Top 20 Best Selling SUVs In America October 2014

The Honda CR-V was Americas best-selling SUV in October 2014 as sales surged 30%, more than enough to fend off the Ford Escape in the Fords best-ever October. (October 2014 was a best-ever month for the CR-V, too.)

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• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2014 YTD
• U.S. SUV Sales Rankings By Model - October 2014 YTD

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All 14 of Americas top 14 best-selling SUVs and crossovers in October 2014 sold more often last month than in the same period one year ago. The biggest increase, of course, belonged to the Jeep Cherokee, which wasnt here in time to put a full month under its belt last year. 

But there were massive gains from other sources, not the least of which was the CR-Vs, equal to 6703 extra sales. Toyota Highlander sales jumped 30%, as well. Toyota RAV4 sales rose 22%. The Chevrolet Traverse was up 24%. Year-over-year improvements posted by the Escape, Nissan Rogue, Jeep Wrangler, and Jeep Patriot all measured in the double digits.

Now ahead of the Escape by 15,191 units heading into the final two months of the year, the CR-V has all but locked up the title of Americas best-selling SUV for the third consecutive year. Now the CR-V is on to another race: in October, it was also the best-selling Honda.

Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these best-selling SUVs and crossovers can always be accessed through the dropdown menu at GCBCs Sales Stats page, and for those not viewing the mobile version of this site, near the top right of this page, as well. GoodCarBadCar has already published the list of Americas best-selling trucks in October and will shortly publish the list of Americas 20 best-selling cars.

November 2014 • September 2014 • October 2013

Rank	Best-Selling SUV/Crossover	October 2014	October 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
#1	Honda CR-V	29,257	22,554	29.7%	270,272	251,636	7.4%
#2	Ford Escape	24,919	22,253	12.0%	255,081	250,543	1.8%
#3	Toyota RAV4	21,524	17,590	22.4%	223,593	177,832	25.7%
#4	Chevrolet Equinox	17,603	17,163	2.6%	202,408	202,583	-0.1%
#5	Ford Explorer	16,496	15,288	7.9%	175,148	161,222	8.6%
#6	Jeep Cherokee	15,715	579	2614%	143,848	579	24,744%
#7	Jeep Grand Cherokee	14,993	14,263	5.1%	151,303	142,960	5.8%
#8	Nissan Rogue	14,685	12,919	13.7%	169,253	137,588	23.0%
#9	Jeep Wrangler	13,665	11,780	16.0%	147,733	131,721	12.2%
#10	Subaru Forester	12,971	12,581	3.1%	130,911	96,953	35.0%
#11	Toyota Highlander	12,106	9323	29.9%	117,632	103,684	13.5%
#12	Hyundai Santa Fe	8817	8194	7.6%	87,724	70,938	23.7%
#13	Lexus RX	8057	7979	1.0%	84,273	81,258	3.7%
#14	Chevrolet Tahoe	7912	7458	6.1%	78,440	67,584	16.1%
#15	Honda Pilot	7903	9202	-14.1%	88,150	109,557	-19.5%
#16	Chevrolet Traverse	7893	6365	24.0%	87,453	81,776	6.9%
#17	Kia Sorento	7656	8142	-6.0%	84,234	89,522	-5.9%
#18	Ford Edge	7225	8681	-16.8%	93,276	108,270	-13.8%
#19	GMC Terrain	6803	7914	-14.0%	86,247	84,706	1.8%
#20	Jeep Patriot	6524	5581	16.9%	76,482	64,491	18.6%

Source: Automakers 
Subaru sold 12,624 Outbacks in October; 109,890 YTD. Until at least the end of the year, for consistencys sake, the Outback is shown with the best-selling cars, if its volume makes it eligible.

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