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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
OK, but it's still basically the heavier and inherently less efficient body-on-frame layout, even though many commercial operators could benefit of the unibody and front-wheel drive setup.
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Truck buyers in the USA do not want unibody, FWD, or independent suspensions. If they did the Honda Ridgeline would sell more than 33,000 trucks per year.
CUVs are almost exclusively unibody today and built on car platforms.
So are the best selling commercial vans. The only body-on-frame Commercial vans left in the US market are the Chevy Express (and it's GMC twin) and the Nissan NV.
The best selling commercial van in the USA is the Ford Transit with 36,836 sold in 1Q2020 (up 15.7%) Unibody, V6, RWD or AWD. Body-on-frame vans are down to 20% market share.