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1997–2001Jeep Cherokeecompact SUV
2020Kia Mohavemid-size SUV
2022Toyota Land Cruiserlarge SUV

Asport utility vehicle(SUV) is acar classificationthat combines elements of road-going passengercarswith features fromoff-road vehicles,such as raisedground clearanceandfour-wheel drive.

There is no commonly agreed-upon definition of an SUV and usage of the term varies between countries. Thus, it is "a loose term that traditionally covers a broad range of vehicles with four-wheel drive."[1]Some definitions claim that an SUV must be built on alight truckchassis; however, broader definitions consider any vehicle with off-road design features to be an SUV. Acrossover SUVis often defined as an SUV built with aunibodyconstruction (as with passenger cars); however, the designations are increasingly blurred because of the capabilities of the vehicles, the labelling by marketers, and electrification of new models.[2]

The predecessors to SUVs date back to military and low-volume models from the late 1930s, and the four-wheel-drivestation wagonsandcarryallsthat began to be introduced in 1949. Some SUVs produced today use unibody construction; however, in the past, more SUVs usedbody-on-frameconstruction. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, the popularity of SUVs greatly increased, often at the expense of the popularity of largesedansand station wagons. SUVs accounted for 45.9% of the world's passenger car market in 2021.[3]

SUVshave been criticizedfor a variety of environmental and safety-related reasons. They generally have poorerfuel efficiencyand require more resources to manufacture than smaller vehicles, contributing more toclimate changeandenvironmental degradation.[4]Between 2010 and 2018 SUVs were the second-largest contributor to the global increase in carbon emissions worldwide.[5]Their higher center of gravity increases their risk ofrollovers.Their higher front-end profile makes them at least twice as likely to killpedestriansthey hit.[6][7][8]Additionally, the psychological sense of security they provide influences drivers to drive less cautiously.[9]

Definitions

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There is no universally accepted definition of the sport utility vehicle.[10]Dictionaries, automotive experts, and journalists use varying wordings and defining characteristics, in addition to regional variations of usage by both the media and the general public. The auto industry also has not settled on one definition of the SUV.[10]

The actual term"Sport Utility Vehicle"did not come into wide popular usage until the late 1980s. Before then, such vehicles weremarketedasfour-wheel drives,jeeps,station wagons,or other terms.[citation needed]

American English

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Automotive websites' descriptions of SUVs range from specifically "combining car-like appointments and wagon practicality with steadfast off-road capability" with "chair-height seats and picture-window visibility"[11]to the more general "nearly anything with available all-wheel drive and raised ground clearance".[12]It is also suggested that the term "SUV" has replaced "jeep" as a general term for off-road vehicles.[13]

American dictionary definitions for SUVs include:

  • "rugged automotive vehicle similar to a station wagon but built on alight-truckchassis "[14]
  • "automobile similar to a station wagon but built on a light truck frame"[15]
  • "large vehicle that is designed to be used on rough surfaces but that is often used on city roads or highways"[14]
  • "passenger vehicle similar to a station wagon but with the chassis of a small truck and, usually, four-wheel drive"[16]

British English

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In British English, the terms "4x4" (pronounced "four-by-four" ), "jeep", four wheel drive, or "off-road vehicle" are generally used instead of "sport utility vehicle". The derogatory term "Chelsea tractor" is also commonly used, due to the perceived popularity of the vehicles with urban residents ofChelsea, London,and their likeness to vehicles used by farmers.[17]However, in the 2020s, the term SUV has entered usage in the United Kingdom[18][19][20][21]

TheCollins English Dictionarydefines a sport utility vehicle as a "powerful vehicle with four-wheel drive that can be driven over rough ground. The abbreviation SUV is often used."[22]

Other countries

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In Europe, the term SUV is generally used for road-oriented vehicles, described as "J-segment" by theEuropean Commission.[23][24][25]"Four-by-four" or the brand name of the vehicle is typically used for off-road-oriented vehicles. Similarly, in New Zealand, vehicles designed for off-road use are typically referred to as "four-wheel drives" instead of SUVs.

