Ford Escape, which used to be the best-selling SUV in February 2015, lost five positions, accounting almost 10% decline in sales. Ford sold 2230 less its Escape models compared to February 2015.The winner in this segment in the United States in February is Honda CR-V. It has narrowly outsold Toyota RAV4 by 355 units. Chevrolet Equinox took the third place with a little amount gained, while Nissan Rogue has grown substantially by 25%.
As for the utility vehicles produced by Ford, their total sales have dropped by 4%. The highest decline was faced by Ford Flex (33%) and Ford Edge (40%).
It is noticeable that there are no autos by premium automakers in the list of the best-selling SUVs in February.
|
Rank
|
Best-Selling SUV/Crossover
|
February 2015 |
February 2014 |
% Change |
2015YTD | 2014YTD | %Change |
|
#1
|
Honda CR-V
|
22,298 | 20,759 | 7.4% | 45,509 | 38,991 | 16.7% |
|
#2
|
Toyota RAV4
|
21,943 | 16,451 | 33.4% | 41,767 | 33,331 | 25.3% |
|
#3
|
Chevrolet Equinox
|
21,723 | 21,587 | 0.6% | 41,278 | 36,134 | 14.2% |
|
#4
|
Nissan Rogue
|
21,419 | 17,197 | 24.6% | 37,068 | 31,028 | 19.5% |
|
#5
|
Ford Escape
|
20,915 | 23,145 | -9.6% | 40,969 | 42,604 | -3.8% |
|
#6
|
Ford Explorer
|
18,613 | 13,924 | 33.7% | 35,649 | 26,734 | 33.3% |
|
#7
|
Jeep Cherokee
|
14,026 | 11,795 | 18.9% | 29,180 | 22,300 | 30.9% |
|
#8
|
Jeep Grand Cherokee
|
13,756 | 12,691 | 8.4% | 26,562 | 24,898 | 6.7% |
|
#9
|
Jeep Wrangler
|
12,911 | 10,640 | 21.3% | 24,594 | 20,193 | 21.8% |
|
#10
|
Honda Pilot
|
12,629 | 6913 | 82.7% | 24,944 | 13,137 | 89.9% |
|
#11
|
Subaru Forester
|
11,459 | 10,773 | 6.4% | 22,669 | 21,544 | 5.2% |
|
#12
|
Toyota Highlander
|
11,263 | 12,052 | -6.5% | 22,323 | 22,728 | -1.8% |
|
#13
|
GMC Terrain
|
10,859 | 9297 | 16.8% | 19,703 | 16,360 | 20.4% |
|
#14
|
Jeep Patriot
|
10,280 | 6466 | 59.0% | 17,843 | 12,043 | 48.2% |
|
#15
|
Chevrolet Traverse
|
9705 | 7573 | 28.2% | 19,856 | 12,941 | 53.4% |
|
#16
|
Hyundai Santa Fe
|
8762 | 6993 | 25.3% | 16,511 | 13,714 | 20.4% |
|
#17
|
Kia Sorento
|
8518 | 7237 | 17.7% | 16,061 | 14,335 | 12.0% |
|
#18
|
Dodge Journey
|
7719 | 7963 | -3.1% | 14,760 | 13,899 | 6.2% |
|
#19
|
Mazda CX-5
|
7445 | 9353 | -20.4% | 13,394 | 14,351 | -6.7% |
|
#20
|
Chevrolet Tahoe
|
7410 | 4961 | 49.4% | 14,017 | 8475 | 65.4% |
Source: Automakers