Editing SUV (section)

== History ==
{{See also|Four-wheel drive#History}}

=== 1930s to 1948 ===
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| caption1= 1935–1940 [[Chevrolet Suburban#First Generation|Chevrolet Suburban]]
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| caption2= 1938–1945 [[GAZ-61]]
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Just before and during [[World 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 1936 [[Kurogane Type 95]] from Japan, the 1938 [[GAZ-61]] from Russia as well as the 1941 [[Volkswagen Kommandeurswagen]] and 1936 [[Opel Geländesportwagen]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Carlsson|first1=Mårten|url= http://www.klassiker.nu/reportage/opel-terrangsportbil |title=Opel Terrängsportbil |trans-title=Opel Off-Road Car |work=Klassiker |location=Sweden|language=sv|date=26 June 2018|access-date=11 July 2019}}</ref> from Germany. An early predecessor to the design of modern SUVs{{citation needed|date=April 2019|reason=Needs reference to support claimed link}} was the 1940 [[Humber Heavy Utility]], a four-wheel-drive off-road vehicle built on the chassis of the [[Humber Super Snipe]] passenger car.<ref>{{cite web|title=10 Strange Military Vehicles of World War II|url= https://www.wonderslist.com/10-strange-military-vehicles-world-war-ii/ |website=wonderslist.com |access-date=2019-04-10|date=2014-01-30}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.fourwheeler.com/features/origins-of-the-jeep-birthing-a-75-year-legend/ |title=Origins Of The Jeep: Birthing A 75-Year Legend|first=Jim |last=Allen |work=Four Wheeler Network |date=2016-01-10|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref> Compared to a common, rear-wheel drive vehicle, any 4WD (four-wheel drive) needed many essential extra components, including a [[transfer case]], a second differential, and [[constant-velocity joint]]s for the driven front axle—which were expensive due to the precision involved in this required manufacturing gears and other specialized parts. Before World War{{Nbsp|1}}II, 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 1942 [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], [[Dodge]], and [[Chevrolet]] joined in fabricating these parts in mass quantities, boosting their production more than 100-fold.<ref name=ThomsonMayo>{{cite book|last1=Thomson|first1=Harry C.|first2=Lida|last2=Mayo|year=2003|title=The Ordnance Department: procurement and supply|series=United States Army in World War II: The technical services|url= https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112055126327;view=1up;seq=298;size=125|location=Washington, D.C. |via=United States Army Center of Military History|publication-date=1960|publisher=Office of the Chief of Military History, Dept. of the Army|page=274|ref=ODprocure}}</ref>

An early usage of the term was the 1947 [[Crosley#Model summary|Crosley CC Four]] Sport Utility model, which used a convertible wagon body style and is therefore unrelated to the design of later SUVs.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2014/5/26/1302054/-History-101-The-Crosley-Automobile|title=History 101: The Crosley Automobile |work=Daily KOS|location=U.S.|date=2014-05-26|access-date=2018-02-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://crosleyautoclub.com/Details/Details_CCs.html|title=Details on Crosley CC Models 1946 - 1948 |work=Crosley Automobile Club |location=U.S.|access-date=2018-02-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.classiccarcatalogue.com/CROSSLEY%201948.html|title=Crosley 1948|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180223210336/http://www.classiccarcatalogue.com/CROSSLEY%201948.html|archive-date=2018-02-23 |via=Classic Car Catalogue}}</ref>