Government regulations

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In the United States, many government regulations simply have categories for "off-highway vehicles" which are loosely defined and often result in SUVs (along with pick-up trucks andminivans) being classified aslight trucks.[10][26]For example,corporate average fuel economy(CAFE) regulations previously included "permit greater cargo-carrying capacity than passenger carrying volume" in the definition for trucks, resulting in cars with removable rear seats, like the PT Cruiser, being classified as light trucks.[27]

This classification as trucks allowed SUVs to be regulated less strictly than passenger cars under theEnergy Policy and Conservation Actfor fuel economy, and theClean Air Actfor emissions.[28]However, from 2004 onwards, theUnited States Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) began to hold sport utility vehicles to the same tailpipe emissions standards as cars for criteria pollutants, though not greenhouse gas emissions standards as they were not set until 2010.[29][30]In 2011, the CAFE regulations were changed to classify small, two-wheel-drive SUVs as passenger cars.[31]

However, the licensing and traffic enforcement regulations in the United States vary from state to state, and an SUV may be classified as a car in some states but as a truck in others.[32]For industry production statistics, SUVs are counted in the light truck product segment.[33]

In India, all SUVs are classified in the "Utility Vehicle" category per theSociety of Indian Automobile Manufacturers(SIAM) definitions and carry a 27% excise tax.[34]Those that are 4 metres (13 feet) long, have a 1,500 cc (92 cu in) engine or larger, along with 170 mm (6.7 in) of ground clearance, are subject to a 30% excise duty.[35]

In Australia, SUV sales were helped by having lowerimport dutiesthan passenger cars. Up until January 2010, SUVs were subject to a 5% import tariff, compared with 10% for passenger cars.[36][37]

Higher parking fee

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In February 2024, voters in Paris mandated a triple parking charge rate for SUVs, citing environmental impact and street capacity; this followed similar decisions inLyonandTübingenwith similar ordinances being considered by London, Brussels and Amsterdam.[38]

Characteristics

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Chassis

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1955–1958GAZ M-72 Pobeda
1977–1993Lada Niva

Many years after most passenger cars had transitioned tounibodyconstruction, most SUVs continued to use a separatebody-on-framemethod, due to being based on the chassis from alight truck,commercial vehicle,pickup truck,oroff-road vehicle.

The first mass-producedunibodyfour-wheel-drive passenger car was the Russian 1955GAZ-M20 Pobeda M-72,[39][40]which could be considered the first crossover car. The 1977Lada Nivawas the first off-road vehicle to use both a unibody construction and a coil-sprungindependent front suspension.The relatively compact Niva is considered a predecessor to the crossover SUV and combines a hatchback-like passenger car body with full-time four-wheel drive, low-range gearing, and lockable center differential.

Nonetheless, unibody SUVs remained rare until the 1984 Jeep Cherokee (XJ) was introduced and became a sales success. The introduction of the 1993Jeep Grand Cherokeeresulted in all Jeep SUV models using unibody construction,[41]with many other brands following suit since the mid-1990s. Today, most SUVs in production use a unibody construction and relatively few models continue to use body-on-frame construction.

Body style

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SUVs are typically of atwo-box designsimilar to astation wagon.The engine compartment is in the front, followed by a combined passenger/cargo area (unlike a sedan, which has a separate trunk/boot compartment).

Up until approximately 2010, many SUV models were available in two-door body styles.[42]Since then, manufacturers began to discontinue the two-door models as the four-door models became more popular.[43][44][45]

A few two-door SUVs remain available, such as the body-on-frameSuzuki Jimny,Mahindra Thar,Toyota Land Cruiser Prado,Ford Bronco,[46]andJeep Wrangler[47][48]as well as theRange Rover Evoquecrossover SUV.

