Honda CR-V increased its lead over the Ford Escape in the compact crossover segment. Â The Escape is still within reach of first place if it has a strong December. Â The new 2014 Subaru Forester saw the biggest monthly increase with 135.1% improvement. Â The Mazda CX-5 is showing the largest YTD growth at 96.3%. Â 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% |
| VWÂ 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. Â It saw a downturn in November, but it has the top sales spot locked out with one month remaining. Â The next four places are hotly contested between the Highlander, SantaFe, Sorento, and Pilot. Â 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% |
| VWÂ Touareg | 570 | -46.6% | 7,415 | -18.9% |
| Subaru Tribeca | 107 | -34.8% | 1,455 | -22.9% |
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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’.
