Sales of the Honda CR-V slid 3%, and yet the CR-V went from owning 1.5% of the overall new vehicle market in 2008 to 1.8% in 2009. Sales of the Ford Escape, Toyota RAV4, Lexus RX, Chevrolet Traverse (rather expected given its newness) and Honda Pilot improved.
• Top 10 Best-Selling SUVs In America - 2008 Year End
• Top 10 Best-Selling SUVs In America - 2010 Year End
• All Vehicles Ranked By 2009 Year End U.S. Sales
The Traverse, a large Lambda platform unibody utility vehicle, shot up to the fifth position as Chevrolet's full-size, truck-based Tahoe slid from the seventh position to #13, behind the Hyundai Santa Fe and Nissan Rogue, sales of which improved. Tahoe volume was down 20%.
Meanwhile, for the third consecutive year, the Honda CR-V was America's best-selling SUV/crossover. The CR-V held the title for four years, lost it in 2011, and regained the crown in 2012 and 2013.
Rank | Best-Selling SUV/Crossover | 2009 | 2008 | % Change |
#1 | Honda CR-V | 191,214 | 197,279 | - 3.1% |
#2 | Ford Escape | 173,044 | 156,544 | + 10.5% |
#3 | Toyota RAV4 | 149,088 | 137,020 | + 8.8% |
#4 | Lexus RX | 93,379 | 84,181 | + 10.9% |
#5 | Chevrolet Traverse | 91,074 | 9456 | + 863% |
#6 | Ford Edge | 88,548 | 110,798 | - 20.1% |
#7 | Chevrolet Equinox | 86,148 | 67,447 | + 27.7% |
#8 | Honda Pilot | 83,901 | 96,746 | - 13.3% |
#9 | Toyota Highlander | 83,118 | 104,661 | - 20.6% |
#10 | Jeep Wrangler | 82,044 | 84,615 | - 3.0% |
