SUVs, the Environment, Safety, and Stakeholders

In 2002, there were 750 million cars and trucks on the road around the world; 4 million vehicles sold in 2003 were SUVS.27 Sales of the larger SUVs dropped during 2002, about 2 percent, the same drop rate for all vehicles. Sales of the car based SUVs were, however, up 23 percent in 2002.28 Other figures show SUV sales up 6.9 percent for 2002. SUVs and pickups produced 90 percent of the Big ... ................
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