=== 1949 to 1970s ===
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|caption1= 1953 [[International Harvester Travelall#First generation (1953–1957)|International Harvester Travelall]]
|image2= 1962 Willys Jeep Utility Wagon.jpg
|caption2= 1962 [[Willys Jeep Station Wagon]]
|image3= 1979 Subaru 1600 4WD station wagon (21893971703).jpg
|caption3= Subaru Leone 4WD station wagon
|image4= 1981 AMC Eagle Sport station wagon in blue metallic at 2021 PA meet 02of14.jpg
|caption4= AMC Eagle Sport station wagon
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Several models of [[Carryall#Automobile|carryall]] wagons began to be offered with four-wheel drive, beginning in 1949 when the [[Willys Jeep Station Wagon]] introduced the option of four-wheel drive.<ref>{{cite web|title=1960 Willys Four-Wheel-Drive Station Wagon: Your (Great-) Grandfather's SUV|url= http://autoweek.com/article/car-news/1960-willys-four-wheel-drive-station-wagon-your-great-grandfathers-suv |work=Autoweek |date=15 February 2007|access-date=2017-10-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Greg|title=The Very First Sport Utility Vehicle: The Jeep Station Wagon|url= https://autoroundup.com/index.php/jeep-station-wagon-the-very-first-suv/ |work=Autoroundup |access-date=2017-12-06|archive-date=5 October 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171005151753/https://autoroundup.com/index.php/jeep-station-wagon-the-very-first-suv/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Four-wheel-drive versions of the [[Chevrolet Suburban#Fourth generation (1955)|Chevrolet Suburban]] were introduced for 1955, followed by the [[International Harvester Travelall#First generation (1953-1957)|International Harvester Travelall]] in 1956 (credited as being the first full-size SUV)<ref name=4Wtravelall/> and the [[Dodge Town Panel and Town Wagon|Power Wagon Town Wagon]] in 1957.<ref name=4Wtravelall>{{cite web|url= http://www.fourwheeler.com/project-vehicles/129-1211-1959-international-harvester-b120-travelall/ |title=1959 International Harvester B-120 Travelall – Four Wheeler Magazine|last=Allen|first=Jim|date=2012-11-01|publisher=Four Wheeler Network|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180107215038/http://www.fourwheeler.com/project-vehicles/129-1211-1959-international-harvester-b120-travelall/|archive-date=2018-01-07|url-status=live|access-date=2018-01-07|authorlink=Jim Allen (4x4 writer)}}</ref><ref name=Kiplinger58>{{cite magazine|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=RwAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA22 |magazine=Changing Times: The Kiplinger Magazine |volume=12|number=2|page=22|date=February 1958 |title=The 1958 Station Wagons|access-date=2018-01-09}}</ref>

Developed as a competitor to the [[Jeep CJ]], the compact [[International Scout]] was 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Why We Love Them: International Harvester Scout|url= https://bringatrailer.com/2018/05/27/why-we-love-them-international-harvester-scout/ |work=Bring a Trailer|date=2018-05-27|access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref> The 1963 [[Jeep Wagoneer (SJ)]] introduced a sophisticated station wagon body design that was more carlike than any other four-wheel-drive vehicle on the market.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lewin|first1=Tony|last2=Borroff|first2=Ryan|title=How to Design Cars Like a Pro: A Comprehensive Guide to Car Design from the Top Professionals |publisher=MotorBooks/MBI Publishing |year=2003 |page=191 |isbn=9780760316412}}</ref> The 1967 [[Toyota Land Cruiser|Toyota Land Cruiser FJ55]] station wagon was the first comfort-oriented version of the Land Cruiser off-road vehicle. The two-door [[Chevrolet K5 Blazer]] (and related GMC K5 Jimmy) were introduced for 1969, and the two-door [[International Scout#Scout II|International Scout II]] was introduced in 1971. The first European luxury off-road vehicle was the 1970 [[Range Rover Classic]], which was marketed as a [[luxury car]] for both on-road and off-road usage.<ref>{{cite web|title=1970 Range Rover advertisement|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMKZEjrPhvw |url-status=dead|website=YouTube|access-date=2019-04-13|date=2018-02-11|archive-date=18 May 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190518045251/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMKZEjrPhvw&gl=US&hl=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Old Range Rover ad|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VmR8HyiWk0 | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211029/9VmR8HyiWk0| archive-date=2021-10-29|website=YouTube |access-date=2019-04-13 |date=2009-06-13}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 1972 [[Subaru Leone]] 4WD 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.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://outbacktravelaustralia.com.au/buyers-guide-soft-roaders/suv-a-short-history-lesson |title=Subaru Leone 4WD Wagon was the first SUV |website=outbacktravelaustralia.com.au |access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref> It was also classified as a commercial vehicle in the home market, just like later SUVs.<ref name=Catvol22>{{citation|ref = JAMA22 |title= 自動車ガイドブック |trans-title= Automobile Guide Book 1975~76 |language=ja |volume=22 |date=1975-10-31 |publisher=Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association |location=Japan |pages=279–280 | id = 0602-509072-2228 }}</ref>

