Chevrolet TrailBlazer volume slipped 28%, the second TrailBlazer decline in two years, the second in a line of decreases that continued until the TrailBlazer nameplate completely disappeared from the U.S. market in 2010/2011.
• Top 10 Best-Selling SUVs In America - 2005 Year End
• Top 10 Best-Selling SUVs In America - 2007 Year End
• All Vehicles Ranked By 2006 Year End U.S. Sales
Rising fuel prices put a hold on many SUV purchases in 2006, and the impression at the time led many to predict the death of the SUV. Indeed, traditional truck-based SUVs are few and far between eight years later, but car-based crossovers that look like traditional SUVs are hugely popular in America.
In 2006, the third-ranked Honda CR-V, newly released in the final third of 2006 as a MY2007 model, spoke volumes about the turning of this tide, as sales jumped 13% even as U.S. new vehicle sales slid 3% and overall light truck volume (SUVs, minivans, crossovers, pickups) was down 7%.
Rank | Best-Selling SUV/Crossover | 2006 | 2005 | % Change |
#1 | Ford Explorer | 179,229 | 239,788 | - 25.3% |
#2 | Chevrolet TrailBlazer | 174,797 | 244,150 | - 28.4% |
#3 | Honda CR-V | 170,028 | 150,219 | + 13.2% |
#4 | Chevrolet Tahoe | 161,491 | 152,305 | + 6.0% |
#5 | Ford Escape | 157,395 | 165,122 | - 4.7% |
#6 | Honda Pilot | 152,154 | 143,353 | + 6.1% |
#7 | Toyota RAV4 | 152,047 | 70,518 | + 116% |
#8 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 139,148 | 213,584 | - 34.9% |
#9 | Jeep Liberty | 133,557 | 166,883 | - 20.0% |
#10 | Toyota Highlander | 129,794 | 137,409 | - 5.5% |
