Greetings tr43,
I'll list the information I've found with some comments about them
below:
Pick-ups:
Car Fact Archive - Cars In America
http://carsinamerica.com/html/facts/facts403.html
- 2.8 million pickups sold in the USA in 2002.
Planet Ark : Big Three win with fuel economy break for pickups
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/15032/story.htm
- March 2002: 70% of pickups used for personal transportation, 8.3% in
construction and 4.6% agriculture.
Figures in Dodge pickup sales - 408,000 in 2002
http://www.shadetreemechanic.com/dodge_hemi.htm
SUV (Now known to be the most popular kind of vehicle for Americans
these days):
SUV Market in the United States
http://www.columbia.edu/~eag115/Ethan/Web-pages/SUV_Market.html
- This web page mentions a 6% upsurge in SUV sales in 2002 compared to
2001. It seems to be an anti-SUV site.
- One link on this same web page goes to information stating that only
5% actually use their SUV for off road purposes.
OTT - Sport Utility Vehicle Spotlight
http://www.ott.doe.gov/facts/archives/fotw244.shtml
- SUV sales sold 3.7 million in the US in 2001. Add 6% based on the
previous item, that would make 3.9 million for 2002.
Polk | News | THE S.U.V. FINALLY RULES THE AMERICAN ROAD
http://www.polk.com/news/releases/2002_0106a.asp
- With market share in cars 1996-2001
General Motors - Statement of GM Before The Senate Committee on
Commerce, Science and Transportation
http://www.gm.com/company/gmability/safety/news_issues/speeches/lange_022603.html
- Gives a survey on how owners used their SUV: "The 2002 R. L. Polk
survey also shows that half of SUV owners use their vehicles to haul
tools, appliances or other bulky items. Twenty-four percent use their
SUV to carry bikes, kayaks, canoes or skis, or to tow boats,
snowmobiles or other items that require a trailer. Fifteen percent of
SUV owners have driven their vehicle off road."
It's quite a contrast to what the anti-SUV site above says.
Other resources for additional information:
PickupTruck.com - contains current sales statistics in the News
section
http://www.pickuptruck.com/
Light truck sales figures for 1st quarter of 2003
http://trailer-bodybuilders.com/ar/trucks_light_truck_sales_2/
BTS - NTS 2002 - Table 1-20 - Period Sales, Market Shares, and
Sales-Weighted Fuel Economies of New Domestic and Imported Light
Trucks (up to 2001 only)
http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/2002/html/table_01_20.html
OTT - U.S. Light Truck Sales Exceed Car Sales
http://www.ott.doe.gov/facts/archives/fotw200.shtml
Google search terms used:
pick-up truck sales statistics 2002
suv united states 2002 sales
united states 2002 pick-ups sold
united states 2002 light truck sales
2002 pick-up truck sales
2002 pickups sold usa
2002 suv percent use
I hope this has been a most informative answer. If you have any
problem with it, do please post a Request for Clarification and I
shall respond as soon as I can. Thank you. |
