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Originally Posted by accord1999
The crossover is gaining in all of Europe even.
Despite growing at a slower rate than in previous years, the shift from traditional cars to SUVs continued in 2018. In total, 5.4 million SUVs were registered in Europe throughout the year, up 19% on 2017, as their market share increased from 29.2% to 34.6%. Demand for SUVs grew by 20% between 2016 and 2017, by 21% between 2015 and 2016, and by 24% between 2014 and 2015, and has more than doubled over the last four years. “Unlike other market trends that can often be short-lived, the SUV boom is stable and long-lasting. The success is down to the industry listening to consumers and giving them what they want in terms of design, subsegments and categories,” comments Munoz.
https://www.jato.com/european-car-ma...re-since-2001/
Though government tax policies trying to increase fuel mileage also led to the diesel debacle. |
Diesel is a bit of a slippery slope. Better economy but more polluting.
Fuel efficiency has improved dramatically in larger vehicles here, for instance our two year old 4Runner with a 4L V6 gets much better mileage than our seven year old Tacoma with a 3.4L V6, and it’s a heavier car.