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Compact SUV sales overtake that of family sedans in US

Published Mon, Sep 4, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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Southfield, Michigan

TOYOTA Motor Corp's US sales chief predicted in late 2015 that the RAV4 would outsell Camry within five years. It won't take nearly that long.

Family sedans such as Toyota's Camry - the top-selling US car the last 15 years - will be surpassed for the first time by a trio of compact sport utility vehicles: the Nissan Rogue, Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V. Until Hurricane Harvey hit, some analysts expected strong demand for these models to pace the industry's first monthly sales gain this year in August.

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