven months of 2013 than they did in the same period a year ago, a 12% increase. Overall new vehicle sales are up 8% this year, car sales are up 6%, minivans are down 4%. 55% of the purchases made and leases leased resulted in higher numbers for the 15 best-selling SUVs and crossovers on this list of 89 vehicles. In other words, 17% of the nameplates generate 55% of the utility vehicle volume. The Ford Escape, America's top-selling utility vehicle, accounts for 6.6% of all registrations in the segment; the second-ranked Honda CR-V another 6.4%. 91% of the SUV/CUV nameplates available don't sell half as often as the Escape or CR-V. All 151 Cars Ranked By July 2013 & YTD U.S. Sales America's leading premium brand crossover is the Lexus RX, which ranks 17th overall. Cadillac's SRX is 25,322 sales back. Often thought of as luxury vehicles, the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Buick Enclave rank seventh and 24th, respectively. Rumour Has Chevrolet Returning The TrailBlazer To North America In 2014 Led by the Chevrolet Tahoe in 21st spot, America's seven full-size, truck-based SUVs are responsible for 5.3% of all SUV/crossover sales. Doesn't sound like much? As a group, they're just as likely a purchase as the Chevrolet Equinox, America's third-best-selling crossover. These are year-to-date rankings, but you can sort SUVs by July volume by clicking the July 2013 column header, or you can rank SUVs by improvements or declines using the % columns. Or, most importantly, you can list automakers together by selecting the SUV/Crossover column header. Just remember, the list is horizontally flipped from the norm: YTD on the left, monthly data on the right. All 261 Vehicles Ranked By July 2013 YTD U.S. Sales As always, you can find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these vehicles by selecting a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page.