Growth of Midsize Pickup Trucks
Noticed the chart below from Pickup Trucks.com, that the Midsize segment continues to expand, and that includes older models, not just the newly introduced "twins" vehicles? Seeing fuel prices are l...
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Lessmore wrote:Fast Mopar wrote:RobertRyan wrote:
Seeing prices are low why are people buying more Midsize Pickups?
Why does Ford offer many different sizes of SUV's? Why does Ford offer the Expedition, Explorer, Edge, and Escape? Why does Chevy offer the Suburban, Traverse, and Equinox? Maybe, just maybe, sometimes people like to have a choice in the size of vehicle they buy.
But hey, I'm just some guy in Texas, so what do I know?
Fast Mopar says:
"Why does Chevy offer the Suburban, Traverse, and Equinox? Maybe, just maybe, sometimes people like to have a choice in the size of vehicle they buy."
I think you're right. People want a choice in size, function, capability and price. Chevy and Ford offer a wide range of vehicle choice for the consumer and also to compete with each other...as these companies have been doing since time immemorial.
Les
Correct people want choices and the " 2 litre CUV's on Stilts" are a fairly poor option.
They want something that do can some form of work as well as transport people. It will continue to grow as an option and when fuel starts to go North.
Currently only two U.S. manufacturers do not produce any Midsize offerings, but Fiat is looking at producing one and rumours regarding Ford and something based on the Global Ranger
Midsize Pickup Trucks increasing share of the Truck Market
