Chevy Suburban and Tahoe sales increased in the United States, Canada, and Mexico during the third quarter of 2021.
Chevy Tahoe & Suburban Sales – Q3 2021 – USA
Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban sales in the U.S. increased over 10 percent to 33,869 units in Q3 2021, comprised of:
- 24,202 units of the Tahoe, an increase of nearly 5 percent compared to 23,121 units sold in Q3 2020, and
- 9,667 units of the Suburban, an increase of 28 percent compared to 7,548 units sold in Q3 2020
Chevrolet Tahoe & Suburban Sales - Q3 2021 - USA
| MODEL | Q3 21 / Q3 20 | Q3 21 | Q3 20 | YTD 21 / YTD 20 | YTD 21 | YTD 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAHOE | +4.68% | 24,202 | 23,121 | +26.21% | 75,148 | 59,540 |
| SUBURBAN | +28.07% | 9,667 | 7,548 | +42.08% | 34,183 | 24,059 |
| TOTAL | +10.43% | 33,869 | 30,669 | +30.78% | 109,331 | 83,599 |
Chevy Tahoe & Suburban Sales – Q3 2021 – Canada
Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban deliveries in Canada increased 110 percent to 1,720 units in Q3 2021, comprised of:
- 1,059 units of the Tahoe, an increase of nearly 71 percent compared to 620 units sold in Q3 2020, and
- 661 units of the Suburban, an increase of 232 percent compared to 199 units sold in Q3 2020
Chevrolet Tahoe & Suburban Sales - Q3 2021 - Canada
| MODEL | Q3 21 / Q3 20 | Q3 21 | Q3 20 | YTD 21 / YTD 20 | YTD 21 | YTD 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAHOE | +70.80% | 1,059 | 620 | +85.60% | 3,378 | 1,820 |
| SUBURBAN | +232.17% | 661 | 199 | +114.90% | 1,861 | 866 |
| TOTAL | +110.01% | 1,720 | 819 | +95.05% | 5,239 | 2,686 |
Chevy Tahoe & Suburban Sales – Q3 2021 – Mexico
Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe deliveries in Mexico increased nearly 250 percent to 787 units in Q3 2021, comprised of:
- 322 units of the Tahoe, an increase nearly 354 percent compared to 71 units sold in Q3 2020, and
- 465 units of the Suburban, an increase of nearly 202 percent compared to 154 units sold in Q3 2020
Chevrolet Tahoe & Suburban Sales - Q3 2021 - Mexico
| MODEL | Q3 21 / Q3 20 | Q3 21 | Q3 20 | YTD 21 / YTD 20 | YTD 21 | YTD 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAHOE | +125.82% | 481 | 213 | +185.81% | 1,229 | 430 |
| SUBURBAN | +99.72% | 707 | 354 | +203.45% | 1,933 | 637 |
| TOTAL | +109.52% | 1,188 | 567 | +196.34% | 3,162 | 1,067 |
Competitive Sales Comparison (USA)
The increase in Chevy Suburban and Tahoe sales during Q3 2021 enabled the two full-size Chevy SUVs to continue dominating obliterating the segment with a combined 33,869 units sold, comprised of 24,202 units of the Tahoe and 9,667 units of the Suburban.
