Specs and Review: Midsize SUV Sales In America December 2014 2014 Year End

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Midsize SUV Sales In America December 2014 2014 Year End

Remember 2006? That was the last time Fords Explorer was Americas best-selling SUV. 179,226 Explorers were sold that year.

• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - December & 2014 Year End
• U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - 2014 Year End

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In 2014, the Explorer was Americas fifth-best-selling utility vehicle even though Explorer sales were 17% higher last year than they were in 2006. Smaller utility vehicles - the Honda CR-V, Fords own Escape, the Toyota RAV4, and Chevrolets Equinox - have long since taken over as Americas top sellers.

Yet the Explorer, now entering the fifth model year of this fifth-generation, is increasingly popular. Police Interceptor excluded, Explorer sales jumped 6% in 2014, a gain of more than 11,000 units. No three-row vehicle sells more often in America than the Explorer, though the Chrysler/Dodge minivan duo combines for more sales.

Among midsize SUVs and crossovers, the GM Lambda platform trio is the Explorers main challenge. The Enclave, Traverse, and Acadia sold 260,215 copies in 2014.

You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly U.S. auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBCs Sales Stats page. These tables are now sortable, so you can rank midsize SUVs and crossovers any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

Click Column Headers To Sort • January 2015 • November 2014 • December 2013

SUV	December 2014	December 2013	% Change	2014	2013	% Change
Buick Enclave	7393	4819	53.4%	62,300	60,534	2.9%
Chevrolet Traverse	8654	7802	10.9%	103,943	96,467	7.8%
Dodge Durango	6119	5376	13.8%	64,398	60,727	6.0%
Ford Edge	7940	12,078	-34.3%	108,864	129,109	-15.7%
Ford Explorer	18,464	16,907	9.2%	209,994	192,397	9.1%
Ford Flex	1786	2378	-24.9%	23,822	25,953	-8.2%
GMC Acadia	7323	7923	-7.6%	83,972	89,793	-6.5%
Honda Pilot	11,479	8971	28.0%	108,857	126,678	-14.1%
Hyundai Santa Fe *	10,395	8249	26.0%	107,906	88,844	21.5%
Hyundai Veracruz	---	---	---	1	175	-99.4%
Jeep Grand Cherokee	17,176	16,517	4.0%	183,786	174,275	5.5%
Kia Sorento *	9688	7482	29.5%	102,520	105,649	-3.0%
Mazda CX-9	1749	1539	13.6%	18,496	24,628	-24.9%
Mitsubishi Endeavor	---	---	---	---	24	-100%
Nissan Murano	4367	4684	-6.8%	47,301	44,684	5.9%
Nissan Pathfinder	6789	6675	1.7%	79,111	88,632	-10.7%
Subaru Tribeca	9	143	-93.7%	732	1598	-54.2%
Toyota 4Runner	8144	5100	59.7%	76,906	51,625	49.0%
Toyota Highlander	15,019	12,344	21.7%	146,127	127,572	14.5%
Volkswagen Touareg *	605	818	-26.0%	6961	8233	-15.5%
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Total	143,099	129,805	10.2%	1,535,997	1,497,597	2.6%

Offroaders	December 2014	December 2013	% Change	2014	2013	% Change
Jeep Wrangler *	14,003	12,028	16.4%	175,328	155,502	12.8%
Nissan Xterra *	1137	1588	-28.4%	16,505	17,766	-7.1%
Toyota FJ Cruiser *	402	1305	-69.2%	14,718	13,131	12.1%
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Total	15,542	14,921	4.2%	206,551	186,399	10.8%

Tall Wagons & Crossovers	December 2014	December 2013	% Change	2014	2013	% Change
Honda Crosstour *	863	1360	-36.5%	11,802	16,847	-29.9%
Subaru Outback *	14,772	11,002	34.3%	138,790	118,049	17.6%
Toyota Venza *	2419	2148	12.6%	29,991	35,846	-16.3%
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Total	18,054	14,510	24.4%	180,583	170,742	5.8%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
GCBC isnt here to break down segments, an impossible task for any group, but to display sales data for the sake of comparison. The more ways sales data can be displayed, the better. This explains why youll see the Outback and Venza here but also with midsize cars, too, and the tweener-sized Sorento and Santa Fe are shown with midsize SUVs and small SUVs, and the pricey FJ Cruiser and Xterra with smaller utilities and the Volkswagen Touareg with luxury SUVs... because readers have wanted it both ways. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.

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