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Sunday, March 29, 2015

2012 bentley suv

Information Specification Image Review 2012 bentley suv
Bentley says its controversial 2012 Geneva motor show concept, the Bentley EXP 9F, will evolve its design before being confirmed for production.
The Bentley EXP 9F SUV has been one of the big talking points of Europe’s first major motor show of the year, but the British luxury brand’s head of design, Dirk van Braeckel, says the concept is designed to create a reaction.

“[This concept] is our first hit at [creating a Bentley SUV],” the Belgian designer (pictured below with the concept) told CarAdvice in an exclusive interview. “I’m sure people will like it, [but] people will [also] find it controversial in certain areas. “And that’s a reason why the vehicle has already been a success.
 According to the report, Bentley officials have admitted that the design was "heavy handed" and have promised to tone it down, as the SUV heads toward a likely 2015 on-sale date. Potential changes include "slightly smaller" headlights, and "more traditional SUV proportions," according to the magazines source.

We hope Bentley goes a bit further and just starts from scratch, dumping the sedan-ified SUV look entirely. If Bentley is bound and determined to sell an SUV, it should come up with something distinctive for the brand that doesnt just ape the classic look of its car line.

Naturally, the 9F comes with a 12-cylinder engine, although Bentley’s Peter Guest was quick to note a plug-in hybrid would be an option, were the behemoth to make it into production. Bentley is currently gauging reception from the few hundred people in the world who a.) would want a Bentley SUV and b.) could afford it.


The 9F feels terribly wrong on all levels until you sit in on a few press conferences with luxury automakers who say the United States remains their largest market, but China isn’t far behind. Maserati, for instance, already sells half as many Maserati GranTurismos in China as they do in the states. And Bentley, which saw a banner year in 2011, enjoys particularly brisk sales in China.
So from that perspective, the 9F makes a ton of sense (more like four tons, given the car’s dimensions). It’s perfect for a violently nouveaux riche market. It’s big, it’s brash and it’s completely obvious, a Continental GT on steroids.source:autoblog.com,caradvice.com.au,wired.com
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Midsize SUV Sales In Canada July 2014 YTD

2013 Ford Flex silver
In July 2014, total GM Canada volume shot up 25% compared with July 2013, and the companys Lambda-platform large crossovers played a role in the companys gains. 


• Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - July 2014 YTD
Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - July 2014 YTD
• Canada SUV Sales Rankings By Model - July 2014 YTD


Canada midsize SUV sales chart July 2014
Click Chart To Expand
1387 Buick Enclaves, Chevrolet Traverses, and GMC Acadias were sold last month, a 69% increase from the 821 sold in Canada in the year ago period. 

Meanwhile, Ford sold 1263 Explorers plus another 422 copies of the Flex. Chrysler Canada reported only 210 Durango sales, the lowest total since December of last year, but also 1418 sales of the two-row Jeep Grand Cherokee. 

Overall, the new vehicle market was up 11% in Canada in July 2014. The Enclave, Traverse, Durango, Edge, Explorer, Flex, Acadia, Grand Cherokee, CX-9, Murano, Pathfinder, 4Runner, Highlander, and Touareg all produced gains in excess of the markets July average.

You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly Canadian auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBCs Sales Stats page. These tables are now sortable, so you can rank midsize SUVs and crossovers any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

Click Column Headers To Sort • August 2014 • June 2014 • July 2013
SUV
July
2014
July
2013
%
Change
2014
YTD
2013
YTD
%
Change
Buick Enclave
312
23532.8%18421846-0.2%
Chevrolet Traverse
619
250148%2350198218.6%
Dodge Durango
210
14940.9%2126123971.6%
Ford Edge
1769
156113.3%10,86710,7451.1%
Ford Explorer
1263
80856.3%7235611018.4%
Ford Flex
422
148185%1910169512.7%
GMC Acadia
456
33635.7%3301 260726.6%
Honda Pilot
655
6019.0%3581 33347.4%
Hyundai Santa Fe Sport *
2258
2335-3.3%16,32415,0388.6%
Hyundai Santa Fe XL
419
478-12.3%2958148699.1%
Hyundai Veracruz
---
---------356-100%
Jeep Grand Cherokee
1418
121616.6%711369322.6%
Kia Sorento *
1159
1438-19.4%81108871-8.6%
Mazda CX-9
121
9133.0%839 953-12.0%
Nissan Murano
378
21080.0%2235 21464.1%
Nissan Pathfinder
813
68219.2%5638 393943.1%
Subaru Tribeca
7
17-58.8%97125-22.4%
Toyota 4Runner
357
25142.2%2254 157842.8%
Toyota Highlander
853
70820.5%6116434240.9%
Volkswagen Touareg *
207
14443.8%120511931.0%
---
---
--------- --- ---
Total
13,696
11,65817.5%86,101 76,517 12.5%

