Nothing stands in the way of the Honda CR-V to be the best selling compact crossover in 2014. The refreshed 2015 CR-v is winning praise and awards across the board. It had a huge sales lead in November with 32,378 units sold and 37.7% improvement over November of last year. The Ford Escape and the Toyota RAV4 are doing well, but they cannot overtake the mighty CR-V.
Actually, the Escape had a great month as it hops over the RAV4 for second position for the month and remains in second for the year. The RAV4 saw growth, and it stays firmly in third place.
There is more excitement down the leader board. The 2015 Jeep Cherokee continues to have sales success. It was the most improved compact crossover for the month, and the 16,945 Cherokees sold was enough to get ahead of the Nissan Rogue for fifth place in November sales. The Rogue itself had a stellar month with 43.7% growth.
Overall, the vast majority of these crossovers had a positive month, and all but one had a positive year so far. The compact crossover segment is red hot right now. Tis the season for tall all-wheel-drive wagons.
Compact Crossover – November 2014
| Nov 2014 # | Nov ’14 / ’13 % | YTD 2014 # | YTD ’14 / ’13 % | |
| Honda CR-V | 32,378 | 37.7% | 302,650 | 10.0% |
| Ford Escape | 25,528 | 21.6% | 280,609 | 3.3% |
| Toyota RAV4 | 21,108 | 8.5% | 244,701 | 24.0% |
| Chevrolet Equinox | 18,536 | 0.8% | 220,944 | 0.0% |
| Jeep Cherokee | 16,945 | 67.0% | 160,793 | NEW |
| Nissan Rogue | 15,067 | 43.7% | 184,320 | 24.5% |
| Subaru Forester | 13,879 | 3.5% | 144,790 | 31.2% |
| GMC Terrain | 7,737 | 13.4% | 93,984 | 2.7% |
| Jeep Patriot | 7,546 | 47.0% | 84,028 | 21.0% |
| Mazda CX-5 | 7,220 | 14.2% | 91,401 | 25.5% |
| Subaru XV | 5,799 | 9.2% | 65,474 | 35.8% |
| Jeep Compass | 4,099 | 16.0% | 56,318 | 14.0% |
| Hyundai Tucson | 3,642 | 10.9% | 44,192 | 15.7% |
| Kia Sportage | 3,261 | -30.5% | 39,647 | 30.2% |
| VW Tiguan | 2,082 | -6.8% | 23,005 | -16.5% |
Check out this fun and informative TFLcar first drive featuring the 2014 Jeep Cherokee and the top three sellers.
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’.