Sales Numbers - Mainstream Full-Size SUVs - Q3 2021 - United States
| MODEL | Q3 21 / Q3 20 | Q3 21 | Q3 20 | Q3 21 SHARE | Q3 20 SHARE | YTD 21 / YTD 20 | YTD 21 | YTD 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEVROLET TAHOE | +4.68% | 24,202 | 23,121 | 33% | 33% | +26.21% | 75,148 | 59,540 |
| CHEVROLET SUBURBAN | +28.07% | 9,667 | 7,548 | 13% | 11% | +42.08% | 34,183 | 24,059 |
| GMC YUKON | +7.31% | 10,733 | 10,002 | 15% | 14% | +48.55% | 36,975 | 24,891 |
| GMC YUKON XL | +64.46% | 6,695 | 4,071 | 9% | 6% | +65.11% | 22,768 | 13,790 |
| FORD EXPEDITION | -13.95% | 16,696 | 19,402 | 23% | 27% | +24.07% | 64,204 | 51,747 |
| NISSAN ARMADA | -13.19% | 3,790 | 4,366 | 5% | 6% | +6.64% | 18,684 | 17,520 |
| TOYOTA SEQUOIA | -16.99% | 1,773 | 2,136 | 2% | 3% | +29.11% | 6,111 | 4,733 |
| JEEP WAGONEER | * | 42 | * | 0% | 0% | * | 42 | 0 |
| TOTAL | +4.18% | 73,598 | 70,646 | +31.50% | 258,115 | 196,280 |
The Tahoe/Suburban’s corporate cousin – the GMC Yukon – came in second place (see running GMC Yukon sales) with 17,428 combined deliveries, comprised of 10,733 units of the Yukon and 6,695 units of the Yukon XL. That’s slightly ahead of the Ford Expedition which took third place in the segment with 16,696 deliveries (see running Ford Expedition sales). The Nissan Armada took fourth with just 3,790 units and the Toyota Sequoia came in fifth with a mere 1,773 units. The new Jeep Wagoneer, currently undergoing launch, saw 42 units during its initial launch quarter.
Sales Numbers - Chevy Full-Size SUVs - Q3 2021 - United States
| MODEL | Q3 21 / Q3 20 | Q3 21 | Q3 20 | Q3 21 SHARE | Q3 20 SHARE | YTD 21 / YTD 20 | YTD 21 | YTD 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEVROLET TAHOE | +4.68% | 24,202 | 23,121 | 71% | 75% | +26.21% | 75,148 | 59,540 |
| CHEVROLET SUBURBAN | +28.07% | 9,667 | 7,548 | 29% | 25% | +42.08% | 34,183 | 24,059 |
| TOTAL | +10.43% | 33,869 | 30,669 | +30.78% | 109,331 | 83,599 |
It’s worth noting that Expedition sales figures include those of the regular-length Expedition (a Tahoe/Yukon competitor) and those of the extended-length Expedition Max (a Suburban/Yukon XL competitor). Meanwhile, Tahoe and Suburban sales (along with Yukon / Yukon XL deliveries) are reported separately.
Sales Numbers - GMC Full-Size SUVs - Q3 2021 - United States
| MODEL | Q3 21 / Q3 20 | Q3 21 | Q3 20 | Q3 21 SHARE | Q3 20 SHARE | YTD 21 / YTD 20 | YTD 21 | YTD 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMC YUKON | +7.31% | 10,733 | 10,002 | 62% | 71% | +48.55% | 36,975 | 24,891 |
| GMC YUKON XL | +64.46% | 6,695 | 4,071 | 38% | 29% | +65.11% | 22,768 | 13,790 |
| TOTAL | +23.84% | 17,428 | 14,073 | +54.45% | 59,743 | 38,681 |
Taking into account the Tahoe, Suburban and Yukon, GM saw 51,297 segment sales for a very impressive 70 percent segment share during the quarter.
Sales Numbers - GM Mainstream Full-Size SUVs - Q3 2021 - United States
| MODEL | Q3 21 / Q3 20 | Q3 21 | Q3 20 | Q3 21 SHARE | Q3 20 SHARE | YTD 21 / YTD 20 | YTD 21 | YTD 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEVROLET TAHOE | +4.68% | 24,202 | 23,121 | 47% | 52% | +26.21% | 75,148 | 59,540 |
| CHEVROLET SUBURBAN | +28.07% | 9,667 | 7,548 | 19% | 17% | +42.08% | 34,183 | 24,059 |
| GMC YUKON | +7.31% | 10,733 | 10,002 | 21% | 22% | +48.55% | 36,975 | 24,891 |
| GMC YUKON XL | +64.46% | 6,695 | 4,071 | 13% | 9% | +65.11% | 22,768 | 13,790 |
| TOTAL | +14.65% | 51,297 | 44,742 | +38.27% | 169,074 | 122,280 |
The full-size mainstream SUV segment expanded 4 percent to 73,598 units in Q3 2021, meaning that the 10 percent growth in combined Suburban and Tahoe sales outperformed the segment average.
