This woman doesn’t know what she’s talking about. The fastest growing segment in the auto industry is not SUV’s.
It is CUV’s. Those vehicles when you boil it down are simply lifted station wagons whose bodies are modified from the traditional wagon look to the SUV look.
Most CUV’s are powered by tiny turbo 4 cylinder engines. Larger size CUV’s are powered by V6’s.
True SUV (truck frame, V8 power) sales such as the Cadillac Escalade, are dwarfed by CUV sales. Hell, pick-up sales are less than CUV sales.
Yes, but she really cares..!! So, you have to pay attention to her... /s
CUV...
Cuckhold Utility Vehicle?
Child-centered Utility Vehicle?
C...never mind.
The top TEN selling vehicles in the US are almost all trucks and small SUVs/CUVs
1 Ford F Series pick ups
2 Chevy Silverado
3 Dodge Ram
4 Toyota Rav4
5 Nissan Rogue
6 Honda CRV
7 Toyota Camry
8 Chevy Equinox
9 Honda Civic
10 Toyota Corolla
So, 3 BIG full size pick up trucks
4 smaller SUV’s
3 sedans, two of which are entry level vehicles that hold their value and are very economic to own/operate.
In the parking lot of my office here in NH, 4WD pick up trucks and SUVs are by far the main choice. The people who drive cars are secondary vehicles(Mustang 5.0, Audi convertible, Porsche 911, Audi Sedan, KIA sedan, Civic) As they also own a SUV or Pickup. Four guys that have the largest trucks also pull campers and boats.
A 4 door pick up is the best vehicle to have if you live in the country(I have a 4WD 4 door Tacoma). You can drive it to work(10 miles), take is to the dump on the weekend, pull a trailer, boat or camper. Haul brush, top soil, firewood, rocks, bark mulch, etc. Plus, you can still seat up to five people if needed. I would not know what to do without a pick up.
“True SUV (truck frame, V8 power) sales such as the Cadillac Escalade,
“Of which a large majority of them are bought by police departments and most govt agency’s.
Exactly what I thought.
Until China and India step up and stop getting a pass on emissions all of this nonsense is irrelevant. On top of this, in the west, either emission standards are being met or they’re not. All these vehicles are far more efficient than in the past.
This is just virtue signalling alarmism.