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I've had a sedan, a couple, and a couple SUV/CUV. I also had an older truck that I inherited when my grandfather passed away, but it was not my daily driver.
I would be very hard-pressed to go back to a car as a daily driver. I don't like have to "dip in" to get inside the vehicle. They ride low and are hard to get in and out of. I want more ground clearance and to see a little bit better from "up high." I do outdoor things on the weekends and am always using my liftgate.
A lot of the sedans & wagons from that era may have been big by today's standards, but most of them had lower belt lines, with corresponding taller glass than today's cars. They were easier to see out of, particularly to the rear of the driver. The large glass area made it easier to judge distances when parking those cars, too.
This 70/30 split isn't here to stay. I predict that an equilibrium point will be reached around 50% cars and 50% light trucks. Pickups aren't going nowhere, SUV's are here to stay but everyone and their mother having to get a crossover is a fad. I predict crossover sales will return to where they were in the mid-late 2000s, a substantial chunk of the market but not a huge chunk.
I think you are misreading the data. Light trucks include SUVs. People do not prefer pickup trucks over cars. They prefer SUVs over cars.
Yep. For EPA purposes, a Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V are light trucks.
Last year, there were about 17.2 million automobile and light truck sales in the United States. Full size pickups were a bit more than 2 million of that. The F 150 leading the pack with 941,000 units. SUVs, mostly crossovers, are almost 50% of sales. More or less, it's 50% SUVs, 30% cars, and 20% pickups of various sizes.
Yep. For EPA purposes, a Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V are light trucks.
Last year, there were about 17.2 million automobile and light truck sales in the United States. Full size pickups were a bit more than 2 million of that. The F 150 leading the pack with 941,000 units. SUVs, mostly crossovers, are almost 50% of sales. More or less, it's 50% SUVs, 30% cars, and 20% pickups of various sizes.
I now drive a Dodge Dakota Quad cab truck because my back has become so bad with arthritis etc that the EZ in/out of the elevated seat helps me tremendously. I like the quad cab as it is very roomy if I have toddlers with those type seats to carry or there is room enough for 2 adults back there. It was a bit hard to get used to driving because I drove 300ZX cars for 30 years and they handle so well.
This 70/30 split isn't here to stay. I predict that an equilibrium point will be reached around 50% cars and 50% light trucks. Pickups aren't going nowhere, SUV's are here to stay but everyone and their mother having to get a crossover is a fad. I predict crossover sales will return to where they were in the mid-late 2000s, a substantial chunk of the market but not a huge chunk.
I am thinking opposite. I have said for years crossovers were the best thing to come out, and filled a demanded market segment.
Most people in the past that were buying suvs did not nor need an suv, they just liked two things about it, ride height and room. Cuvs filled that market demand by basically putting an suv body on a sedan platform. People love it, it will just grow more and more. Even traditional suvs, like the Explorer, have turned into cuvs.
I'm not sure where you live, but if you truly believe that there are more pickups on the road in the US than any other segment, I suggest leaving your bubble and visiting a city and its suburbs. Cities and suburbs are where most of the people live in our country, and they do not drive pick up trucks.
Lol, not sure where you live. I see so many $75k+ pickups whenever I go out it would make your head spin.
There is also an equal/larger amount of the big BOF SUVs based on actual truck underpinnings.
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