Offroaders
July
2014
July
2013
%
Change
2014
YTD
2013
YTD
%
Change
Jeep Wrangler *
2797
224324.7%14,273 12,404 15.1%
Nissan Xterra *
83
84-1.2%659739 -10.8%
Toyota FJ Cruiser *
65
5127.5%499383 30.3%
---
---
--------- --- ---
Total
2945
237823.8%15,431 13,526 14.1%

Tall Wagons 
& Crossovers
July
2014
July
2013
%
Change
2014
YTD
2013
YTD
%
Change
Honda Crosstour *
65
80-18.8%477697-31.6%
Subaru Outback *
651
53821.0%3993351413.6%
Toyota Venza *
781
874-10.6%48595570-12.8%
---
---
--------- --- ---
Total
1497
14920.3%9329 9781 -4.6%
Source: Automakers & ANDC
* vehicle also displayed in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ Total Santa Fe volume: down 4.8% to 2677 in July; up 16.7% to 19,282 YTD.
GCBC isnt here to break down segments, an impossible task for any group, but to display sales data for the sake of comparison. The more ways sales data can be displayed, the better. This explains why youll see the Wrangler and Xterra listed with small SUVs, too, and the Subaru Outback shown with mainstream cars... because readers have wanted it both ways. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.

RECOMMENDED READING
Midsize SUV Sales In America - August 2014 YTD
Midsize SUV Sales In Canada - June 2014 YTD
Midsize SUV Sales In Canada - July 2013 YTD
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada - July 2014 YTD
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - July 2014 YTD
Small SUV Sales In Canada - July 2014 YTD
Large SUV Sales In Canada - July 2014 YTD
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Saturday, March 28, 2015

Large SUV Sales In America September 2014 YTD

2015 GMC Yukon Denali
As U.S. sales of their three most direct truck-based rivals declined in September 2014, GMs quartet of volume brand full-size SUVs posted significant year-over-year sales increases last month. 


• All Makes & Models Ranked By September 2014 YTD U.S. Sales
• U.S. SUV Sales Rankings By Model - September 2014 YTD


Click Chart To Expand
Suburban volume shot up by 1368 units, a 50% gain. The Tahoes increase, at 7% and 359 units, was less impressive, but it is the Tahoe that leads the category. Yukon sales were up 94%, a 1559-unit improvement. Yukon XL volume jumped 64% to 2165 units, an increase of 845 sales.

Together, they were responsible for generating 74.8% of the categorys September sales; 76.2% through the first three quarters of 2014. Ford Expedition sales, up 19% this year, slid 3% in September. The Nissan Armada slid 23% last month; the Toyota Sequoia was down 16%.

Including the Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, General Motors produced 8.4% of the companys U.S. September sales with full-size SUVs, up from 6.8% a year ago.

You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly U.S. auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBCs Sales Stats page. These tables are now sortable, so you can rank large sport-utility vehicles any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

Click Column Headers To Sort • October 2014 • August 2014 • September 2013
SUV
September
2014
September
2013
%
Change
2014
YTD
2013
YTD

Change
Chevrolet Suburban
4101
273350.1%38,588 34,580 11.6%
Chevrolet Tahoe
5691
53326.7%70,528 60,126 17.3%
Ford Expedition
3598
3721-3.3%32,691 27,382 19.4%
GMC Yukon
3226
166793.5%30,684 18,907 62.3%
GMC Yukon XL
2165
132064.0%21,928 21,946 -0.1%
Nissan Armada
675
872-22.6%9086 10,473 -13.2%
Toyota Sequoia
850
1014-16.2%8664 10,059 -13.9%
---
---
---------

Total
20,306
16,65921.9%212,169 183,473 15.6%
Source: Automakers

RECOMMENDED READING
Large SUV Sales In America - October 2014 YTD
Large SUV Sales In America - August 2014 YTD
Large SUV Sales In America - September 2013 YTD
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In America - September 2014
Midsize SUV Sales In America - September 2014 YTD
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - September 2014 YTD
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Midsize SUV Sales In America February 2015 YTD

42,505 Ford Explorers, Honda Pilots, and Toyota Highlanders were sold in February 2015. They were the three top-selling three-row vehicles in America. 


• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - February 2015 YTD
• U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - February 2015 YTD


USA midsize SUV sales chart February 2015
Click Chart To Expand
General Motors trio of vast three-row crossovers – Acadia, Enclave, Traverse - combined for another Explorer-besting 20,386 sales. 

Thats 62,891 sales across six nameplates, 63% more than the minivan segments total February volume, and we havent even yet included a number of other moderately high-volume three-row contenders.

Nissan sold 11% more Pathfinders this February than last; 7066 in total. 

Dodge Durango volume was down 12%, but there were still nearly 4800 sold, more than double the number of sales achieved by the surging Kia Sedona minivan. 

Fords disappointing 1318 Flex sales represents a 33% drop, year-over-year, yet the Flex sold nearly twice as often as the Nissan Quest.

This is where the buyers are. 

You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly U.S. auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBCs Sales Stats page. These tables are now sortable, so you can rank midsize SUVs and crossovers any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

Click Column Headers To Sort • January 2015 • February 2014
SUV
February
2015
February
2014
%
Change
2015
YTD
2014
YTD
%
Change
Buick Enclave
3620
5319-31.9%71178828-19.4%
Chevrolet Traverse
9705
757328.2%19,85612,94153.4%
Dodge Durango
4793
5456-12.2%83789584-12.6%
Ford Edge
6526
10,965-40.5%14,10720,376-30.8%
Ford Explorer
18,613
13,92433.7%35,64926,73433.3%
Ford Flex
1318
1978-33.4%27763628-23.5%
GMC Acadia
7061
67804.1%12,959 12,2435.8%
Honda Pilot
12,629
691382.7%24,944 13,13789.9%
Hyundai Santa Fe *
8762
699325.3%16,51113,71420.4%
Hyundai Veracruz
---
---------1-100%
Jeep Grand Cherokee
13,756
12,6918.4%26,56224,8986.7%
Kia Sorento *
8518
723717.7%16,06114,33512.0%
Mazda CX-9
1677
15935.3%2946 3083-4.4%
Nissan Murano
4005
38893.0%7778 607728.0%
Nissan Pathfinder
7066
636711.0%13,204 11,67513.1%
Subaru Tribeca
---
128-100%---214-100%
Toyota 4Runner
6420
466237.7%13,365 862055.0%
Toyota Highlander
11,263
12,052-6.5%22,32322,728-1.8%
Volkswagen Touareg *
413
448-7.8%895992-9.8%
---
---
--------- --- ---
Total
126,145
114,9689.7%245,431 213,808 14.8%

Offroaders
February
2015
February
2014
%
Change
2015
YTD
2015
YTD
%
Change
Jeep Wrangler *
12,911
10,64021.3%24,594 20,193 21.8%
Nissan Xterra *
1016
1795-43.4%20143313 -39.2%
Toyota FJ Cruiser *
25
1266-98.0%1832428 -92.5%
---
---
--------- --- ---
Total
13,952
13,7011.8%26,791 25,934 3.3%

Tall Wagons 
& Crossovers
February
2015
February
2014
%
Change
2015
YTD
2014
YTD
%
Change
Honda Crosstour *
643
1125-42.8%13042301-43.3%
Subaru Outback *
11,632
896729.7%22,98317,19733.6%
Toyota Venza *
2272
2472-8.1%43774465-2.0%
---
---
--------- --- ---
Total
14,547
12,56415.8%28,664 23,963 19.6%
Source: Automakers & ANDC
GCBC isnt here to break down segments, an impossible task for any group, but to display sales data for the sake of comparison. The more ways sales data can be displayed, the better. This explains why youll see the Outback and Venza here but also with midsize cars, too, and the tweener-sized Sorento and Santa Fe are shown with midsize SUVs and small SUVs, and the pricey FJ Cruiser and Xterra with smaller utilities and the Volkswagen Touareg with luxury SUVs... because readers have wanted it both ways. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.

RECOMMENDED READING
Midsize SUV Sales In America - January 2015
Midsize SUV Sales In America - February 2014 YTD
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In America - February 2015
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - February 2015 YTD
Large SUV Sales In America - February 2015 YTD
Small SUV Sales In America - February 2015 YTD
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Monday, March 23, 2015

Midsize SUV Sales In Canada November 2014 YTD

Mazda Canada, traditional purveyor of low-volume three-row vehicles like the MPV and now the CX-9, sold 320 copies of the latter vehicle in November 2014. This was the best November ever for the CX-9. 2014 is set to go down as the CX-9s best year since 2008, if not 2007.


• Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - November 2014 YTD
• Canada SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - November 2014 YTD


Canada midsize SUV sales chart November 2014
Click Chart To Expand
320 sales would be a low total for a vehicle like the Ford Explorer, but for the CX-9, it was a momentous month. Hyundais Santa Fe XL, widely regarded to be a class leader in the three-row crossover segment, only generated 256 November sales. 

Indeed, though Santa Fe XL sales are up 54% this year - it wasnt on sale in January and February last year – November was the nameplates third-lowest full month since it arrived in March 2013. 

The CX-9 also outsold two of GMs three Lambda platform crossovers (the Buick Enclave and Chevrolet Traverse) and the Dodge Durango, sales of which increased 29% last month. 

You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly Canadian auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBCs Sales Stats page. These tables are now sortable, so you can rank midsize SUVs and crossovers any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

Click Column Headers To Sort • December 2014 • October 2014 • November 2013
SUV
November
2014
November
2013
%
Change
2014
YTD
2013
YTD
%
Change
Buick Enclave
300
315-4.8%322529778.3%
Chevrolet Traverse
271
325-16.6%3659307019.2%
Dodge Durango
236
18329.0%2742187646.2%
Ford Edge
1207
1252-3.6%16,84416,3642.9%
Ford Explorer
759
871-12.9%11,678995317.3%
Ford Flex
44
283-84.5%234221916.9%
GMC Acadia
586
47523.4%5401 425427.0%
Honda Pilot
419
449-6.7%5700 6035-5.6%
Hyundai Santa Fe Sport *
2190
2319-5.6%25,76124,4865.2%
Hyundai Santa Fe XL
256
326-21.5%4509292854.0%
Hyundai Veracruz
---
---------370-100%
Jeep Grand Cherokee
1183
11473.1%12,11110,70513.1%
Kia Sorento *
1041
1316-20.9%13,09613,876-5.6%
Mazda CX-9
320
91252%1432 13664.8%
Nissan Murano
290
2755.5%4331 323334.0%
Nissan Pathfinder
794
938-15.4%8912 725322.9%
Subaru Tribeca
2
26-92.3%119220-45.9%
Toyota 4Runner
310
323-4.0%3725 282831.7%
Toyota Highlander
804
61830.1%8974705727.2%
Volkswagen Touareg *
224
2078.2%211419309.5%
---
---
--------- --- ---
Total
11,236
11,739-4.3%136,675 122,972 11.1%

Offroaders
November
2014
November
2013
%
Change
2014
YTD
2013
YTD
%
Change
Jeep Wrangler *
1674
105558.7%21,661 17,747 22.1%
Nissan Xterra *
60
84-28.6%928994 -6.6%
Toyota FJ Cruiser *
11
59-81.4%613607 1.0%
---
---
--------- --- ---
Total
1745
119845.7%23,202 19,348 19.9%

Tall Wagons 
& Crossovers
November
2014
November
2013
%
Change
2014
YTD
2013
YTD
%
Change
Honda Crosstour *
74
82-9.8%8681054-17.6%
Subaru Outback *
973
50891.5%7834565038.7%
Toyota Venza *
468
815-42.6%72648451-14.0%
---
---
--------- --- ---
Total
1515
14057.8%15,966 15,155 5.3%
Source: Automakers & ANDC
* vehicle also displayed in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ Total Santa Fe volume: down 7.5% to 2446 in November; up 10.4% to 30,270 YTD.
GCBC isnt here to break down segments, an impossible task for any group, but to display sales data for the sake of comparison. The more ways sales data can be displayed, the better. This explains why youll see the Wrangler and Xterra listed with small SUVs, too, and the Subaru Outback shown with mainstream cars... because readers have wanted it both ways. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.

RECOMMENDED READING
Midsize SUV Sales In Canada - December & 2014 Year End
Midsize SUV Sales In Canada - October 2014 YTD
Midsize SUV Sales In Canada - November 2013 YTD
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada - November 2014 YTD
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - November 2014 YTD
Large SUV Sales In Canada - November 2014 YTD
Small SUV Sales In Canada - November 2014 YTD
Read more »