February 2013 Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs And Crossovers In Canada

Canada's top-selling SUV squeaked out a victory over a perennial top five candidate, the surging RAV4. Helped by a clear-out of outgoing third-generation RAV4s and the arrival of the heavily-marketed fourth-generation RAV4, Toyota came within 44 units of catching the Ford Escape.

15 of Canada's 20 best-selling SUVs and crossovers sold less than half as often as the Escape and RAV4. In a market which suffered a 3.3% decrease in overall Canada-wide volume, nine of Canada's 20 most popular SUVs and crossovers posted year-over-year increases. Through two months, BMW X3 sales are up 86%. During the same two months, sales of the smaller and less expensive BMW X1 are down 65%. The X1 was BMW's best-selling SAV at this time last year, it ranks third in the four-member family this year.

All Vehicles Ranked By February 2013 & YTD Canadian Sales
Yet strong sales of the X3 have more than made up for the X1's losses, and the X5's decline, too. Relevance? The BMW X3 was Canada's top-selling premium brand utility last month; the Audi Q5 outsold the Lexus RX by ten units. Just missing out on the February 2013 edition of Canada's 20 best-selling SUVs and crossovers was the 21st-ranked RX, historically the premium brand leader in the utility vehicle category. 46 of the 449 RXs sold were hybrids.

GoodCarBadCar published the list of Canada's 20 best-selling cars earlier this evening. All 13 trucks were ranked earlier this week. Sales figures for these 20 best-selling SUVs - sales figures for any current vehicle - can be found by making a selection at GCBC's Sales Stats page. That's where you'll find, for example, that Mazda only began selling the CX-5 last February, which explains the huge year-over-year increase.

January 2013 Top 20 - February 2012 Top 10

Rank	Best-Selling SUV/Crossover	February 2013	% Change	Year  To Date	YTD % Change
#1	Ford Escape	2415	+ 2.2%	5156	+ 12.8%
#2	Toyota RAV4	2371	+ 59.6%	3043	+ 4.4%
#3	Dodge Journey	1906	- 6.0%	3902	- 1.9%
#4	Hyundai Santa Fe	1749	+ 10.6%	3458	+ 17.4%
#5	Honda CR-V	1594	- 43.8%	3008	- 36.9%
#6	Jeep Wrangler	1146	+ 1.3%	2194	+ 18.0%
#7	Nissan Rogue	1022	- 14.2%	1845	- 18.4%
#8	Chevrolet Equinox	1020	- 30.9%	2055	- 24.9%
#9	Kia Sorento	924	- 4.7%	1677	- 11.5%
#10	Mazda CX-5	889	+ 456%	1671	+ 944%
#11	Ford Edge	783	+ 19.5%	1572	+ 0.4%
#12	GMC Terrain	747	- 12.5%	1547	- 0.1%
#13	Jeep Compass	672	+ 76.4%	1471	+ 75.5%
#14	Hyundai Tucson	622	- 40.0%	1329	- 31.3%
#15	Jeep Grand Cherokee	590	- 5.0%	1393	- 14.0%
#16	Mitsubishi RVR	578	- 4.5%	1157	+ 8.7%
#17	Jeep Patriot	573	- 5.6%	1299	+ 3.8%
#18	BMW X3	542	+ 105%	823	+ 86.2%
#19	Ford Explorer	534	+ 18.4%	1157	+ 9.0%
#20	Audi Q5	459	- 11.2%	894	- 3.7%

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

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February 2013 Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs And Crossovers In America

The best-selling SUV in America in February was once again the Ford Escape, its second such victory in as many months. The Honda CR-V, 2012's leading utility vehicle, ranked second with a 16.5% decline that brought it dangerously close to the third-place Chevrolet Equinox.

Lexus reported a 20% increase in RX sales in February. That was more than enough to land the RX in the top 20, the only premium brand vehicle to have done so since December.

Nissan set a record in February Pathfinder volume. Nissan's second-biggest utility vehicle still trailed the Ford Explorer by 10,377 units, the Honda Pilot by 2600 sales, and the Toyota Highlander by 2296, not to mention numerous other small and midsize SUVs and crossovers. 4.6% of Explorer volume stemmed from the Police Interceptor Utility.

All 251 Vehicles Ranked By February & 2013 YTD Sales

Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for these vehicles and every other nameplate on sale can always be accessed through the dropdown at GCBC's Sales Stats page. GCBC also published the February rankings of America's best-selling trucks and the top-selling cars. What you see below, however, are the most popular SUVs and crossovers from February 2013.