The GM Authority Take
Thanks to the continued increase in sales volume, Chevy Suburban and Tahoe sales in the third quarter allowed the Bow Tie brand to maintain its long-standing position as the undisputed sales leader in mainstream, full-size SUV sales.
We attribute the healthy growth in Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe deliveries during Q3 to the following factors:
- Maintained interest and consideration in the all-new 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe and 2021 Chevrolet Suburban, and
- Improved average availability of both models, as the GM Arlington plant in Texas continues to operate at full capacity as GM allocates chips towards these highly-profitable vehicles and away from other, less profitable models
Going forward, we expect Chevy Suburban and Tahoe sales to continue to increase and gain segment share, given that production/supply remains uninterrupted. However, the fight won’t be entirely easy, as a result of the following factors:
- Updated rival products: Ford has refreshed the Expedition for the 2022 model year, delivering updated an exterior and interior, along with a new off-road-oriented Expedition Timberline model plus a hot-to-trot Expedition Stealth High Performance Package
- All-new segment entrants:
FCAStellantis has entered the segment with the Jeep Wagoneer, an all-new model that presents a threat to Chevy’s dominance in this space
About The Numbers
- All percent change figures compared to Chevy Suburban and Tahoe sales in Q3 2020, unless noted otherwise
- In the United States, there were 77 selling days in Q3 2021 and 77 selling days in Q3 2020
- Ford Expedition sales figures include sales for regular-length Expedition and extended-length Expedition Max
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I have a feeling the numbers would be 2X if they had product. I checked my car’s selling dealers website. They had 3 tahoe’s and 5 Yukons. No suburbans. When I bought my car from them in dec ’19, I recall walking by rows of tahoe’s/Yukons. They probably had 60 or 70 in total. Maybe more. I recently got my oil changed at the caddy dealership in town. They had 5 new vehicles to sell. 3 XT5’s, a ct4 and a XT4. 0 Slades. I was chatting the the sales guy. He had 160 slade’s on order. 8-12 month delay from order to receipt. They had even moved a couple dozen used cars to the new car area just so people would know they were open. During normal times, I’d see 30+ new Escalades on their lot.
This is well deserved for General Motors. They’ve put a lot of development into these new SUVs, and they’ve knocked it out of the park with these new models. The updates that they’ve received for 2022 will only elevate them even higher in the full-size SUV segment.
While they may have stiff competition from Ford and now Jeep, they’ll continue to lead the segment for years to come.
While the Jeep Wagoneer is a fine addition to the body-on-frame SUV class, it’s exterior is not that impressive to look at, with the exception of its lavish interior.
The updated Ford Expedition’s cabin redesign, however, is not impressive at all. The giant portrait screen breaks up the flow of the interior lines and the aspect ratio for CarPlay/Android Auto and the backup camera is incorrect, not to mention it’s still basically a carbon copy F-150 interior (F-150 Lightning interior, that is). But the shockingly inadequate cargo space in even the Expedition Max is a deal breaker for me.
Americans love to virtue signal, spouting off endlessly over climate change and the urgency to “save the planet” but at the end of the day, most are as shamelessly full of sh!t and confused as Dementia Joe. What y’all are buying sure as Hell doesn’t align with what you’re selling…
I agree. America has a bad problem with trying to look virtuous and morally upright about things they don’t really care about. At least I can proudly say I don’t pretend to give a rat’s ass. You bet if I want a Suburban, I’m getting a Suburban. It is what it is. It’s my money and my car. I don’t care.
Suburban, Tahoe, Yukon and Escalade keep the lights on at GM Ren Center. The brand loyalty is amazing, Ford can’t come up with a game changing rival, but Wagoneer will be interesting.
Chevy may be a little weaker in midsized (Nox) and large (Traverse) than Toyota and Ford but no one makes better body on frame SUVs and trucks.