Americans registered 6.9 million SUVs and crossovers in 2016, a 7.5% year-over-year sales increase compared with 2015.
U.S. sales of body-on-frame SUVs, however, jumped 8.8%, a gain of nearly 62,000 units. These traditional SUVs saw their market share rise marginally to 11% despite the 5% decline reported by their leader, the Jeep Wrangler.