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Ford: boomers leading trend to compact utility vehicles

Green Car Congress

Industry data supplied by Ford Motor Company and Del Webb, part of the multi-brand homebuilder PulteGroup, show that the baby boomer segment (ages 55 to 64), which comprised the growing market for large homes and made minivans and big SUVs vogue are now shifting to still lavish, but smaller homes and utility vehicles.

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Best Car To Buy 2025: Green Car Reports names 5 finalists

Baua Electric

One of these will be named Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2025 on Jan. 2025 Rivian R1S We usually reserve our Best Car To Buy finalists to models that are completely new or extensively redesigned or reengineered. market electric minivan and, perhaps, the start of a new EV segment.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

People will likely not buy plug-ins without big federal tax breaks." ( Reuters ) 11/29/06 [In response to GMs announcement at the LA Auto Show], Ford Group marketing manager Cisco Codina said the answer for now is full hybrids, like the latest version of its Ford Escape hybrid SUV unveiled at the show. ( People wont buy a full car.

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