2018 Market Minivan SUV 
Green Car Congress
JULY 19, 2019
Over the past several years, demand among American consumers has shifted from wagons to SUVs. Through the first half of 2019, SUVs account for 47% of the industry sales, and more than 50% of Volkswagen sales. Volkswagen plans to release three new SUV models in the next 24 months. CROZZ electric SUV debuts early next year.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 15, 2021
Nissan introduced the system to market in November 2016 on the Note, followed by a version of the Serena minivan in March 2018, the Kicks SUV e-POWER in June 2020, the new version of the Note in December 2020 featuring the second-generation e-POWER system, and a version of the Qashqai in Europe in February 2021.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 6, 2021
In March 2018 an e-POWER version of the popular Serena minivan was launched, which was followed by the all-new Kicks SUV e-POWER in June 2020. The Kicks e-POWER also launched in some Asian markets, expanding the availability of e-POWER technology. The Note claimed the best-selling car in Japan title in 2018.1.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 8, 2018
China-based GAC Motor will feature its existing sedan, SUV, minivan and NEV at the 2018 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. GAC Motor will debut the GA4, an all-new signature sedan at 2018 NAIAS. This GA4 is a mainstream sedan built on GAC Motor’s own A-Class sedan platform. year-on-year increase.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 12, 2023
Honda and Kia showed the most price strength in the non-luxury market, transacting between 5% and 6% over sticker price in December. Five years prior, in December 2018, luxury market share set a record at 16.5%. Luxury cars at all levels were selling below MSRP in December, along with luxury compact and sub-compact SUVs.
Green Car Congress
MAY 31, 2020
Small cars and minicars accounted for 15 of the 20 models with the highest death rates for model year 2017, while nearly half of the 20 models with the lowest death rates were luxury SUVs. Very large SUVs have the lowest overall death rate of any vehicle category with 15 fatalities per million registered vehicle years.
Green Car Congress
MAY 6, 2014
One will be a PHEV version of the new Chrysler Town & Country minivan to be introduced in 2016; the second will be a PHEV version of a new full-size crossover vehicle to be introduced in 2017. With the exception of a relatively small group of early adopters, the market continues to be primarily driven by regulatory requirements.
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