Can you guess what the world’s best-selling SUV is?
The Honda CR-V has been revealed as the world’s best-selling SUV in the first quarter of 2014. The figures show worldwide sales of the CR-V in the quarter totalled 165,017, up from 161,837 for the same period in 2013.
The CR-V showed similar success during quarter two, with the SUV remaining the world’s most popular during May 2014, at number eight in the monthly chart with sales of 63,241; even topping sales of the world’s best-selling small car of May, the Ford Fiesta. Total year to date unit sales of CR-V globally at the end of May were 286,685.
Much of the success of the CR-V on the global stage can be attributed to the optimum balance between the efficiency and performance of a saloon, and the practicality, versatility and safety of an SUV.
Honda CR-V remains a perennial favourite in South Africa. Originally launched at the 1995 Tokyo Motor Show, the Honda CR-V was one of the first of the modern generation of ‘soft roaders’. It became a benchmark for this fast growing segment with its practical size and excellent utility. The CR-V was designed primarily for on-road use, but with SUV styling and the quality customers expect from a Honda product. Sales began in South Africa in 1997 and the CR-V quickly became a firm favourite with buyers.