Calendar year

2015

What the archive documents for calendar year 2015. “Introduced” and “in production” are listed separately; model years, where a market uses them, are shown apart from calendar years.

Across the archive in 2015

Production started Genesis G90 (first generation) Genesis · November 2015
Production started Tesla Model X Tesla · 2015
Production ended Chery QQ Chery · 2015
Production ended Bugatti Veyron Bugatti · 2015

Other models in production during 2015

Introduced earlier; their documented production covers 2015. Introduced-this-year models are listed above.

Chevrolet Suburban Lada Niva (VAZ-2121) Maruti Suzuki Gypsy Lotus Elise Tata Indica Tata Safari (first generation) Mini Hatch Mahindra Scorpio (first generation) Rolls-Royce Phantom (VII) BYD F3 Chery Tiggo Great Wall Wingle Fiat 500 (2007) Toyota Land Cruiser (J200) Mercedes-Benz E-Class (W212) Mitsubishi i-MiEV Chevrolet Volt Mahindra Thar (first generation) Nissan Leaf (ZE0) Wuling Hongguang BMW 3 Series (F30) Haval H6 Honda Civic (ninth generation) Mahindra XUV500 Porsche 911 (991) BYD Qin Renault Zoe Tesla Model S Volkswagen Golf Mk7 BMW i3 Changan CS75 Mahindra e2o Ford Mustang (S550)

Detailed reference: events in calendar year 2015

First shown Audi Q7 (4M) January 2015, North American International Auto Show, Detroit^[1]
First shown Hyundai Tucson (TL) 3 March 2015, Geneva Motor Show^[2]
First shown Kia Sportage (QL) September 2015, Frankfurt Motor Show^[3]
First shown Volkswagen Tiguan (AD1) September 2015, Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA)^[4]
Production started Hyundai Tucson (TL) 2015^[2]
Production started Volvo XC90, second generation January 2015^[5]
Production started Audi Q7 (4M) May 2015^[1]
Production started Kia Sportage (QL) September 2015^[3]
Facelift or update Mercedes-Benz M-Class / GLE (W166) — Facelift and rename to GLE (2015) April 2015, New York Auto Show^[6]
Facelift or update Toyota RAV4 (XA40) — Facelift (2015) and RAV4 Hybrid 2 April 2015, New York International Auto Show^[7]
Production ended Audi Q7 (4L) 2015^[1]
Production ended Hyundai Tucson (LM) 2015^[2]
Production ended Nissan Rogue (S35) 2015^[8]
Production ended Kia Sportage (SL) August 2015^[3]

Detailed generations in production during 2015

Production years from the sources; a generation counts if 2015 falls within its first and last production year.

Audi2005–2015

Audi Q7 (4L)

First generation

Audi2015–2026

Audi Q7 (4M)

Second generation

BMW2013–2018

BMW X5 (F15)

Third generation

Honda2011–2018

Honda CR-V (RM1/2/3/4)

Fourth generation

Hyundai2009–2015

Hyundai Tucson (LM)

Second generation · sold as Hyundai ix35 / Hyundai Tucson ix / Tucson

Hyundai2015–2021

Hyundai Tucson (TL)

Third generation

Kia2010–2015

Kia Sportage (SL)

Third generation

Kia2015–2021

Kia Sportage (QL)

Fourth generation

Mazda2012–2017

Mazda CX-5 (KE)

First generation

Mercedes-Benz2011–2019

Mercedes-Benz M-Class / GLE (W166)

Third generation · sold as M-Class / GLE

Nissan2007–2015

Nissan Rogue (S35)

First generation Rogue · sold as Rogue / Rogue Select

Nissan2013–2022

Nissan X-Trail / Rogue (T32)

Third generation X-Trail / second generation Rogue · sold as X-Trail / Rogue / X-Trail Honor / X-Trail Classic

Porsche2010–2017

Porsche Cayenne (92A)

Second generation

Toyota2012–2018

Toyota RAV4 (XA40)

Fourth generation

Volkswagen2007–2018

Volkswagen Tiguan (5N)

First generation · sold as Tiguan / Tiguan Limited / Tiguan Silk Road

Volvo2015–present

Volvo XC90, second generation

Second generation

Sold as model year 2015

Audi Q7 (4L) model years 2006–2015, Europe^[1]
Audi Q7 (4L) model years 2007–2015, North America^[1]
BMW X5 (F15) model years 2014–2018, North America^[9]
Honda CR-V (RM1/2/3/4) model years 2012–2016, United States^[10]
Hyundai Tucson (LM) model years 2010–2015, market not stated^[2]
Kia Sportage (SL) model years 2011–2016, market not stated^[3]
Mazda CX-5 (KE) model years 2013–2016, North America^[11]
Mercedes-Benz M-Class / GLE (W166) model years 2012–2019, North America^[6]
Nissan Rogue (S35) model years 2014–2015, United States^[8]
Nissan X-Trail / Rogue (T32) model years 2014–2020, North America^[8]
Porsche Cayenne (92A) model years 2011–2018, market not stated^[12]
Toyota RAV4 (XA40) model years 2013–2018, North America^[13]
Volkswagen Tiguan (5N) model years 2009–2016, North America^[14]

Sources

Audi Q7 — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)
Hyundai Tucson — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)
Kia Sportage — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)
Powerful 320 PS performance version of the successful SUV: new Tiguan R now available to order — Volkswagen Newsroom, 25 November 2020 Manufacturer (read 9 October 2026)
Volvo XC90 — Wikipedia (German) Reference work (read 9 October 2026)
Mercedes-Benz GLE — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)
Start Spreading the News: 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Debuts at New York International Auto Show — Toyota USA Newsroom, 2 April 2015 Manufacturer (read 9 October 2026)
Nissan Rogue — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)
BMW X5 (F15) — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)
Honda CR-V Timeline and Milestones — Honda News (American Honda) Manufacturer (read 9 October 2026)
Mazda CX-5 — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)
Porsche Cayenne — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)
Toyota RAV4 — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)
Volkswagen Tiguan — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)

Wikipedia sources link to the exact revision that was read. Specifications differ between markets, years and versions; each figure is shown with the market and version its source states.