"For Clements and other officials at Lexus and Toyota, fielding a large and winning roster of SUVs is critical to continuing Toyota's seizure of American market share from the U.S. automakers. In the U.S., Lexus now sells more SUVs than passenger cars. In the first ten months of this year, Toyota's 675,809 American light-truck sales (vans, SUVs and pickups) equaled 93 percent of its passenger car sales."

and

"The driver behind much of Toyota's recent juggernaut-like success in the U.S. market is sales of SUVs and pickups. While sales of its passenger cars — not including Lexus or Scion — slipped 1 percent in the first ten months of 2004 compared to the same period last year, sales in the Toyota light-truck division climbed 11 percent. We attribute that rise to the company's efforts to make their trucks bigger and more powerful — i.e., more American."

See the URL.

While I can't stand SUVs (unless you need them to tow something), they seem to be very popular.

posted by 64.252.25...

MSNBC Article on SUVs

• Scary!!! GM CEO: Saab Needs Broader Product Range, Robert, Thu, 9 Dec 2004 09:46:45
  • Re: Expand merger with Subaru, JohnK, Fri, 10 Dec 2004 07:01:44
    • Rebadge Legacy to be new 9-3? no way>>, elSVT, Fri, 10 Dec 2004 10:15:13
      • no way>> AGREED!!!!, Bill in VA, Sun, 12 Dec 2004 09:07:37
      • 2 kinds of cars, those that sell and..., JohnK, Fri, 10 Dec 2004 16:40:52
      • What about the BRAT?, John J, Fri, 10 Dec 2004 10:48:26
        • Re: I like your reverse thinking..., t_mokes, Fri, 10 Dec 2004 11:50:19
  • Gee, how many years did take them to figure that out?, Street, Fri, 10 Dec 2004 05:33:10
  • Scary? More like 'duh', Scott Paterson , Thu, 9 Dec 2004 10:45:01
  • Re: Scary!!! GM CEO: Saab Needs Broader Product Range, t_mokes, Thu, 9 Dec 2004 10:06:58
    • Richard Wagoner and Bob Lutz, Ian Glenday , Thu, 9 Dec 2004 14:33:25
      • That's the problem. It's time for someone else. n/m, Street, Fri, 10 Dec 2004 05:30:37
  • What's "scary" about it?, dcjayhawk, Thu, 9 Dec 2004 10:06:56
    • Re: What's "scary" about it?, t_mokes, Thu, 9 Dec 2004 10:30:57
      • MB has been making more than sedans for years..., Street, Fri, 10 Dec 2004 07:12:56
      • Where to start? Wow., dcjayhawk, Thu, 9 Dec 2004 11:57:16
        • Re: Where to start? Wow., t_mokes, Thu, 9 Dec 2004 13:31:52
          • Sorry, dcjayhawk, Thu, 9 Dec 2004 15:19:59
      • 9^7 Re: What's "scary" about it?, Rafe, Thu, 9 Dec 2004 11:55:08
        • Re: 9^7 Re: What's "scary" about it?, Greg Abbott , Thu, 9 Dec 2004 16:27:45
      • about those SUVs..., Bob M, Thu, 9 Dec 2004 11:42:02 <-- Viewing This Message
      • MB/BMW may have had sedans, but they had Autosports, Trev, Thu, 9 Dec 2004 10:55:52
      • very scary statement, MarkP., Thu, 9 Dec 2004 10:49:00
        • Learn the facts, Ian Glenday , Thu, 9 Dec 2004 14:40:56
        • I concur, Finch, Thu, 9 Dec 2004 11:14:45
          • Saab 9-3 and Saturn Share Which Platform???????????, Ian Glenday , Thu, 9 Dec 2004 14:42:23
            • The 9-5 and L series Saturn are the same platform n/m, Nicholas , Thu, 9 Dec 2004 16:39:26
              • 9-5 was not referenced, please read, Ian Glenday , Thu, 9 Dec 2004 17:32:35
                • you're not recognizing the intent of the post., Finch, Thu, 9 Dec 2004 19:42:48

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