Safety

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Further information:Criticism of sport utility vehicles
Side impact damage on aFord Focussmall car when struck by aFord ExplorerSUV

SUVs typically have high ground clearance and a tall body. This results in a highcenter of mass,which made SUVs more prone toroll-over accidents.[49][50]In 2003, SUVs were quoted as 2.5 times more likely to roll over in a crash than regular cars and that SUV roofs were more likely to cave in on passengers than in other cars, resulting in increased harm to passengers.[49][51]

Between 1991 and 2001, the United States saw a 150% increase in sport-utility vehicle rollover deaths. In 2001, though roll-overs constituted just 3% of vehicle crashes overall, they caused over 30% of occupant fatalities in crashes;[49]and in crashes where the vehicle did roll over, SUV occupants in the early 2000s were nearly three times as likely to be killed as other car passengers.[49]Vehicles with a high center of gravity do sometimes fail themoose testof maneuverability conducted by Swedish consumer magazineTeknikens Värld,for example, the 1997Mercedes-Benz A-Classand 2011Jeep Grand Cherokee.[52]

The increasing popularity of SUVs in the 1990s and early 2000s was partly due to buyers perceiving that SUVs provide greatersafetyfor occupants, due to their larger size and raised ride height.[49][53][54][55]Regarding the safety of other road users, SUVs are exempted from U.S. regulation stating that a passenger car bumper must protect the area between 16 and 20 inches (41 and 51 cm) above the ground. This often increases the damage to the other car in a collision with an SUV, because the impact occurs at a higher location on the other car.[56][57]In 2000–2001, 60% of fatal side-impact collisions were where the other vehicle was an SUV, an increase from 30% in 1980–1981.[58]

The introduction ofelectronic stability control(ESC) and rollover mitigation, as well as increased analysis of the risks of a rollover, led the IIHS to report in 2015 that "the rollover death rate of 5 per million registered vehicle years for 2011 models is less than a quarter of what it was for 2004 models. With ESC dramatically reducing rollover risk, the inherent advantages offered by SUVs' greater size, weight, and height emerge more clearly. Today's SUVs have the lowest driver death rate of any vehicle type."[59]

The high danger for cyclists and pedestrians of being seriously injured or even killed by SUV drivers has caused some public protests against SUVs in urban areas.[60]In 2020, a study by the U.S.-basedIIHSfound that, of a sample of 79 crashes from three urban areas in Michigan, SUVs caused more serious injuries compared to cars when impacts occurred at greater than 31 km/h (19 mph). The IIHS noted the sample size of the study was small and that more research is needed.[61]The popularity of SUVs contributed to an increase in pedestrian fatalities in the U.S. during the 2010s, alongside other factors such as distracted and drunk driving.[62]

A 2021 study by theUniversity of Illinois Springfieldshowed that SUVs are 8 times more likely to kill children in a collision than passenger cars, and multiple times more lethal to adult pedestrians and cyclists.[63]

Environmental impact

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Further information:Criticism of sport utility vehicles

SUVs generally have poorerfuel efficiencythan smaller cars,[64]and thus contribute more to environmental degradation andglobal warming.

SUVs emit about 700megatonnesofcarbon dioxideper year,[4]a gas that is linked to global warming. According to theInternational Energy Agency,from 2010 SUVs have been the second-largest contributor to the increase in global CO2emissions, second only to the power sector.[4]

SUVs were responsible for all of the 3.3 millionbarrelsa day growth in oil demand from passenger cars between 2010 and 2018, whereas efficiency improvements in smaller cars saved over 2 million barrels a day, with electric cars reducing oil demand by under 100,000 barrels a day.[4]

Whereas SUVs can beelectrified,[65]or converted to run ona variety of alternative fuels,including hydrogen,[66]their (manufacturing) emissions will always be larger than smaller electric cars.[67]On average, SUVs consume about a quarter more energy than medium-size cars.[4]Furthermore, the vast majority of these vehicles are not converted to use alternative fuels.

