Ford Explorer remains #1 in the large three-row crossover segment. It saw a downturn in December, but it has a dominant first place and a 12.6% year-over-year improvement. Toyota Highlander takes the second place by the narrowest of margins. It sold 127,572 units and under 900 more than the third place Honda Pilot, which took a big loss in December. Kia Sorento takes the fourth place, with Chevrolet Traverse in fifth.
GMC Acadia once again grew the most in December at 53.0% over same month of 2012. Redesigned Nissan Pathfinder had a great 2013 as it more than doubled the sales at 108.0%.
Full-size Crossover – December 2013
| Dec 2013 # | Dec ’13 / ’12 % | YTD 2013 # | YTD ’13 / ’12 % | |
| Ford Explorer | 15,660 | -6.2% | 178,311 | 12.6% |
| Toyota Highlander | 12,344 | 1.3% | 127,572 | 5.4% |
| Honda Pilot | 8,971 | -21.1% | 126,678 | 10.3% |
| Hyundai SantaFe | 8,249 | 13.3% | 88,844 | 25.1% |
| GMC Acadia | 7,923 | 53.0% | 89,793 | 14.7% |
| Chevrolet Traverse | 7,802 | 5.0% | 96,467 | 12.7% |
| KIA Sorento | 7,482 | -31.8% | 105,649 | -11.7% |
| Nissan Pathfinder | 6,675 | -15.9% | 88,632 | 108.0% |
| Dodge Durango | 5,376 | 3.0% | 60,727 | 43.0% |
| Mazda CX-9 | 1,539 | -54.1% | 24,628 | 0.8% |
| Subaru Tribeca | 143 | -24.3% | 1,598 | -23.0% |
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Andre Smirnov is a life-long automotive enthusiast, software engineer, writer, and reporter. He has been writing and reporting at TFLcar 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’.
