Canada's best-selling SUV, the Ford Escape, now ranks fourth among all vehicles, outselling the top-selling minivan and all but one car.
At this stage of 2013, the Escape ranked seventh overall behind three truck nameplates, the Dodge Grand Caravan, Honda Civic, and Hyundai Elantra. The Escape was responsible for generating 2.57% of the Canadian auto industry's volume, a figure which has risen to 2.85% in 2014 as Escape volume has shot up 17% and the industry has grown 5.6%.
• Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - October 2014 YTD
• Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2014 YTD
• Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model - October 2014 YTD
As Canada's overall new vehicle market approaches a second consecutive year of record sales, the Escape and its utility vehicle cohorts deserve much of the credit. Pickup truck sales growth is significantly slower than the growth achieved by the overall industry.
Minivan sales are up 5.8% this year, but after producing 12% of the industry's volume in 2004, minivans are now responsible for just 5.3% of all new vehicle sales in Canada. Car sales, meanwhile, are down this year.
• Canada SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - September 2014 YTD
• Canada SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - October 2013 YTD
Yet the combined sales of the vehicles listed in this post are up 16% in 2014 to more than 515,000 units through just ten months, equal to 32.6% of the overall market, up from 29.7% a year ago. With 69,611 extra sales from SUVs and crossovers through the first ten months of 2014, the overall market - up by approximately 84,000 units - is hugely reliant on growth from this sector.
Reminder: these are 2014 year-to-date rankings, but you can sort SUVs and crossovers by October volume by clicking the October 2014 column header, or you can rank them by improvements or declines using the % columns. Or, most importantly, you can list automakers together by selecting the SUV/Crossover column header. At any time, click the Rank column to return to the original format. If you're on a mobile device, you may need to choose the full version of the site (at the bottom of the page) in order to use the sortable function.
• Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - October 2014
• Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada - October 2014
• Canada Truck Sales By Model - October 2014 YTD
• Canada Minivan Sales By Model - October 2014 YTD
• Canada Commercial Van Sales By Model - October 2014 YTD
As always, you can find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these vehicles by selecting a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page.
Click Column Headers To Sort • September 2014 • October 2013
Rank | SUV/Crossover | October 2014 YTD | October 2013 YTD | % Change | October 2014 | October 2013 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ford Escape | 45,152 | 38,480 | 17.3% | 4,568 | 4,820 | -5.2% |
| #2 | Toyota RAV4 | 30,974 | 27,996 | 10.6% | 3,791 | 3,051 | 24.3% |
| #3 | Honda CR-V | 28,620 | 27,581 | 3.8% | 2,759 | 2,578 | 7.0% |
| #4 | Nissan Rogue | 24,359 | 13,851 | 75.9% | 2,071 | 1,231 | 68.2% |
| #5 | Hyundai Santa Fe Sport ³ | 23,571 | 22,167 | 6.3% | 2,414 | 1,946 | 24.0% |
| #6 | Dodge Journey | 21,584 | 24,817 | -13.0% | 2,068 | 2,525 | -18.1% |
| #7 | Jeep Wrangler | 19,987 | 16,692 | 19.7% | 1,360 | 1,211 | 12.3% |
| #8 | Jeep Cherokee | 18,469 | 113 | 16,244% | 2,067 | 96 | 2,053% |
