Car sales – the growth of small SUVs

March 16, 2021 David Brown Motoring Minute Comments Off on Car sales – the growth of small SUVs

The car sale figures from VFACTS for the first two months of 2021 show that total SUV sales are up 13%. The biggest winners are the very small SUVs (up 76%) and the very large below $100,000 (up 54%)

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In the small segment there are four new models: The Yaris Cross; Volkswagen T-Cross; Ford Puma; and the Kia Stonic.

Mazda still leads the segment but while it is selling similar volumes its share of the segment has dropped from 60% to 35% because of the increased sales of other vehicles.

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The segment has some more distinctive, some say quirky, vehicles such as the Nissan Juke in 5th spot and the Suzuki Jimny in 7th.

The upper large SUVs below $100,000 have only two vehicles the Nissan Patrol and the Toyota Landcruiser and both are doing very well.

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David’s boyhood passion for motor cars did not immediately lead to a professional role in the motor industry. A qualified Civil Engineer he specialised in traffic engineering and transport planning. What followed were various positions including being seconded to a government think-tank for the planning of transport firstly in Sydney and then for the whole of NSW. After working with the NRMA and as a consultant he moved to being an independent writer and commentator on the broader areas of transport and the more specific areas of the cars we drive. His half hour motoring program “Overdrive” has been described as an “informed, humorous and irreverent look at motoring and transport from Australia and overseas”. It is heard on 22 stations across Australia. He does weekly interviews with several ABC radio stations and is also heard on commercial radio in Sydney. David has written for metropolitan and regional newspapers and has presented regular segments on metropolitan and regional television stations. David is also a contributor for AnyAuto
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