Between 2010 and 2018 SUVs were the second largest contributor to the global increase in carbon emissions worldwide.[5]

Types of SUV

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Crossover SUV

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Main article:Crossover (automobile)

The "crossover SUV" segment (also known as "CUVs" or simply "crossovers" ) has become increasingly popular since around 2010. Crossovers are often based on a platform shared with a passenger car, as a result, they typically have better comfort and fuel economy, but less off-road capability (many crossovers are sold without all-wheel drive) than pickup truck-based SUVs.[68][69][70]

The difference between crossovers and other SUVs is sometimes defined as a crossover being built using aunibodyplatform (the type used by most passenger cars), while an SUV is built using abody-on-frameplatform (the type used by off-road vehicles and light trucks).[71][72][73]However, these definitions are often blurred in practice, since unibody vehicles are also often referred to as SUVs.[74][75]Also, crossover is a relatively recent term and early unibody SUVs (such as the 1984 Jeep Cherokee) are rarely called crossovers. Due to these inconsistencies, the term SUV is often used as a catch-all for both crossovers and SUVs.[76]

Outside of the United States, the term crossover tends to be used forC-segment(compact) or smaller vehicles, with large unibody vehicles—such as theMercedes-Benz GLS-Class,BMW X7,andRange Rover—usually referred to as SUVs rather than crossovers. In the United Kingdom, a crossover is sometimes defined as a hatchback model with raised ride height and SUV-like styling features.[77][78]

Examples:Category:Crossover sport utility vehicles( 403 )

Mini SUV

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See also:Subcompact crossover SUV

The smallest size class of SUVs is the "mini SUV". In Japan, SUVs under 3,400 mm (133.9 in)—such as theMitsubishi Pajero Mini—are included in thekei carcategory and therefore attract lower taxes.

Many recent vehicles labeled as mini SUVs are technicallysubcompact crossoversand are built on the platform of a subcompact (also called supermini or B-segment) passenger car.

Examples:Category:Mini sport utility vehicles( 108 )

Compact SUV

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Main article:Compact sport utility vehicle
See also:Compact crossover SUV

The "compact SUV" is the next bigger-size class after mini SUVs.

Many recent vehicles labeled as compact SUVs are technicallycompact crossoversand are built on the platform of a compact (C-segment) passenger car.

Examples:Category:Compact sport utility vehicles( 235 )

Mid-size SUV

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See also:Mid-size crossover SUV

The next larger size is called the "mid-size SUV". Some mid-size SUVs are based on platforms shared with passenger cars and therefore, are crossovers. Other mid-size SUVs are based on compact or mid-size pickups.

Examples:Category:Mid-size sport utility vehicles( 224 )

Full-size SUV

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Full-size SUVs are the largest size of commonly produced SUVs. Some, such as theFord Expedition,andChevrolet Tahoe,are marketed for their off-road capabilities, and others, such as theLincoln NavigatorandCadillac Escalade,are marketed as luxury vehicles. While a few full-size SUVs are built on dedicated platforms; most share their platforms withfull-size pickup trucks.

Examples:Category:Full-size sport utility vehicles( 74 )

Extended-length SUV

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Some North American SUVs are available as a long-bodied version of a full-size SUV, which is called an "extended-length SUV" like theFord Expedition ELand theChevrolet Suburban.The additional length is used to provide extra space for rear passengers or cargo. As per the full-size SUVs they are based on, most extended-length SUVs are built on dedicated platforms, full-sized pickups (1⁄2 ton), or heavy-duty pickups (3⁄4 ton or more).

Extended-length SUVs are mostly sold in North America but may also be exported to other markets in small numbers.

Examples:Category:Expanded length sport utility vehicles( 16 )

Coupe SUV

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Main article:Coupe SUV

Some SUVs orcrossoverswith sloping rear rooflines are marketed as "coupe crossover SUVs" or "coupe SUVs", even though they have four side doors for passenger access to the seats and rear hatches for cargo area access.

