October 2018 brings some surprising sales results to the full-size SUV market. General Motors usually leads this category with the Tahoe and Suburban, but GM is reporting sales on a quarterly basis so latest numbers will be available in early January 2019.
In the absence of GM data, the Dodge Durango is sitting on top of the sales list with a 5% improvement over October 2017. Ford Expedition is in second place, but the all-new 2018 model is still improving sales in a big way.
The Nissan Armada lost a significant percentage of sales in October, and it’s down -4.4% for the year. By contrast, the Infiniti QX80 more than doubled its sales. The QX80 sales are approaching Armada numbers.
Full-size SUV sales – October 2018
| Oct 2018 # | Oct 2018/2017 | YTD 2018 # | YTD 2018/2017 % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge Durango | 5,383 | 5% | 54,924 | -5% |
| Ford Expedition | 3,623 | 74.7% | 44,144 | 3.9% |
| Nissan Armada | 2,072 | -40.3% | 27,732 | -4.4% |
| Infiniti QX80 | 1,737 | 101.5% | 15,114 | 7.3% |
| Lincoln Navigator | 1,115 | 70.0% | 14,200 | 80.9% |
| Toyota Sequoia | 892 | -10.4% | 8,997 | -10.0% |
| Lexus LX | 377 | -38.1% | 4,112 | -11.8% |
| Toyota Land Cruiser | 363 | 39.6% | 2,681 | 10.4% |
| Chevrolet Suburban | no report | quarterly | no report | quarterly |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | no report | quarterly | no report | quarterly |
| GMC Yukon | no report | quarterly | no report | quarterly |
| GMC Yukon XL | no report | quarterly | no report | quarterly |