The first relevant usage of the term SUV was in advertising brochures for the full-sized 1974 [[Jeep Cherokee (SJ)]], which used the wording "sport(s) utility vehicle" as a description for the vehicle.<ref name=74Jeeppage>{{cite web|url= https://www.autopaper.com/images/2214/98959-02.jpg |title=1974 model year Jeep brochure picture – Cherokee page |publisher=Jeep|location=U.S.|year=1973|access-date=2018-01-04}}</ref><ref name=74Jeepfront>{{cite web|url= http://www.lov2xlr8.no/brochures/jeep/74jeep.html |title=1974 model year Jeep Cherokee brochure – front |publisher=Jeep |location=U.S. |year=1973|access-date=2018-01-04}}</ref> The 1966 [[Ford Bronco]] included a "sport utility" model; however, in this case it was used for the two-door pickup truck version.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://image.fourwheeler.com/f/101899557+w600+cr1/011-1966-bronco-specifications.jpg |title=1966 Ford Bronco U-100 4-Wheel Drive models & features brochure|publisher=Ford|location=U.S.|year=1965|access-date=2018-01-04|archive-date=3 January 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180103170428/http://image.fourwheeler.com/f/101899557+w600+cr1/011-1966-bronco-specifications.jpg|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The VAZ-2121 (now designated Lada Niva Legend) was the first mass-market 4WD unibody car in some markets in 1977.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.motorbiscuit.com/the-lada-niva-russias-forgotten-off-road-suv |title= The Lada Niva: Russia's Forgotten Off-Road SUV|date = 25 December 2019}}</ref> The [[AMC Eagle]] introduced in the North American market in 1979, and is often called the first mass-market "[[crossover (automobile)|crossover]]", although that term had not been coined at the time.<ref name="howstuffworks.com">{{cite web|first=Eric |last=Baxter |title=Who coined the term 'crossover vehicle?'|url= https://auto.howstuffworks.com/car-models/crossover-cars/term-crossover-vehicle.htm |website=howstuffworks |date=2011-07-13 |access-date=2021-05-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.autotrader.com/car-news/amc-eagle-no-seriously-this-was-the-first-crossover-suv-265257 |title=AMC Eagle: No, Seriously, This Was the First Crossover SUV |first=Aaron |last=Gold |work=Autotrader |date=2017-05-09 |access-date=2021-05-09}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hunting |first1=Benjamin |title=How Bad Was The Lada Niva, The Ultra-Cheap Alternative Russian 4X4? |url= https://www.drivingline.com/articles/how-bad-was-the-lada-niva-the-ultra-cheap-alternative-russian-4x4/ |work=DrivingLine |date=14 February 2021 |access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Appel |first=Tom|title=Review Flashback! 1980 AMC Eagle|url= https://blog.consumerguide.com/1980-amc-eagle/ |publisher=The Daily Drive by Consumer Guide |date=2019-05-09 |access-date=2021-05-09}}</ref> It was first with "SUV styling on a raised passenger-car platform combined with AWD."<ref name="Wardlaw"/> ''[[Four Wheeler]]'' magazine described the AMC Eagle as "the beginning of a new generation of cars".<ref>{{cite web|last=Brubaker |first=Ken |title=Firing Order: That Time I Bought an AMC Eagle|url= http://www.fourwheeler.com/features/1812-firing-order-that-time-i-bought-an-amc-eagle/ |publisher=Four Wheeler |date=27 December 2018 |access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref>

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=== 1980s to 1990s ===
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| caption1 = 1985 [[Jeep Cherokee (XJ)#1984–1996|Jeep Cherokee (XJ)]]
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The compact-sized 1984 [[Jeep Cherokee (XJ)]] is often credited as the first SUV in the modern understanding of the term.{{sfn|Bradsher|2002|page=40}} 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.{{sfn|Bradsher|2002|page=40}} 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.{{sfn|Bradsher|2002|page=40}} "The advent and immediate success of AMC/Jeep's compact four-door Cherokee turned the truck industry upside down."<ref>{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=YjgfZkNUakkC&q=The+advent+and+immediate+success+of+AMC/Jeep's+compact+four-door+Cherokee+turned+the+truck+industry+upside+down |page=18|title=Toyota truck & Land Cruiser owner's bible |first=Moses |last=Ludel |year=1995 |publisher=Robert Bentley |isbn=978-0-8376-0159-5|access-date=2011-06-24}}</ref>