History

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See also:Four-wheel drive § History

1930s to 1948

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1935–1940Chevrolet Suburban
1938–1945GAZ-61

Just before and duringWorld War II,prototypes and low-volume production examples of military cars with sedan or station wagon-type bodies and rugged, off-road capable four-wheel drive chassis began to appear around the world. These early models included the 1936Kurogane Type 95from Japan, the 1938GAZ-61from Russia as well as the 1941Volkswagen Kommandeurswagenand 1936Opel Geländesportwagen[79]from Germany. An early predecessor to the design of modern SUVs[citation needed]was the 1940Humber Heavy Utility,a four-wheel-drive off-road vehicle built on the chassis of theHumber Super Snipepassenger car.[80]

The most prohibitive initial factors to the potential civilian popularity of an SUV-like car were their cost and the availability of certain critical parts. Before the war, adding four-wheel drive to a car almost doubled its cost.[81]Compared to a common, rear-wheel drive vehicle, any 4WD (four-wheel drive) needed many essential extra components, including atransfer case,a second differential, andconstant-velocity jointsfor the driven front axle—which were expensive due to the precision involved in this required manufacturing gears and other specialized parts. Before World WarII, these were produced in the United States by only a few specialized firms with limited production capacity. Due to the increase in demand for parts for the war effort, in the spring of 1942Ford,Dodge,andChevroletjoined in fabricating these parts in mass quantities, boosting their production more than 100-fold.[82]

An early usage of the term was the 1947Crosley CC FourSport Utility model, which used a convertible wagon body style and is therefore unrelated to the design of later SUVs.[83][84][85]

1949 to 1970s

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1953International Harvester Travelall
1962Willys Jeep Station Wagon
Subaru Leone 4WD station wagon
AMC Eagle Sport station wagon

Several models ofcarryallwagons began to be offered with four-wheel drive, beginning in 1949 when theWillys Jeep Station Wagonintroduced the option of four-wheel drive.[86][87]Four-wheel-drive versions of theChevrolet Suburbanwere introduced for 1955, followed by theInternational Harvester Travelallin 1956 (credited as being the first full-size SUV)[88]and thePower Wagon Town Wagonin 1957.[88][89]

Developed as a competitor to theJeep CJ,the compactInternational Scoutwas introduced in 1961, offering either two- or four-wheel drive and a variety of engine options. The Harvester Scout provided many other options designed to appeal to a wide range of customers for numerous uses as well.[90]The 1963Jeep Wagoneer (SJ)introduced a sophisticated station wagon body design that was more carlike than any other four-wheel-drive vehicle on the market.[91]The 1967Toyota Land Cruiser FJ55station wagon was the first comfort-oriented version of the Land Cruiser off-road vehicle. The two-doorChevrolet K5 Blazer(and related GMC K5 Jimmy) were introduced for 1969, and the two-doorInternational Scout IIwas introduced in 1971. The first European luxury off-road vehicle was the 1970Range Rover Classic,which was marketed as aluxury carfor both on-road and off-road usage.[92][93]

In 1972Subaru Leone4WD wagon was introduced in Japan, which was not designed as an off-road vehicle, but a version of the front-wheel-drive passenger car. Some argue that this was the first SUV.[94]It was also classified as a commercial vehicle in the home market, just like later SUVs.[95]

The first relevant usage of the term SUV was in advertising brochures for the full-sized 1974Jeep Cherokee (SJ),which used the wording "sport(s) utility vehicle" as a description for the vehicle.[96][97]The 1966Ford Broncoincluded a "sport utility" model; however, in this case it was used for the two-door pickup truck version.[98]

The VAZ-2121 (now designated Lada Niva Legend) was the first mass-market 4WD unibody car in some markets in 1977.[99]TheAMC Eagleintroduced in the North American market in 1979, and is often called the first mass-market "crossover",although that term had not been coined at the time.[100][101]In contrast to truck or utility-vehicle based designs and the Niva that was purpose-built for rural areas,American Motors Corporation(AMC) utilized a long-serving existing car platform and designed a new automatic full-time AWD system.[102][103]The AMC Eagle was developed as a passenger car offering numerous comfort, luxury, and convenience features in sedan, coupe, and station wagon body styles.[citation needed]It was first with "SUV styling on a raised passenger-car platform combined with AWD."[2]Four Wheelermagazine described the AMC Eagle as "the beginning of a new generation of cars".[104]