| #9 | Mazda CX-5 | 17,007 | 14,966 | 13.6% | 1,960 | 1,167 | 68.0% |
| #10 | Chevrolet Equinox | 16,827 | 16,714 | 0.7% | 1,425 | 1,790 | -20.4% |
| #11 | Ford Edge | 15,637 | 15,112 | 3.5% | 1,458 | 1,294 | 12.7% |
| #12 | Kia Sorento | 12,055 | 12,560 | -4.0% | 1,392 | 970 | 43.5% |
| #13 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 10,928 | 9,558 | 14.3% | 1,372 | 1,149 | 19.4% |
| #14 | Ford Explorer | 10,919 | 9,082 | 20.2% | 1,015 | 978 | 3.8% |
| #15 | Hyundai Tucson | 10,575 | 9,718 | 8.8% | 919 | 619 | 48.5% |
| #16 | Subaru Forester | 10,493 | 9,106 | 15.2% | 938 | 1,102 | -14.9% |
| #17 | GMC Terrain | 10,090 | 10,190 | -1.0% | 919 | 1,153 | -20.3% |
| #18 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 8,807 | 6,008 | 46.6% | 648 | 613 | 5.7% |
| #19 | Toyota Highlander | 8,170 | 6,439 | 26.9% | 741 | 749 | -1.1% |
| #20 | Nissan Pathfinder | 8,118 | 6,315 | 28.6% | 799 | 938 | -14.8% |
| #21 | Chevrolet Trax | 7,452 | 6,134 | 21.5% | 851 | 627 | 35.7% |
| #22 | Audi Q5 | 6,743 | 6,236 | 8.1% | 772 | 744 | 3.8% |
| #23 | Lexus RX | 6,670 | 6,595 | 1.1% | 885 | 765 | 15.7% |
| #24 | Mitsubishi RVR | 5,693 | 6,419 | -11.3% | 733 | 585 | 25.3% |
| #25 | Acura RDX | 5,433 | 5,092 | 6.7% | 569 | 556 | 2.3% |
| #26 | Jeep Compass | 5,382 | 5,710 | -5.7% | 350 | 294 | 19.0% |
| #27 | Kia Sportage | 5,353 | 6,014 | -11.0% | 597 | 652 | -8.4% |
| #28 | Honda Pilot | 5,281 | 5,586 | -5.5% | 561 | 628 | -10.7% |
| #29 | Acura MDX | 5,058 | 5,010 | 1.0% | 562 | 489 | 14.9% |
| #30 | Jeep Patriot | 4,962 | 4,853 | 2.2% | 412 | 353 | 16.7% |
| #31 | GMC Acadia | 4,815 | 3,779 | 27.4% | 549 | 381 | 44.1% |
| #32 | Buick Encore | 4,765 | 2,948 | 61.6% | 420 | 445 | -5.6% |
| T33 | BMW X5 | 4,666 | 3,268 | 42.8% | 317 | 703 | -54.9% |
| T33 | Mercedes-Benz M-Class | 4,666 | 3,940 | 18.4% | 460 | 538 | -14.5% |
| #35 | Mitsubishi Outlander | 4,637 | 4,432 | 4.6% | 572 | 437 | 30.9% |
| #36 | Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class | 4,487 | 5,150 | -12.9% | 434 | 534 | -18.7% |
| #37 | BMW X3 | 4,432 | 5,029 | -11.9% | 476 | 364 | 30.8% |
| #38 | Hyundai Santa Fe XL ³ | 4,253 | 2,602 | 63.5% | 429 | 311 | 37.9% |
| #39 | Nissan Murano | 4,041 | 2,958 | 36.6% | 503 | 220 | 129% |
| #40 | Cadillac SRX | 3,594 | 3,187 | 12.8% | 320 | 457 | -30.0% |
| #41 | Toyota 4Runner | 3,415 | 2,505 | 36.3% | 408 | 360 | 13.3% |
| #42 | Chevrolet Traverse | 3,388 | 2,745 | 23.4% | 290 | 244 | 18.9% |
| #43 | Nissan Juke | 3,232 | 3,507 | -7.8% | 264 | 382 | -30.9% |
| #44 | Infiniti QX60/JX | 2,937 | 2,704 | 8.6% | 339 | 271 | 25.1% |
| #45 | Buick Enclave | 2,925 | 2,662 | 9.9% | 385 | 301 | 27.9% |
| #46 | Dodge Durango | 2,506 | 1,693 | 48.0% | 158 | 231 | -31.6% |
| #47 | Lincoln MKX | 2,343 | 2,739 | -14.5% | 228 | 274 | -16.8% |
| #48 | BMW X1 | 2,338 | 2,370 | -1.4% | 201 | 172 | 16.9% |
| #49 | Ford Flex | 2,298 | 1,908 | 20.4% | 56 | 96 | -41.7% |
| #50 | Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 2,093 | 1,380 | 51.7% | 181 | 169 | 7.1% |
| #51 | Mercedes-Benz GL-Class | 2,040 | 2,064 | -1.2% | 228 | 200 | 14.0% |
| #52 | Volkswagen Touareg | 1,890 | 1,723 | 9.7% | 216 | 173 | 24.9% |
| #53 | Mini Countryman | 1,782 | 1,622 | 9.9% | 175 | 231 | -24.2% |
| #54 | Audi Q7 | 1,663 | 1,556 | 6.9% | 206 | 179 | 15.1% |
| #55 | GMC Yukon | 1,661 | 1,107 | 50.0% | 221 | 55 | 302% |
| #56 | Porsche Cayenne | 1,606 | 1,687 | -4.8% | 61 | 209 | -70.8% |