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 the [[1980s 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.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.tsc.berkeley.edu/newsletter/Summer05-SUVs/history.html |title=From the Battlefield to the Soccer Field|publisher=Traffic Safety Center Online Newsletter|volume=2|issue=4|date=Summer 2005|access-date=2013-01-08|url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120310182737/http://www.tsc.berkeley.edu/newsletter/Summer05-SUVs/history.html |archive-date=2012-03-10}}</ref> 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, the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] agreed 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.{{sfn|Bradsher|2002}} This increased the SUV boom as other manufacturers introduced their own SUVs in response to the compact Cherokee taking sales from their regular cars.{{sfn|Bradsher|2002|page=41}}

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 1996 ''[[Consumers Digest]]'' magazine was calling the trend an "SUV craze",<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jIlOAQAAIAAJ&q=SUV+craze |title=SUV Craze |magazine=Consumers Digest |year=1996}}</ref> and by 1999 the U.S. sales of SUVs and light trucks for the first time exceeded sales of regular passenger cars.{{R|CCSThrg|p=2}}

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=== 2000s ===

By 2003, there were 76 million SUVs and light trucks on U.S. roads, representing approximately 35% of the vehicles on the road.<ref name=CCSThrg/>

[[File:GMC--Envoy.jpg|GMC Envoy|thumb]]

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 of {{USD|10,000}} or more ({{USD|18,000}} per SUV in the case of the [[Ford Excursion]]), while compact cars were often sold at a loss of a few hundred dollars per car.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://blog.cleveland.com/business/2008/06/as_buyers_shun_suvs_expect_to.html|first=Robert|last=Schoenberger|title=As buyers shun SUVs, expect to pay more for that small car|newspaper=Cleveland Business News|date=2008-06-06|access-date=2010-11-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://content.usatoday.com/community/tags/topic.aspx?req=tag&tag=Escape%20SUV |title=Ford idle, for now |work=USA Today |date=2008-10-16|access-date=2010-05-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.wsws.org/articles/2000/may2000/jobs-m27.shtml |first=Jerry|last=White|title=GM, Ford idle 1,365 workers-auto industry layoffs signal coming downturn in US economy|publisher=Wsws.org|date=2000-05-27|access-date=2010-11-16}}</ref> As a result, several manufacturing plants were converted from car production to SUV production (such as the General Motors plant in [[Arlington, Texas]] in 1996), and many long-running U.S. sedan models were discontinued.<ref>{{cite news|last=Maynard|first=Micheline|title=End of the Line for Ford Taurus|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/28/business/28ford.html |newspaper=The New York Times|date=2006-10-28|access-date=2018-03-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Final Ford Taurus interview |publisher=ABC News|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwuCm8hNXgI | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211029/CwuCm8hNXgI| archive-date=2021-10-29|date=2007-07-26}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.autoblog.com/2006/10/19/so-long-friend-ford-producing-the-last-taurus-next-week/ |title=So long, friend. Ford producing last Taurus next week |first=John |last=Neff |date=October 19, 2006|publisher=Autoblog |access-date=2007-07-26}}</ref>

From the mid-2000s until 2010, U.S. sales of SUVs and other light trucks experienced a dip due to [[2000s energy crisis|increasing fuel prices]] and then [[Great Recession in the United States|a declining economy]]. From 2008 until 2010, General Motors closed four assembly plants that were producing SUVs and trucks.<ref name=FinancialPost>{{cite news|url= http://www.financialpost.com/related/links/story.html?id=562830 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090216154211/http://www.financialpost.com/related/links/story.html?id=562830 |archive-date=2009-02-16 |title=Caw Girds For War|first=Nicolas|last=Van Praet |work=Financial Post |location=U.S. |date=2008-06-04 |access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref> Sales of SUVs and light trucks sales began to recover in 2010, as fuel prices decreased and the North American economy improved.<ref>{{cite news|last=Healey|first=James|title=Surprise: Sales of big SUVs surging faster than small cars|url= https://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2010-07-30-suvs30_CV_N.htm |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=2012-04-23 |date=2010-07-30}}</ref>

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=== 2010s to 2020s ===
[[File:2018 Maserati Levante S Automatic 3.0.jpg|thumb|[[Maserati Levante]]]]
[[File:Lamborghini Urus 20180306 Genf 2018.jpg|thumb|right|[[Lamborghini Urus]]]]