January 2013's Top 20 - February 2012's Top 10

Rank	Best-Selling  SUV Or Crossover	February 2013	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
#1	Ford Escape	24,110	+ 29.2%	44,049	+ 22.6%
#2	Honda CR-V	20,668	- 16.5%	38,477	- 12.0%
#3	Chevrolet Equinox	20,649	+ 15.7%	37,872	+ 20.2%
#4	Ford Explorer	17,391	+ 66.6%	32,598	+ 59.7%
#5	Toyota RAV4	13,329	+ 5.1%	24,939	+ 10.8%
#6	Jeep Wrangler	10,091	+ 8.2%	18,945	+ 10.0%
#7	Nissan Rogue	9964	- 25.8%	18,915	- 18.9%
#8	GMC Terrain	9802	+ 21.2%	18,352	+ 33.6%
#9	Ford Edge	9683	- 8.1%	19,297	+ 2.4%
#10	Honda Pilot	9614	+ 8.3%	17,019	+ 11.6%
#11	Jeep Grand Cherokee	9439	- 25.8%	20,504	- 12.4%
#12	Toyota Highlander	9310	+ 14.1%	18,141	+ 20.8%
#13	Chevrolet Traverse	8698	+ 9.2%	15,468	+ 5.9%
#14	Kia Sorento	7945	- 5.3%	15,950	+ 1.5%
#15	Dodge Journey	7530	+ 20.5%	15,709	+ 50.0%
#16	Nissan Pathfinder	7014	+ 146%	13,295	+ 169%
#17	Lexus RX	6938	+ 19.8%	12,332	+ 13.9%
#18	GMC Acadia	6628	- 0.03%	11,816	+ 2.7%
#19	Hyundai Santa Fe	6339	+ 64.1%	12,330	+ 4.2%
#20	Jeep Patriot	6329	+ 23.6%	11,577	+ 27.4%

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

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January 2013 Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada

Huge declines by a couple of Canada's most popular vehicles helped drag down the overall market in January 2013, but that doesn't mean the most popular utility vehicles suffered. The market lost 2105 sales. Honda's Civic was down by 2436. The Dodge Grand Caravan lost 762 sales. The disappearance of the Ford Ranger brought the market down by another 650. 

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Compass Jumped 75% In January

Meanwhile, sales of Canada's most popular SUV, the Ford Escape, shot up 24%, or 532 units. Dodge Journey sales rose slightly. Hyundai Santa Fe volume improved 25%. Sales of last year's second-ranked utility, the Honda CR-V, fell 27%. But the fifth-ranked Jeep Wrangler, which ranked twelfth among SUVs and crossovers at this time in 2012, shot up 44%. 

The Wrangler was just one of four Jeeps in the top 14. With the Liberty's current hiatus (only six were sold in January, and it's not even listed on the company's website), every available Jeep was a top seller.  The quartet finished 2012 in seventh, 13th, 20th, and 23rd.

All 240 Vehicles Ranked By January 2013 Canadian Sales

GoodCarBadCar has already published the list of Canada's 20 best-selling passenger cars, and the best-selling trucks list is coming up shortly. Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any vehicle, including these 20 best-selling SUVs and crossovers, can be accessed at GCBC's Sales Stats page. Select a make and model and you're on your way to finding out that January was the Mazda CX-5's eleventh-best Canadian sales month so far, but the second-best in the United States.

Rank	Best-Selling SUV/Crossover	January 2013	% Change	Year  To Date	YTD % Change
#1	Ford Escape	2741	+ 24.1%	2741	+ 24.1%
#2	Dodge Journey	1996	+ 2.3%	1996	+ 2.3%
#3	Hyundai Santa Fe	1709	+ 25.2%	1709	+ 25.2%
#4	Honda CR-V	1414	- 26.7%	1414	- 26.7%
#5	Jeep Wrangler	1048	+ 43.8%	1048	+ 43.8%
#6	Chevrolet Equinox	1035	- 17.9%	1035	- 17.9%
#7	Nissan Rogue	823	- 23.2%	823	- 23.2%
#8	Jeep Grand Cherokee	803	- 19.6%	803	- 19.6%
#9	GMC Terrain	800	+ 15.1%	800	+ 15.1%
#10	Jeep Compass	799	+ 74.8%	799	+ 74.8%
#11	Ford Edge	789	- 13.3%	789	- 13.3%
#12	Mazda CX-5	782	-----	782	-----
#13	Kia Sorento	753	- 18.5%	753	- 18.5%
#14	Jeep Patriot	726	+ 12.7%	726	+ 12.7%
#15	Hyundai Tucson	707	- 21.4%	707	- 21.4%
#16	Toyota RAV4	672	- 52.9%	672	- 52.9%
#17	Ford Explorer	623	+ 2.1%	623	+ 2.1%
#18	Mitsubishi RVR	579	+ 26.1%	579	+ 26.1%
#19	Audi Q5	435	- 11.2%	435	- 11.2%
#20	Kia Sportage	422	- 4.3%	422	- 4.3%

