2012 Year End Top 25 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada

On this list of Canada's 25 best-selling SUVs and crossovers in 2012, you'll find 16 different brands which originate in four countries from eleven different corporations. There's nothing too big here, not like on the U.S. version of this list where you'll find the Chevrolet Tahoe.

The best-selling SUV in Canada was once again the Ford Escape, though sales fell slightly compared with 2011, even as Canada's new vehicle market grew 5.7%. The Escape was undergoing a model transition, although the second-generation vehicle's ability to sell like the first-gen Escape has often been called into question. 

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After ending 2011 as Canada's third-ranked utility vehicle, surging sales helped the Honda CR-V climb into second spot. This meant the Dodge Journey fell back to third place. Despite strong end-of-year sales, the Hyundai Santa Fe's own model changeover did it no favours, and the top-ranked Korean slid to fifth from fourth in 2011.

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The Chevrolet Equinox, Jeep Wrangler, Ford Edge, Nissan Rogue, and Kia Sorento rounded out the top ten. In 14th spot, Ford's Explorer beat the Jeep Grand Cherokee by 11 sales after trailing the Jeep by 877 sales in 2011. Luxury nameplates start filling in the gaps beginning with the Lexus RX in 18th spot. RX sales were up 5.5% in 2012. One out of every ten RXs sold was a hybrid. The Audi Q5 ranked 22nd in Canadian SUV/CUV sales in 2012, and its corporate sibling from Volkswagen, the tiny Tiguan, ranked 25th, 118 sales ahead of the Mercedes-Benz M-Class, sales of which shot up 44% in 2012.

Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for all these models can always be accessed by selecting a vehicle at GCBC's Sales Stats page. There's much more to come in the Canadian recap of 2012's auto sales. A multitude of U.S. 2012 sales stories have already been published. Below, you'll find the 25 best-selling SUVs in Canada from 2012, and it's an interesting little melting pot.

Rank	Best-Selling SUV	2012	2011	% Change
#1	Ford Escape	44,099	44,248	- 0.3%
#2	Honda CR-V	33,339	25,076	+ 33.0%
#3	Dodge Journey	28,888	29,021	- 0.5%
#4	Toyota RAV4	25,942	21,550	+ 20.4%
#5	Hyundai Santa Fe	23,394	24,121	- 3.0%
#6	Chevrolet Equinox	20,390	22,467	- 9.2%
#7	Jeep Wrangler	18,996	15,636	+ 21.5%
#8	Ford Edge	18,837	15,633	+ 20.5%
#9	Nissan Rogue	14,329	14,191	+ 1.0%
#10	Kia Sorento	14,031	15,105	- 7.1%
#11	Hyundai Tucson	13,969	14,309	- 2.4%
#12	GMC Terrain	12,302	11,817	+ 4.1%
#13	Mazda CX-5	11,294	13,159	- 14.2%
#14	Ford Explorer	10,427	9406	+ 10.9%
#15	Jeep Grand Cherokee	10,416	10,283	+ 1.3%
#16	Kia Sportage	8107	7766	+ 4.4%
#17	Subaru Forester	7156	8673	- 17.5%
#18	Lexus RX	7130	6760	+ 5.5%
#19	Toyota Highlander	6851	5574	+ 22.9%
#20	Jeep Patriot	6667	8421	- 20.8%
#21	Mitsubishi RVR	6334	7064	- 10.3%
#22	Audi Q5	6152	4502	+ 36.7%
#23	Jeep Compass	6003	6619	- 9.3%
#24	Honda Pilot	5807	4366	+ 33.0%
#25	Volkswagen Tiguan	5657	5379	+ 5.2%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC 
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales

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