Small Crossovers are going strong in September 2014 [Sales]

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Kia Sportage

Many small crossovers are seeing very strong year over year sales growth in September of 2014. The Honda CR-V is still in the lead and grew 10.6% over September of last year. Toyota RAV4 is in second spot for the month and catching up with a 42.7% growth for the month. Ford Escape struggled in September, but it is still in second place in year-to-date (YTD) totals.

The redesigned 2014 Nissan Rogue is picking up a lot of momentum with 51.8% monthly sales growth. The all-new Jeep Cherokee is now in sixth sales position after around 11 months of being on the market. The list of successful crossover keeps going. Subaru Forester, GMC Terrain, Mazda CX-5, and Subaru XV are having some of the best sales months ever. The aging Jeep Patriot also grew 51.0% for the month and jumped into the eighth place.

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Honda CR-V

However, the most improved compact crossover for the month was the Kia Sportage at 72.3%. The most growing crossover for year-to-date was the Subaru XV at 42.8%.

Only two models on this list are showing a year-to-date loss and there are no fewer than fifteen competitors overall. No doubt this is one of the hottest segments around and will continue to be for some time.

Compact Crossover – September 2014

Sep 2014 # Sep ’14 / ’13 % YTD 2014 # YTD ’14 / ’13 %
Honda CR-V 23,722 10.6% 241,015 5.2%
Toyota RAV4 22,724 42.7% 202,069 21.6%
Ford Escape 21,718 -3.9% 230,162 0.8%
Chevrolet Equinox 17,266 11.8% 184,805 -0.3%
Nissan Rogue 17,229 51.8% 154,568 24.1%
Jeep Cherokee 14,639 N/A 128,133 N/A
Subaru Forester 12,584 18.5% 117,940 39.8%
Jeep Patriot 9,117 51.0% 69,958 19.0%
GMC Terrain 8,310 16.4% 79,444 3.5%
Mazda CX-5 8,097 28.9% 78,190 28.9%
Subaru XV 5,691 60.9% 54,303 42.8%
Jeep Compass 4,666 4.0% 47,918 15.0%
Kia Sportage 3,781 72.3% 32,643 40.5%
Hyundai Tucson 3,581 26.0% 36,958 12.4%
VW Tiguan 1,674 -30.4% 19,120 -17.4%

Check out this fun and informative TFLcar first drive featuring the 2014 Jeep Cherokee and the top three sellers.

Andre Smirnov
Andre Smirnov

Andre Smirnov is a life-long automotive enthusiast, writer, reporter, and software engineer. He has been writing and reporting at TFL since 2011. When not working or spending time with the family – you can find him tinkering in the garage or simply ‘going for a drive’.