SUV sales UP in the USA

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Wed 23 May 2007 10:32
SUV sales UP in the USA - henry k
"With prices flirting near the $4.00 dollar a gallon mark, you'd think sales of SUV's would take a hit. but according to the automotive research website, edmonds.com , nationally large SUV's rose nearly 6 percent in the first quarter of 2007. "

This was also reported on the BBC.

A little surprising?

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Wed 23 May 2007 13:05
SUV sales UP in the USA - Bill Payer
Apparently they believe the $4 gas price is a temporary thing and it'll be $1.50 again soon.

They think SUV's are safer and more convenient (can just throw kids stuff etc into them). With their raised driving position, it's so easy to drive a large engined, power everything SUV in the US (none of the tiny parking space hassles etc that we get) that I'm not surprised by the reports.
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