>>I wonder if SUV mania may be abating. One of the reasons given for Chrysler's troubles (and to a lesser extent GM and Ford's) is that SUV sales have slumped with gas prices so high.
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>Not here in Montana. AFAICT, Heavy duty 3/4 ton pickups are still flying off the dealers lots. Here, the greens drive Subarus, everybody else has a pick up!
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Pickups are doing very well -- the top selling vehicles in the U.S. are big trucks. But they are not SUVs.