Buyers who wanted high-riding SUVs but didn't want to pay for the truck-based vehicles themselves or the fuel that they'd require turned increasingly to car-based small crossovers. It's a trend we're very familiar with in 2014. But in 2007, the trio of utility vehicle leaders were, while certainly known entities, not traditional best sellers.
• Top 10 Best-Selling SUVs In America - 2006 Year End
• Top 10 Best-Selling SUVs In America - 2008 Year End
• All Vehicles Ranked By 2007 U.S. Year End Sales
In 2006, the Honda CR-V ranked third, with sales having risen 13%, year-over-year. The Ford Escape was down 5% to 157,395 units, fifth on the list of America's ten best-selling SUVs. Toyota RAV4 sales more than doubled, and it was America's seventh-ranked utility vehicle.
The CR-V was the best-selling utility vehicle in America in 2007, the RAV4 was America's second-best-selling utility vehicle, and the Escape ranked third. 2006's first and second-best-selling SUVs, the Ford Explorer and Chevrolet TrailBlazer, fell to the fifth and sixth spots in 2007. Car-like SUVs like the Ford Edge and Toyota Highlander fell into place as the seventh and eighth best sellers.
Rank | Best-Selling SUV/Crossover | 2007 | 2006 | % Change |
#1 | Honda CR-V | 219,160 | 170,028 | + 28.9% |
#2 | Toyota RAV4 | 172,752 | 152,047 | + 13.6% |
#3 | Ford Escape | 165,596 | 157,395 | + 5.2% |
#4 | Chevrolet Tahoe | 146,256 | 161,491 | - 9.4% |
#5 | Ford Explorer | 137,817 | 179,229 | - 23.1% |
#6 | Chevrolet Trailblazer | 134,626 | 174,797 | - 23.0% |
#7 | Ford Edge | 130,125 | 2201 | + 5812% |
#8 | Toyota Highlander | 127,878 | 129,794 | - 1.5% |
#9 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 120,937 | 139,148 | - 13.1% |
#10 | Jeep Wrangler | 119,243 | 80,271 | + 48.6% |