| #57 | Infiniti QX50/EX | 1,600 | 1,225 | 30.6% | 182 | 120 | 51.7% |
| #58 | Chevrolet Tahoe | 1,507 | 1,341 | 12.4% | 149 | 99 | 50.5% |
| #59 | GMC Yukon XL | 1,471 | 979 | 50.3% | 123 | 169 | -27.2% |
| #60 | Land Rover Range Rover Evoque | 1,390 | 1,495 | -7.0% | 118 | 179 | -34.1% |
| #61 | Volvo XC60 | 1,306 | 1,467 | -11.0% | 122 | 137 | -10.9% |
| #62 | Lincoln MKC | 1,265 | --- | --- | 328 | --- | --- |
| #63 | Ford Expedition | 1,179 | 1,270 | -7.2% | 186 | 110 | 69.1% |
| #64 | Mazda CX-9 | 1,112 | 1,275 | -12.8% | 103 | 96 | 7.3% |
| #65 | Audi Q3 | 955 | --- | --- | 345 | --- | --- |
| #66 | Porsche Macan | 940 | --- | --- | 142 | --- | --- |
| #67 | Nissan Xterra | 868 | 910 | -4.6% | 68 | 63 | 7.9% |
| #68 | Land Rover Range Rover | 774 | 459 | 68.6% | 58 | 41 | 41.5% |
| #69 | Chevrolet Suburban | 750 | 1,019 | -26.4% | 80 | 143 | -44.1% |
| #70 | BMW X6 | 698 | 686 | 1.7% | 6 | 43 | -86.0% |
| #71 | Cadillac Escalade | 631 | 483 | 30.6% | 87 | 47 | 85.1% |
| #71.1 | Cadillac Escalade * | 481 | 368 | 30.7% | 68 | 36 | 88.9% |
| #71.2 | Cadillac Escalade ESV * | 150 | 115 | 30.4% | 19 | 11 | 72.7% |
| #72 | Toyota Sequoia | 603 | 610 | -1.1% | 68 | 79 | -13.9% |
| #73 | Toyota FJ Cruiser | 602 | 548 | 9.9% | 18 | 75 | -76.0% |
| #74 | Land Rover LR2 | 522 | 423 | 23.4% | 54 | 50 | 8.0% |
| #75 | Lexus GX460 | 472 | 251 | 88.0% | 59 | 36 | 63.9% |
| #76 | Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class | 456 | --- | --- | 272 | --- | --- |
| #77 | Infiniti QX80/QX56 | 417 | 350 | 19.1% | 69 | 30 | 130% |
| #78 | Volvo XC90 | 390 | 450 | -13.3% | 50 | 18 | 178% |
| #79 | Infiniti QX70/FX | 389 | 552 | -29.5% | 41 | 49 | -16.3% |
| #80 | Nissan Armada | 375 | 456 | -17.8% | 41 | 51 | -19.6% |
| T81 | BMW X4 | 321 | --- | --- | 111 | --- | --- |
| T81 | Land Rover LR4 | 321 | 369 | -13.0% | 20 | 46 | -56.5% |
| #83 | Lexus LX570 | 266 | 237 | 12.2% | 49 | 33 | 48.5% |
| #84 | Lincoln Navigator | 246 | 244 | 0.8% | 82 | 23 | 257% |
| #85 | Lincoln MKT | 242 | 325 | -25.5% | 21 | 29 | -27.6% |
| #86 | Mercedes-Benz G-Class | 182 | 170 | 7.1% | 15 | 7 | 114% |
| #87 | Subaru Tribeca | 117 | 194 | -39.7% | 4 | 18 | -77.8% |
| #88 | Toyota Land Cruiser º | 94 | 142 | -33.8% | 6 | 16 | -62.5% |
| #89 | Acura ZDX | 6 | 39 | -84.6% | --- | 4 | -100% |
| #265 | Suzuki Grand Vitara | --- | 967 | -100% | --- | 40 | -100% |
| #266 | Hyundai Veracruz | --- | 370 | -100% | --- | 2 | -100% |
| #273 | Jeep Liberty | --- | 13 | -100% | --- | --- | --- |
--- | Total | 515,309 | 445,698 | 15.6% | 52,150 | 45,463 | 14.7% |
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* Italicized unranked lines are nothing more than available breakdowns, already included in the model's total, not in addition to the model's total.
³ Total Santa Fe sales: up 26.0% to 2843 in October, up 12.3% to 27,824 YTD.
º Land Cruiser is a commercial vehicle in Canada. Rather than listing the 500L with the Mini Countryman in these SUV/crossover rankings, it's with cars in large part because it is not available with all-wheel-drive. The placement of numerous crossovers often prompts disagreement, but consider the vehicle type's name: crossover. By its very definition, it crosses over from one category into another. The very act of calling, for example, the Toyota Venza a car or a utility vehicle requires ignorance of the fact that the Venza (or Outback, Crosstour, Encore, Countryman, 500L) is a square peg that can't be squeezed through a round hole.
