Small SUV Sales, Midsize SUV Sales, Large SUV Sales In America - October 2011

Seven out of every ten smallerish sport utilities and crossovers sold in America last month were tallied up by the eight most popular smaller SUVs/crossovers. That's one-third of the nameplates grabbing more than two-thirds of the sales. The fact that Hyundai's Santa Fe and Kia's Sorento are included on the small side of the ledger skews this a bit, but they're both so inexpensive that their natural rivals aren't necessarily bigger SUVs like the Honda Pilot.

Aside from the all-new-at-this-time-last-year Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, no small utility vehicle reported a better year-over-year increase than the Jeep Compass. October 2011 Compass sales totalled 5179, a 566% improvement from October 2010. Apart from the dying Mazda Tribute and Honda Element, the Subaru Forester's 19% drop was exceeded only by the Toyota RAV4 and its 27% plunge.

Among somewhat larger SUVs and crossovers, three utility vehicles garnered more than 10% of the market. 38.4% of all mainstream midsize utility vehicles sold were either Honda Pilots, Ford Explorers, or Jeep Grand Cherokees. Throw another 10% of the market in the direction of the Ford Edge.

The Mitsubishi Endeavor's 50% year-over-year drop is easily explained by its defunct status. Hyundai Veracruz sales slid 29%. Through ten months, Ford Flex sales are 22% off last year's pace. Positively speaking, Ford Explorer sales jumped 225%, and the Pilot was up 53% in October. The Dodge Durango's 6562% jump simply manifests the deflated state of October 2010's Durango sales total. These numbers and many more can be viewed in the exhaustive tables of SUV sales stats after the jump.

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Large SUVs are far from the dominant U.S. market force they were just six or seven years ago. Compared with last year, however, America's five mainstream truck-based sport-utility vehicles are much, much healthier. October was a down month for both the GMC Yukon and Yukon XL, but like the Chevrolet Tahoe, Chevrolet Suburban, and Ford Expedition, GMC jumbo SUV sales in the first ten months of 2011 have improved.

In the case of the Yukon, sales are way up. Its 21% jump equals 4722 more sales between January and October than there were between January and October of 2010. 

As was the case with GCBC's changed small and midsize SUV charts - a change which is explained here  - you'll find more info for October and 2011's SUV sales figures after the jump.

Small SUV	October 2011	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Chevrolet Equinox	15,108	+ 18%	160,143	+ 43%
Dodge Journey	5028	+ 36%	46,734	+ 11%
Ford Escape	19,046	+ 31%	206,896	+ 31%
GMC Terrain	6350	+ 17%	69,801	+ 54%
Honda CR-V	19,326	+ 7%	180,361	+ 11%
Honda Element	287	- 75%	11,455	- 5%
Hyundai Santa Fe	5199	+ 44%	63,180	- 2%
Hyundai Tucson	3777	+ 24%	38,673	+ 19%
Jeep Compass	5179	+ 566%	39,192	+ 160%
Jeep Patriot	3581	+ 22%	46,234	+47%
Jeep Wrangler	9892	+ 25%	101,820	+ 28%
Kia Sorento	10,178	- 4%	109,903	+ 23%
Kia Sportage	3519	+ 32%	40,628	+ 109%
Mazda CX-7	2807	+ 13%	30,642	+ 32%
Mazda Tribute	210	- 44%	2292	- 27%
Mini Countryman	2012	-----	13,290	-----
Mitsubishi Outlander	753	- 4%	8149	- 22%
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport	1286	+ 4187%	13,776	+ 45,820%
Nissan Juke	2885	+ 37%	30,344	+ 1343%
Nissan Rogue	10,034	+ 13%	101,412	+ 26%
Subaru Forester	5385	- 19%	61,766	- 13%
Suzuki Grand Vitara	318	- 9%	4097	+ 10%
Toyota RAV4	10,680	- 27%	106,800	- 24%
Volkswagen Tiguan	1721	+ 18%	21,737	+ 30%

Midsize SUV	October 2011	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Buick Enclave	4509	- 4%	48,913	+ 9%
Chevrolet Traverse	7197	- 13%	90,661	+ 5%
Dodge Durango	3864	+ 6562%	42,944	+ 23,367%
Dodge Nitro	2031	- 5%	20,784	+ 16%
Ford Edge	9161	- 10%	99,940	+ 3%
Ford Explorer	11,987	+ 225%	108,944	+ 134%
Ford Flex	1910	- 6%	23,012	- 22%
GMC Acadia	5034	- 7%	67,047	+ 22%
Honda Pilot	12,466	+ 53%	94,169	+ 12%
Hyundai Veracruz	749	- 29%	7585	+ 6%
Jeep Grand Cherokee	11,084	- 13%	96,853	+ 59%
Jeep Liberty	5997	+ 51%	55,322	+ 34%
Mazda CX-9	2465	- 1%	16,967	+ 21%
Mitsubishi Endeavor	222	- 50%	9345	+ 179%
Nissan Murano	4600	+ 16%	43,278	- 3%
Nissan Pathfinder	2072	+ 41%	20,955	+ 22%
Nissan Xterra	1523	- 6%	14,608	- 15%
Subaru Tribeca	266	+ 51%	2236	+ 8%
Toyota 4Runner	3688	- 12%	36,220	- 3%
Toyota FJ Cruiser	1033	- 17%	11,452	- 9%
Toyota Highlander	8026	- 7%	81,106	+ 13%

Large SUV	October 2011	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Chevrolet Suburban	4655	+ 7%	37,710	+ 4%
Chevrolet Tahoe	7060	+ 5%	63,696	+ 3%
Ford Expedition	3773	+ 35%	32,995	+ 12%
GMC Yukon	2958	- 20%	27,295	+ 21%
GMC Yukon XL	2217	- 33%	19,273	+ 3%
Nissan Armada	1478	+ 3%	14,595	- 5%
Toyota Sequoia	1088	- 25%	9796	- 8%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC

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