Cars
Americans Go Rogue as Compact SUV Purchases Eclipse Sedans
- Nissan, Toyota, Honda crossovers surpass cars like the Camry
- Harvey may have dashed hopes for August U.S. auto sales gain
Toyota Motor Corp.’s U.S. sales chief predicted in late 2015 that the RAV4 would outsell Camry within five years. It won’t take nearly that long.
Family sedans like Toyota’s Camry -- the top-selling U.S. 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.