8. Jeep Cherokee
In eighth position, trailing its high-end sibling, is the Jeep Cherokee. This is Jeep’s response to bestselling models from import brands, but it doesn’t really embody the Jeep spirit. The Cherokee comes primarily as a front-wheel-drive unit, and 4X4 is an option that sounds like “cha-ching”. The Cherokee prices itself out of grasp on the high-end Overland – where you get all the toys – at $37,500! Yeouch!
The Jeep Cherokee drops to eighth place, down 9.5 percent to 199,736 units sold in 2016
7. Jeep Grand Cherokee
A strong showing by the Jeep Grand Cherokee means it swaps positions with its little brother, the Cherokee. The Grand Cherokee is the most awarded SUV ever, and that’s because it’s a phenomenal vehicle. The best 4WD systems around, the most luxurious appointments without a luxury badge, more set the Grand Cherokee apart.
Grand Cherokee sales were up 8.1 percent in 2016, selling 212,273 vehicles. That would most assuredly be higher if the price tag wasn’t so high as well.
6. Chevy Equinox
You can’t leave your sales position in the hands of the competition. The Chevy Equinox was refreshed in 2016 but not so much that it required an upgrade from past model-year customers. Without a reason to push buyers into a new car, sales stagnated for the Chevy Equinox.
In 2016, Equinox sales were down 12.8 percent. That’s 242,195 vehicles sold which would have placed the Equinox in fifth place if the Explorer Police Interceptor was not included. But we don’t make the rules…
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