Honda CR-V had a solid December and was the number one seller in the segment after 303,904 examples left the showrooms in 2013. The Escape had significant growth in December (+21.5%), but could not match the CR-V. It takes a comfortable second place. Toyota RAV4 was third for December, but it came in fourth place for the year after the Chevrolet Equinox.
Take a look at the all-new 2014 Jeep Cherokee. It sold 15,038 units in December, which is a fifth place for the month. It outsold a host of competitors, including Nissan Rogue.
The new 2014 Subaru Forester saw the biggest monthly increase with 51.0% improvement. The Mazda CX-5 showed the largest YTD growth at 83.6%.
Compact Crossover – December 2013
| Nov 2013 # | Nov ’13 / ’12 % | YTD 2013 # | YTD ’13 / ’12 % | |
| Honda CR-V | 28,759 | 11.8% | 303,904 | 7.9% |
| Ford Escape | 24,462 | 21.5% | 295,993 | 13.4% |
| Toyota RAV4 | 20,970 | 46.1% | 218,249 | 27.0% |
| Chevrolet Equinox | 17,212 | -12.0% | 238,192 | 9.0% |
| Jeep Cherokee | 15,038 | N/A | 25,786 | N/A |
| Nissan Rogue | 14,676 | 27.8% | 162,751 | 14.3% |
| Subaru Forester | 13,229 | 51.0% | 123,592 | 61.9% |
| GMC Terrain | 7,998 | -30.5% | 99,525 | 1.8% |
| Mazda CX-5 | 6,720 | 12.8% | 79,544 | 83.6% |
| Jeep Patriot | 6,158 | 35.0% | 75,797 | 22.0% |
| Hyundai Tucson | 3,714 | -0.8% | 41,906 | -14.3% |
| Jeep Compass | 3,534 | 13.0% | 52,993 | 32.0% |
| KIA Sportage | 2,527 | 49.0% | 32,965 | -9.3% |
| VW Tiguan | 2,464 | -25.6% | 30,002 | -5.4% |
Take a look at this informative TFLcar comparison review including the 2013 Honda CR-V:
