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Fact #277: July 21, 2003
Sales of Pickups, Vans, and SUVs

Sport utility vehicle (SUV) sales surpassed pickup truck sales for the first time in 1999. Since that time, SUV sales have continued to rise. Pickup and van sales declined from 1999 to 2001, but rose again in 2002.

Supporting Information

Light Truck Sales by Type, 1976–2002

Year*	Pickups	Vans	SUVs	Total Light Trucks
1976	1,756,371	593,396	59,991	2,409,758
1977	1,995,016	440,280	71,959	2,507,255
1978	2,195,572	695,208	55,679	2,946,459
1979	2,087,293	599,036	114,834	2,801,163
1980	1,631,660	341,714	243,163	2,216,537
1981	1,439,853	338,737	156,826	1,935,416
1982	1,580,035	391,074	161,731	2,132,840
1983	1,852,840	498,065	336,394	2,687,299
1984	2,233,752	768,393	610,789	3,612,934
1985	2,554,515	973,902	706,948	4,235,365
1986	2,575,369	1,151,494	808,025	4,534,888
1987	2,514,473	1,206,772	858,791	4,580,036
1988	2,479,806	1,338,365	924,829	4,743,000
1989	2,458,755	1,331,073	976,214	4,766,042
1990	2,252,217	1,331,570	930,838	4,514,625
1991	1,937,381	1,196,482	914,328	4,048,191
1992	2,038,944	1,318,374	1,035,133	4,392,451
1993	2,210,276	1,517,894	1,327,507	5,055,677
1994	2,564,546	1,671,670	1,488,185	5,724,401
1995	2,540,649	1,658,172	1,735,045	5,933,866
1996	2,617,109	1,599,776	2,019,976	6,236,861
1997	2,571,978	1,602,339	2,352,399	6,526,716
1998	2,838,013	1,604,499	2,695,138	7,137,650
1999	3,132,697	1,736,211	3,132,847	8,001,755
2000	3,040,440	1,640,890	3,625,623	8,306,953
2001	2,806,866	1,464,915	3,747,737	8,019,518
2002	2,971,473	1,514,908	4,186,698	8,673,079
* Year is October 1 of the previous year through September 30 of the current year. Source: ORNL MPG and Market Shares Data System, 2002

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