Honda CR-V increased its lead over the Ford Escape in the compact crossover segment. The Escape is still within reach of first place if it has a strong December. The new 2014 Subaru Forester saw the biggest monthly increase with 135.1% improvement. The Mazda CX-5 is showing the largest YTD growth at 96.3%. Toyota RAV4 is showing very strong growth as well, but it will likely take forth sales spot for the year.
Compact Crossover – November 2013
| Nov 2013 # | Nov ’13 / ’12 % | YTD 2013 # | YTD ’13 / ’12 % | |
| Honda CR-V | 23,509 | 5.3% | 275,145 | 7.5% |
| Ford Escape | 20,988 | 0.1% | 271,531 | 12.7% |
| Toyota RAV4 | 19,447 | 56.5% | 197,279 | 25.2% |
| Chevrolet Equinox | 18,397 | 9.4% | 220,980 | 11.0% |
| Subaru Forester | 13,410 | 135.1% | 110,363 | 63.3% |
| Nissan Rogue | 10,487 | -17.2% | 148,075 | 13.2% |
| GMC Terrain | 6,821 | -16.4% | 91,527 | 6.1% |
| Mazda CX-5 | 6,323 | 44.3% | 72,824 | 96.3% |
| Jeep Patriot | 5,148 | 23.0% | 69,639 | 21.0% |
| Jeep Compass | 3,547 | 31.0% | 49,459 | 33.0% |
| KIA Sportage | 4,693 | % | 30,428 | -20.5% |
| VW Tiguan | 2,235 | -20.6% | 27,538 | -3.1% |
| Hyundai Tucson | 2,016 | -41.6% | 34,907 | -15.5% |
| Jeep Cherokee | 10,169 | N/A | 10,748 | N/A |
Take a look at this informative TFLcar comparison review including the 2013 Honda CR-V:
Full-size Crossover – November 2013
Ford Explorer remains supreme in the large three-row crossover segment. It saw a downturn in November, but it has the top sales spot locked out with one month remaining. The next four places are hotly contested between the Highlander, SantaFe, Sorento, and Pilot. The Honda Pilot saw a bad month and dropped to fifth place for the month, although it’s in second place for the year.
| Nov 2013 # | Nov ’13 / ’12 % | YTD 2013 # | YTD ’13 / ’12 % | |
| Ford Explorer | 13,220 | -8.6% | 162,651 | 14.8% |
| Toyota Highlander | 11,544 | 21.8% | 115,228 | 5.8% |
| Hyundai SantaFe | 9,657 | 43.0% | 80,595 | 26.4% |
| KIA Sorento | 8,645 | -20.3% | 98,167 | -12.2% |
| Honda Pilot | 8,150 | -13.0% | 117,707 | 13.7% |
| GMC Acadia | 7,566 | 108.4% | 81,870 | 12.0% |
| Chevrolet Traverse | 6,889 | 20.9% | 88,665 | 13.4% |
| Nissan Pathfinder | 6,801 | -16.0% | 81,957 | 136.3% |
| Dodge Durango | 5,581 | 36.0% | 55,351 | 48.0% |
| Mazda CX-9 | 1,306 | -45.0% | 23,089 | 10.3% |
| VW Touareg | 570 | -46.6% | 7,415 | -18.9% |
| Subaru Tribeca | 107 | -34.8% | 1,455 | -22.9% |
Check out this fun TFLcar off-road video review involving the 2013 Ford Explorer:
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’.
