Top 10 Best-Selling SUVs In America - March 2011

Well would'ja just look at which two utility vehicles traded places in March 2011's Best Sellers list. Continuing its charge out of the abyss and toward numero uno, the Ford Explorer isn't America's seventh-best-selling SUV as it was in February; it's ranked sixth. Ford's Edge isn't the sixth-best-selling SUV anymore; it's the seventh. The more things change...

Where only two of America's 10 best-selling cars in March were badged as American cars, five of America's 10 best-selling SUVs wear a Blue Oval, a Bow Tie, or a seven-slat grille, including the leading Ford Escape with its 25% gain. Among this group only two members posted lower sales in March 2011 than March 2010: they were both Toyotas. Only one vehicle present in this list of best-selling utility vehicles below wasn't on the list in February - the Toyota Highlander, and it nearly made it in February. The Highlander replaces the departed Chevrolet Traverse.

The USA's 10 most popular sport-utility vehicles are not an eclectic bunch. They are purely variations on a theme. With the Explorer's new-found status as a non-truck-based sport-ute, it can definitely be said that America favours the less rugged utility vehicle design. Call 'em crossovers if you must.

Rank	SUV	Status	March 2011	Last Month	March 2010
#1	Ford Escape	↑	23,975	18,005	19,182
#2	Honda CR-V	↓	21,998	19,096	14,848
#3	Toyota RAV4	↓	16,082	12,562	25,781
#4	Chevrolet Equinox	↓	14,949	15,434	12,805
#5	Nissan Rogue	↔	14,174	11,427	8395
#6	Ford Explorer	↑	12,482	9657	5907
#7	Ford Edge	↓	12,388	10,138	10,254
#8	Kia Sorento	↑	11,071	8641	9215
#9	Jeep Grand Cherokee	↔	9836	8667	5986
#10	Toyota Highlander	↑	9828	8622	11,953

Source: Manufacturers And Automotive News Data Center

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