1980s to 1990s

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1985Jeep Cherokee (XJ)
1994–2001Ford Explorer

The compact-sized 1984Jeep Cherokee (XJ)is often credited as the first SUV in the modern understanding of the term.[105]The use of unibody construction was unique at the time for a four-wheel drive and also reduced the weight of the new Cherokee. It also appealed to urban families due to having a more compact size (compared to the full-size Wagoneer and previous generation Cherokee SJ models) as well as a plush interior resembling a station wagon.[105]As the new Cherokee became a major sales success, the term "sport utility vehicle" began to be used in the national press for the first time.[105]"The advent and immediate success of AMC/Jeep's compact four-door Cherokee turned the truck industry upside down."[106]

The U.S.corporate average fuel economy(CAFE) standard was introduced in 1975 to reduce fuel usage, but included relaxed regulations for "light trucks" to avoid businesses paying extra taxes for work vehicles. This created a loophole that manufacturers increasingly exploited since the1980s oil glut(which started an era of cheap gasoline), whereby SUVs were designed to be classified as light trucks despite their primary use as passenger vehicles to receive tax concessions and less stringent fuel economy requirements.[107]This enabled manufacturers to sell more profitable, larger, more polluting vehicles, instead of the smaller, less polluting, less profitable cars, that the CAFE regulations intended.

For example, theUnited States Environmental Protection Agencyagreed to classify the new Jeep Cherokee as a light truck following lobbying from its manufacturer; the Cherokee was then marketed by the company as a passenger vehicle.[53]This increased the SUV boom as other manufacturers introduced their own SUVs in response to the compact Cherokee taking sales from their regular cars.[108]

In 1994 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began classifying vehicles by "market class". For SUVs in 1994 they included three Jeep models, the Cherokee, Grand Cherokee and Wrangler. Two Ford models were the Bronco and the Explorer. Six General Motors models including the GMC Jimmy, the Yukon, and the Suburban 1500; the Chevrolet Suburban 1500, and the Blazer (1500 and S10); the Geo Tracker (Convertible or Van); and finally the Oldsmobile Bravada. Eleven Japanese models classified as SUVs were the Toyota 4Runner and Land Cruiser; the Honda Passport; the Nissan Pathfinder; the Mazda Navajo; the Mitsubishi Montero; the Isuzu Amigo, Rodeo, and Trooper; and the Suzuki Samurai and Sidekick. From Europe the three Land Rover models, the Range Rover, the Defender and the Discovery were classified as SUVs.

By late 1996Consumers Digestmagazine was calling the trend an "SUV craze",[109]and by 1999 the U.S. sales of SUVs and light trucks for the first time exceeded sales of regular passenger cars.[49]: 2 

2000s

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By 2003, there were 76 million SUVs and light trucks on U.S. roads, representing approximately 35% of the vehicles on the road.[49]

GMC Envoy

Car manufacturers were keen to promote SUV sales over other types of cars due to higher profits in the segment. An SUV could be sold with a profit margin ofUS$10,000or more (US$18,000per SUV in the case of theFord Excursion), while compact cars were often sold at a loss of a few hundred dollars per car.[110][111][112]As a result, several manufacturing plants were converted from car production to SUV production (such as the General Motors plant inArlington, Texasin 1996), and many long-running U.S. sedan models were discontinued.[113][114][115]

From the mid-2000s until 2010, U.S. sales of SUVs and other light trucks experienced a dip due toincreasing fuel pricesand thena declining economy.From 2008 until 2010, General Motors closed four assembly plants that were producing SUVs and trucks.[116]Sales of SUVs and light trucks sales began to recover in 2010, as fuel prices decreased and the North American economy improved.[117]

