05-24-2005, 08:44 AM
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Ridiculously Active Enthusiast
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Real Name: Larry S. Singleton
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Hybrids: 2007 TCH and Loving It !
Posts: 1,427
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Cars finally overtake SUVs after 14 years...
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TOLEDO -- Could America's love affair with the SUV be cooling off? That's what it looks like according to recent sales figures. For the first time in 14 years, sales tracker Ward's Automotive says passenger cars are outselling SUV's.
For the first four months of 2005, Wards reports car sales are up just over 3%, while SUV sales down neary 2%. Analysts think the big reason is skyrocketing gas prices. Ford Motor Company officials say at one point, fuel economy never cracked the top ten among buyer concerns. Now it's in the top five.
Consumers have discovered hybrid electric cars and other new models. "The manufacturers pushed SUV's very hard and let cars sit in the background," said Paul Anstead of Dave White Chevrolet. "Now they're trying to update their car sales. Bringing out new products and I think that's helping cars there too.
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It was bound to happen someday folks - most things are cyclical.
http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=3383326
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