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Brian Dreggors @ May 24th 2007 4:21PM
Oh yeah. The Sequoia. Anyone buy one of these in the past two years?
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To Dave,
Add the Saturn AURA to the domestic list.
Subtract the Yukon Denail (its a trim level) and the Escalade EXT (a pickup). Also subtract Land Rovers and Volvos from Ford's list. Man, you're funny.
You count Japanese cars funny, too.
Subtract the Altima because you can only buy it in a handful of states.
You're also making SUVs out of vehicles that are not (Compass, Pacfica)
Let's put together an accurate list:
JAPAN
Toyota - RAV4, FJ Cruiser, 4Runner, Highlander, Sequoia, Land Cruiser
Lexus - RX350, GX470, LX470
Nissan - xTerra, Murano, Pathfinder, Armada
Infiniti - FX, QX
Honda - CR-V, Pilot
Acura - RDX, MDX
Mitsubishi - Outlander, Endeavor
Mazda - Tribute, CX-7, CX-9 (counted as two since they are marketed as seperate vehicles)
Subaru - Tribeca
Suzuki - XL-7
TOTAL - 26
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USA
Chevrolet - Equinox, Trailblazer, Tahoe, Suburban
Pontiac - Torrent
Buick - Enclave
Cadillac - SRX, Escalade (arguably marketed as one model with multiple trims)
GMC - Envoy, Yukon, Yukon XL, Acadia
Saturn - VUE, Outlook
SAAB - 9-7x (all four they sold)
Ford - Escape, Explorer, Expedition, Edge.
Mercury - Mariner, Mountaineer.
Lincoln - MKX, Navigator
Dodge - Nitro, Durango
Chrysler - Aspen
Jeep - Wrangler (arguable), Liberty, Grand Cherokee.
TOTAL - 29
Hmmm...
dave @ May 24th 2007 4:35PM
Thanks for some of the clarifications. I agree my count was not perfect, as I was going by memory. I got the Denali confused with the XL--thanks. But the Wrangler as arguable, though? Come on. And I would count the wrangler unlimited the same way I count the Yukon XL. Different vehicle.
Oh, and let's not forget Hummer. Jesus.
Thanks for the other additions. How did I forget the Pathfinder?? Why would you delete the Land Rovers and Volvo, though? You might as well delete all variations of one product, then (e.g., Highlander/RX), if you're not going to include everything produced under the eye of a parent company.
I'm not trying to stir the pot too much here, but it's an interesting debate--who's greener? How much is marketing vs. real action? Nor am I bashing US in favor of Japan. A real fix is needed from both sides of the debate. Producing more gas-consuming cars--no matter how little (relatively) they consume--is a problem no matter who's doing it.