2010s to 2020s

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Maserati Levante
Lamborghini Urus

In 2019, theInternational Energy Agency(IEA) reported that the global number of SUVs and crossovers on the road multiplied by six since 2010—from 35 million to 200 million vehicles, and their market share has grown to 40 percent of worldwide new light-vehicle sales at the end of the decade.[118]

By 2013, small and compact SUVs had increased to become the third-largest market segment.[33]Since the early 2000s, new versions have been introduced to appeal to a wider audience, such ascrossoversand other small SUVs.[119]Larger SUVs also remained popular, with sales of General Motors' large SUV models increasing significantly in 2013.[120]

In 2015, global sales of SUVs overtook the "lower medium car" segment, to become the largest market segment, accounting for 22.9% of "light vehicle" sales in 2015.[119]The following year, worldwide SUV sales experienced further growth of 22%. The world's fastest-growing SUV markets in 2014–2015 were: China (+ 47.9%), Italy (+ 48.6%), Spain (+ 42%), Portugal (+ 54.8 %), and Thailand (+ 56.4%).[119]The SUV segment further grew to 26% of the global passenger car market in 2016, then to 36.8% of the market in Q1–Q3 of 2017.[121][122][119]

In the U.S. at the end of 2016, sales of SUVs and light-duty trucks had surpassed traditional car sales for the year by over 3 million units.[123]Manufacturers continued to phase out the production of sedan models, replacing them with new models of SUVs.[124] Luxurybrands have increasingly introduced SUV or crossover models in the 2010s. For example:Rolls-Royce Cullinan,Bentley Bentayga,Aston Martin DBX,Maserati Levante,Lamborghini Urus,andFerrari Purosangue.[125]

In 2019 SUVs made up 47.4% of U.S. sales compared to only 22.1% for sedans.[126]

Motorsport

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2007Bowler Nemesis
See also:Off-road racing

SUVs have competed in various off-road racing competitions, such as theDakar Rally,Baja 1000,FIA Cross-Country Rally World Cup,King of the Hammers,andAustralasian Safari.SUVs have also competed in theTrophee Androsice-racing series.

Nicknames

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Several derogatory or pejorative terms for SUVs are based on the combination of an affluent suburb name and "tractor", particularly for expensive vehicles from luxury brands. Examples include "ToorakTractor "(Melbourne,Australia),[127][128]"ChelseaTractor "(London, England)[129]and "RemueraTractor "(Auckland,New Zealand). These terms relate to the theory that four-wheel drive capabilities are not required by affluent SUV owners, and that the SUV is purchased as a status symbol rather than for practical reasons.

In Norway, the termBørstraktor('Stock Exchange Tractor') serves a similar purpose.[130]In the Netherlands, SUVs are sometimes called "P.C. Hooft-tractors" after the exclusiveP.C. HooftstraatAmsterdam shopping street.[131]

Commercial SUVs

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Toyota Land Cruiser Pradoused as an ambulance

Acommercial SUVis an SUV orcrossover,that is used for commercial purposes. The category is very similar topanel truckssince theChevrolet Suburban(an SUV) had panel truck versions, which were used for commercial purposes.

The first SUV-like vehicle that had commercial versions was the Chevrolet Suburbanpanel truck.Panel trucks by American manufacturers were built until the late 1970s.

While panel trucks manufactured by European manufacturers were rare, commercial versions of off-road vehicles were very common, Land Rover manufactured commercial versions of theLand Roverand theDefender.Commercial SUVs are factory-built and most of them are not independent conversions, which means they can be bought from dealerships and showrooms.[132]

Examples of SUVs used as commercial vehicles in Europe include:Citroen C5 Aircross Commercial SUV,[133]theLand Rover Discovery,theDacia Duster Flika,[134]and theMitsubishi Pajero.

See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related toSUVs.

References

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Notes

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