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    May 5th, 2005 12:10 AM #1
    is it the gas prices? or shifting taste? 10-15 years ago the SUV craze befell america that even porsche made its first SUV to join the bandwagon and earn lots of money. but now the trend is shifting again, this time around towards crossover SUVs,minivans and fuel-efficient vehicles.

    Sad State of SUV Sales and YTD % change in sales:

    Full size SUVs
    • Cadillac Escalade.....-8.6%
    • Chevy Tahoe..........-25.6%
    • Chevy Suburban.....-29.4%
    • Ford Expedition.......-25.1%
    • GMC Yukon............-28.7%
    • Lincoln Navigator....-7.5%
    • Dodge Durango.......+12.0%
    • Toyota Sequoia......-11.0%
    • Nissan Armada.........+42.4%


    Mid size SUVs
    • Chevrolet Trailblazer..-19.6%
    • Ford Explorer............-22.5%
    • GMC Envoy..............-25.5%
    • Mercury Mountaineer.-22.8%
    • Jeep Grand Cherokee.+2.0%
    • Toyota 4Runner........-3.0%
    • Nissan Pathfinder......+192.0%


    the sad state doesn't seem to exist with Dodge and Nissan (their SUVs have been released more recently)
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    May 5th, 2005 12:13 AM #2
    wow sales of the nissan frontier surely picked up...
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    May 5th, 2005 01:03 AM #3
    Quote Originally Posted by ILuvDetailing
    wow sales of the nissan frontier surely picked up...
    sorry guys,my goof. it's the Nissan Pathfinder ,not Frontier
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    May 5th, 2005 12:14 AM #4
    i guess it's only to be expected, what with crazy fuel prices. and maybe a good thing too hehe
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    May 5th, 2005 12:18 AM #5
    how about hybrid SUVs?
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    May 5th, 2005 01:09 AM #6
    Quote Originally Posted by ILuvDetailing
    how about hybrid SUVs?
    there's only 1 so far i think, and ford sold 1,700 hybrid escapes last month. Toyota's Highlander hybrid and Lexus' RX400h are set to be relased this year.
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    May 5th, 2005 12:19 AM #7
    maybe mataas sales ng Dodge and Nissan kasi bago pa.... baka maging negative din yan pag medyo luma na... hindi kaya?
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    May 5th, 2005 01:02 AM #8
    Quote Originally Posted by glntVR
    maybe mataas sales ng Dodge and Nissan kasi bago pa.... baka maging negative din yan pag medyo luma na... hindi kaya?
    precisely.
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    May 5th, 2005 12:23 AM #9
    At least mababawasan na ang mga 'posers' who only buy rigs because they are 'fashionable'.

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    May 5th, 2005 01:15 AM #10
    Quote Originally Posted by OTEP
    At least mababawasan na ang mga 'posers' who only buy rigs because they are 'fashionable'.
    exactly. i HATE the fact that most americans buy huge, gas-guzzling SUV's because they really need a minivan but don't want to be seen in one.
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