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Originally Posted by theunchosen
But the table runs apparently through July YTD with a total of 3893373 units sold of which 1029804 units were strictly trucks or SUVs(Rav, CRV) So 26.4% of the vehicles were a truck or SUV from that figure and it doesn't include suburbans escalades, and yukons(the biggest sellers in the SUV category). Given it also does not include alot of cars.
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Sure - I just said it was the best I could find, not that it was good. But it's supposed to be the 20 best selling models, so if e.g. the Suburban or Escalade isn't in there, then they're not selling as many units as the Civic or Prius. We can likewise argue about whether the CRV & RAV-4 qualify as "big" or not. I don't think so - like my old '80s Subarus, or my '88 Toyota pickup, they have 4WD in a smaller package.
Also, maybe I haven't made it clear that I've been talking about sales over the long term, not any effects from the high gas prices of last year. So maybe 2007 sales info would be better, or registration info, to count what's actually being driven. I mean, just counting Honda sales figures vs some Detroit SUV doesn't account for the fact that the Honda's likely to be running strong when the Detroit iron takes its last trip to the junkyard :-)