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

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January 2013 Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In America

Non-Police Explorer Sales Rose 46% In The U.S. In January 2013

After its best-ever 2012, the Honda CR-V stumbled early on in 2013, falling back to second spot on this list of America's 20 best-selling SUVs and crossovers. The Ford Escape, sales of which jumped 15.5% in January, took over the top spot, a position it battled for in 2012 but ultimately lost to the CR-V.

The CR-V was one of eight Japanese brand utility vehicles in the top 20 in January. None posted as sharp an increase as the 17th-ranked Nissan Pathfinder, sales of which tripled compared with January 2012. Nissan's Rogue was the eight-best-selling SUV in America in 2012 despite a 10% decline.

The eight Japanese brand utilities were joined by two Korean nameplates: the closely related Hyundai Santa Fe and stronger-selling Kia Sorento. Sales of both models improved noticeably in January, and the Sorento's transition to a similar-looking but substantially altered 2014 model should provide another boost. 

All 247 Vehicles Ranked By January 2013 Sales

That leaves the Escape and nine other Detroit brand SUVs. Three Jeeps, three Fords, two Chevrolets, one GMC, and one Dodge round out the group. Of the 20, only the CR-V and Rogue posted year-over-year declines. The Detroit utilities were led by the Escape, but on the improvement front, the Ford Explorer, GMC Terrain, and Dodge Journey led with 53%, 51%, and 93% improvements. 4.3%, or 653, of the Explorer's total was Police Interceptor-derived.

GCBC has already posted lists of America's 20 best-selling passenger cars and figures for every truck, best sellers and poor sellers alike. You can find historic monthly and yearly sales figures for the 20 top-selling SUVs in the table below and for every other vehicle on sale in America by accessing the dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats home.

Rank	Best-Selling SUV	January 2013	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
#1	Ford Escape	19,939	+ 15.5%	19,939	+ 15.5%
#2	Honda CR-V	17,809	- 6.1%	17,809	- 6.1%
#3	Chevrolet Equinox	17,223	+ 26.1%	17,223	+ 26.1%
#4	Ford Explorer	15,207	+ 52.6%	15,207	+ 52.6%
#5	Toyota RAV4	11,610	+ 18.2%	11,610	+ 18.2%
#6	Jeep Grand Cherokee	11,065	+ 3.6%	11,065	+ 3.6%
#7	Ford Edge	9614	+ 15.6%	9614	+ 15.6%
#8	Nissan Rogue	8951	- 9.6%	8951	- 9.6%
#9	Jeep Wrangler	8854	+ 12.1%	8854	+ 12.1%
#10	Toyota Highlander	8831	+ 28.8%	8831	+ 28.8%
#11	GMC Terrain	8550	+ 51.4%	8550	+ 51.4%
#12	Dodge Journey	8179	+ 93.5%	8179	+ 93.5%
#13	Kia Sorento	8005	+ 9.3%	7005	+ 9.3%
#14	Honda Pilot	7405	+ 16.3%	7405	+ 16.3%
#15	Chevrolet Traverse	6770	+ 2.0%	6770	+ 2.0%
#16	Subaru Forester	6565	+ 28.3%	6565	+ 28.3%
#17	Nissan Pathfinder	6281	+ 202%	6281	+ 202%
#18	Hyundai Santa Fe	5991	+ 24.3%	5991	+ 24.3%
#19	Lexus RX	5394	+ 7.1%	5394	+ 7.1%
#20	Jeep Patriot	5248	+ 32.3%	5248	+ 32.3%

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

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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. 

All 262 Vehicles Ranked By 2012 Canadian Sales
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.

Canada's 20 Best-Selling SUVs In December 2012

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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