In 2019, the [[International 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.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.thetimes.com/uk/transport/article/soaring-demand-for-suvs-exacerbates-climate-crisis-kbpj5mpzg |title=Soaring demand for SUVs exacerbates climate crisis|first=Ben|last=Webster|newspaper=[[The Times]]|location=U.K. |date=14 November 2019 |access-date=26 October 2020}}</ref>

By 2013, small and compact SUVs had increased to become the third-largest market segment.<ref name="frost&sullivan"/> Since the early 2000s, new versions have been introduced to appeal to a wider audience, such as [[crossover (automobile)|crossover]]s and other small SUVs.<ref name=Euromon16/> Larger SUVs also remained popular, with sales of General Motors' large SUV models increasing significantly in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2013/09/2015_gmc_yukon_and_chevy_silve.html |title=2015 GMC Yukon and Chevy Suburban, Tahoe: GM expects new SUVs to continue industry dominance |first=Michael |last=Wayland |work=MLive| location=Michigan, U.S. |date=20 January 2019 |access-date=26 October 2020}}</ref>

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.<ref name=Euromon16/> The following year, worldwide SUV sales experienced further growth of 22%. The world's fastest-growing SUV markets in 2014–2015 were: China (+{{Hair space}}47.9%), Italy (+{{Hair space}}48.6%), Spain (+{{Hair space}}42%), Portugal (+{{Hair space}}54.8 %), and Thailand (+{{Hair space}}56.4%).<ref name=Euromon16>{{cite web|url= https://blog.euromonitor.com/2016/09/suvs-become-largest-fastest-growing-automotive-segment-2015.html |title=SUVs Become the Largest and Fastest-Growing Automotive Segment in 2015 |date=9 August 2016 |publisher=Euromonitor International |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170806140906/https://blog.euromonitor.com/2016/09/suvs-become-largest-fastest-growing-automotive-segment-2015.html |archive-date=6 August 2017 |url-status=live|access-date=26 October 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://focus2move.com/world-best-selling-suv/|title=World Best Selling SUV 2016|date=2017-01-25 |publisher=Focus2Move |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170129210539/http://focus2move.com/world-best-selling-suv/ |archive-date=2017-01-29 |access-date=2018-01-06}}</ref><ref name=F2M20171129>{{cite web|url= http://focus2move.com/world-best-selling-suv/ |title=World Best Selling SUV 2017 |date=2017-11-29 |publisher=Focus2Move |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180106130643/http://focus2move.com/world-best-selling-suv/ |archive-date=2018-01-06 |url-status=live |access-date=2018-01-06}}</ref><ref name=Euromon16/>

[[File:1975-_US_vehicle_production_share,_by_vehicle_type.svg|thumb|In the US, share of the SUVs produced grew in the 2010s and keeps growing in the 2020s even faster than in the late 20th century]]

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.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://online.wsj.com/mdc/public/page/2_3022-autosales.html|title=Auto Sales December 2016 compared to 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170105150248/https://online.wsj.com/mdc/public/page/2_3022-autosales.html |archive-date=5 January 2017 |date=4 January 2017 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=28 October 2020}}</ref> Manufacturers continued to phase out the production of sedan models, replacing them with new models of SUVs.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.suvs.com/hyundai-trims-fat-looks-to-add-more-suvs-to-lineup/ |title=Hyundai Trims Fat, Looks to Add More SUVs to Lineup |website=suvs.com |date=17 January 2017 |first=Elizabeth |last=Jeneault |access-date=28 October 2020}}</ref>
[[Luxury car|Luxury]] brands have increasingly introduced SUV or crossover models in the 2010s. For example: [[Rolls-Royce Cullinan]], [[Bentley Bentayga]], [[Aston Martin DBX]], [[Maserati Levante]], [[Lamborghini Urus]], and [[Ferrari Purosangue]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/ferrari/30374/ferrari-suv-confirmed-fastest-suv-crown-targeted |title=Ferrari SUV confirmed fastest SUV crown targeted|publisher=Auto Express |first=Jonathan |last=Burn |date=19 March 2018 |access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref>

In 2019 SUVs made up 47.4% of U.S. sales compared to only 22.1% for sedans.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Voelk |first=Tom |date=21 May 2020 |title=Rise of S.U.V.s: Leaving Cars in Their Dust, With No Signs of Slowing |newspaper=The New York Times |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/21/business/suv-sales-best-sellers.html |url-access=limited |access-date=14 September 2020}}</ref>

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