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Car Sales Set to Plummet to 60 Year Low
Posted on 7/3/18 at 5:38 pm
Posted on 7/3/18 at 5:38 pm
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A quick drive around town is all it takes to notice that new SUVs and trucks outnumber new cars in a big way, but you might not realize just how big the trend has become
Car sales are on pace to hit a 60-year low, Automotive News reports, thanks to the huge growth coming from the light-truck sector, which includes both pickups and SUVs. 5.3 million cars might sound like a lot, but it would actually be the slowest year for car sales since 1958.
AN points out that the split was pretty much 50/50 five years ago, showing just how hard and fast this trend hit the market. But through May in 2018, light trucks outsold cars by more than double. And it's not just long-time buyers holding strong -- AN pointed out Edmunds data that shows only 52 percent of car buyers in 2018 bought another car. Everyone else went to light trucks.
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Posted on 7/3/18 at 5:42 pm to RLDSC FAN
Good economy
Cheaper gas
SUVs/Trucks more comfortable ride than ever before and getting better MPGs than before
Mini vans are lame and crossovers are the new chick cars
Cheaper gas
SUVs/Trucks more comfortable ride than ever before and getting better MPGs than before
Mini vans are lame and crossovers are the new chick cars
This post was edited on 7/3/18 at 5:59 pm
Posted on 7/3/18 at 5:42 pm to RLDSC FAN
Baws shall inherit the earth.
Posted on 7/3/18 at 5:43 pm to RLDSC FAN
people waiting for their Tesla 3s
Posted on 7/3/18 at 5:43 pm to RLDSC FAN
It's all the fault of the crossover. Women don't want to drive a van so the automakers redesigned vans to look like SUVs. So now these women are all driving crossovers with less storage and functionality than their van counterparts.
Posted on 7/3/18 at 5:44 pm to RLDSC FAN
Every manufacturer wants to classify their 'cars' as SUVs as cars for environmental reasons. EPA rules are looser on SUVs even though they are cars.
This is why Ford is getting out of the 'car' business.
This is why Ford is getting out of the 'car' business.
Posted on 7/3/18 at 5:48 pm to RLDSC FAN
I’ll be turning in my Lexus sedan for a truck soon.
Just too many times in the last few years that I really could have used a truck.
Just too many times in the last few years that I really could have used a truck.
Posted on 7/3/18 at 5:48 pm to RLDSC FAN
It's all about the RAV-4 and CRV. Out selling Camrys and Accords.
Posted on 7/3/18 at 5:50 pm to RLDSC FAN
This is from all of the alphas driving those trucks like the Equinox, CR-V, and RAV4.
Posted on 7/3/18 at 5:52 pm to RLDSC FAN
What was going on in 1958? I thought that was the heyday of the sedan?
Posted on 7/3/18 at 5:53 pm to RLDSC FAN
I’m driving a ‘14 Grand Cherokee bought new in March of 2014.
It has 164k miles on it and it has never been in the shop other than a set of tires, oil changes & one set of front brakes.
Like old Mako boat hulls, they build vehicles today too good for their own good.
It has 164k miles on it and it has never been in the shop other than a set of tires, oil changes & one set of front brakes.
Like old Mako boat hulls, they build vehicles today too good for their own good.
Posted on 7/3/18 at 5:54 pm to soccerfüt
40K miles per year? Sheeesh
Posted on 7/3/18 at 5:56 pm to soccerfüt
Equinox outsells Malibu
CR-V outsells Accord
Rav4 outsells Camry
Escape outsells Fusion
Rogue outsells Altima
Ford F-150 and Chevy Silverado outsell pretty much everything.
CR-V outsells Accord
Rav4 outsells Camry
Escape outsells Fusion
Rogue outsells Altima
Ford F-150 and Chevy Silverado outsell pretty much everything.
Posted on 7/3/18 at 5:56 pm to Graham Wellington Jr
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I’ll be turning in my Lexus sedan for a truck soon.
Just too many times in the last few years that I really could have used a truck.
Just did this. But not because I needed a truck all that often. My car was in an accident. Ford EcoBoost is getting me 22-23 average as of right now. Lexus ES350 only got 25-26, so not a huge hit. My wife has a "luxury" car now and I just didn't really see the point in having two nice cars anymore. So decided against getting another.
Was nice to have a bed even if not necessary, nice to have a vehicle that holds value at high mileage, and nice to know it won't get totalled as easily. I was safe from injury in the car, but it was destroyed in front and rear. I've been hit 5 times. Two times in a truck, absolutely no damage.
Posted on 7/3/18 at 5:57 pm to soccerfüt
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I’m driving a ‘14 Grand Cherokee bought new in March of 2014.
It has 164k miles on it and it has never been in the shop other than a set of tires, oil changes & one set of front brakes.
Like old Mako boat hulls, they build vehicles today too good for their own good.
The newer Grand Cherokees are legitimately good cars.
Posted on 7/3/18 at 6:00 pm to RLDSC FAN
Yeah but 2012-2017 they were close all time highs, so not surprised they are coming down a bit.
Posted on 7/3/18 at 6:03 pm to NotoriousFSU
quote:Three kids, one is 25 miles away, the other two are 275 & 340 miles away.
40K miles per year? Sheeesh
Also go to Perdido a bunch year round.
50/50 blend of personal/work miles.
25 MPG lifetime in the Jeep GC.
Posted on 7/3/18 at 6:04 pm to soccerfüt
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25 MPG lifetime in the Jeep GC.
Did you get the diesel?
Posted on 7/3/18 at 6:13 pm to goofball
Negative, they didn’t have it in early ‘14 models. They only offered the V-6. 3.6L
Posted on 7/3/18 at 6:28 pm to Eighteen
Gas isn't that cheap. I paid $2.72 a gallon this morning in Mandeville.
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