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Can You Name The Top Selling SUV in The US? The Answer May Suprise You.
Honda Motor Co. is seeking to boost supplies of its CR-V following a sales spurt that propelled the small sport-utility vehicle past Ford's Explorer to become the top-selling SUV in the U.S.

Honda, Japan's second-largest automaker, is reviewing CR-V production plans at its plant in East Liberty, Ohio, said Ed Miller, a Honda spokesman. CR-V sales have climbed 42 percent to 64,591 this year following a redesign in late 2006.

Sales of the CR-V, developed from the frame of Honda cars, are rising as near-record U.S. gasoline prices and shifting consumer tastes have damped demand for bigger, truck-based SUVS. Most notable among them is Ford Motor Co.'s Explorer, which had been the best-selling SUV in the U.S. for most of the past 15 years. This year, it's No. 4.

Honda ``hit the market with pinpoint accuracy with the new CR-V in terms of design, styling, powertrain and fuel economy,'' said Michael Robinet, an industry analyst at CSM Worldwide Inc. in Farmington Hills, Michigan.

Toyota Motor Corp.'s RAV4, another small SUV about the size as the CR-V, has climbed to No. 2 in U.S. sales this year. Ford's Escape is third. All are built on car chassis.

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Agent009Agent009 - 5/14/2007 1:04:56 PMView My AgentSpace
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64,951 CRV Sales
55,900 RAV4 Sales
54,105 Escape Sales
46,697 Explorer Sales

According to Automotive News

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Agent009Agent009 - 5/14/2007 1:16:57 PMView My AgentSpace
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32,733 Murano
22,440 Frontier
20,240 Pathfinder
18,653 Xterra
11,186 Armada




DallasMR2DallasMR2 - 5/14/2007 3:18:46 PM
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lol, sorry, the pathfinder is not in the same class as this. Pilot and pathfinder are more similar.

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S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 5/14/2007 10:26:48 PMView My AgentSpace
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Even the Murano is bigger. The car that most competes with this is their new Qashqai thing.

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rockerrocker - 5/14/2007 2:39:38 PM
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CRV is a good looking vehicle. Honda has several designs that I think really stand out especially considering style, function and price: FIT, Civic, Accord, Odyssey and the CRV.

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MercedesMercedes - 5/15/2007 4:04:55 AM
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Your blind guy.


JUGNUJUGNU - 5/14/2007 3:35:58 PMView My AgentSpace
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New RV is just gorgious and Slaes shows it.
Way better than the the old car.

JUGNU

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pchera01pchera01 - 5/14/2007 3:56:56 PM
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CRV is an SUV???


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r_driver04r_driver04 - 5/15/2007 11:31:13 AM
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The CR-V is an SUV. Are you new to this planet? Welcome to Earth.


kart1kart1 - 5/14/2007 4:35:30 PM
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I am sorry people but I find the new CR-V a little bit on the ugly side.

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AlecAlec - 5/14/2007 6:29:55 PM
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Its ugly to you. Yet it sells despite the design. That grille may need work on but nonetheless the CRV is capable for its class.


richardp996richardp996 - 5/14/2007 5:05:21 PM
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For some reason I was expecting Hyundai, given the name of the topic, which I was mildly shocked to see the CR-V on top.

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JUGNUJUGNU - 5/14/2007 5:21:49 PMView My AgentSpace
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pchera
i know it's an SUV.Just used the simple/general word,CAR.

BTW to be more precise it's a cross-over.

JUGNU

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S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 5/14/2007 10:28:13 PMView My AgentSpace
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You didn't understand pchera's implication. He wasn't replying to you- he was demeaning Honda, saying the CR-V wasn't a real SUV. It isn't. But is that a bad thing? I don't think so. It handles better, looks better, goes faster, gets better mileage and rides better.


quizzquizz - 5/14/2007 6:26:56 PM
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Makes sense. Affordable, 4-cylinder fuel efficiency, conveniently hauls family and belongings, and a much better alternative to the minivan/station wagon for U.S. tastes.

If I didn't already have a 2006 RAV4, I'd consider the new CRV.

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r_driver04r_driver04 - 5/15/2007 11:32:42 AM
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The new RAV4 rocks!! Especially with the V6.


RupertRupert - 5/14/2007 6:39:35 PMView My AgentSpace
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That actually does surprise me.

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OccarnutOccarnut - 5/14/2007 7:49:53 PM
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Great...RAV4 and CRV drivers are the worst on the road and now the most plentiful...that explians the gridlock phenomenon that is sweeping the country...it all goes back to RAV4 and CRV.

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S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 5/14/2007 10:28:56 PMView My AgentSpace
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Notice that a RAV4 owner posted two comments above you. Nice move.


r_driver04r_driver04 - 5/15/2007 11:34:42 AM
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OK, you're just weird. Go away. What do you know about gridlock, you ride your bike to work don't you. I bet you wear one of those funny helmets with side mirrors and stuff.


arcyarcy - 5/14/2007 9:55:04 PM
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lexusis350lexusis350 - 5/14/2007 10:19:24 PM
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I wasn't as surprised as I thought I would be. I can see the CR-V being a best-seller. Now if it were a Hyundai or Suzuki, then I would be surprised.

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S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 5/14/2007 10:30:57 PMView My AgentSpace
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I think this is Honda's best CR-V design, bar none. The old CR-Vs were good cars, but utterly inoffensive. In fact, I told a friend who was considering a RAV4 to look at one, and he liked it so much that he bought two- one for his extra car (he has an S6 Avant) and one for his older daughter. But I digress... the new one is overflowing with style for a little 'ute, especially at this price, whether you like it or not. The interior is also an improvement, and I'm sure it drives very well.

Go Honda!

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DallasMR2DallasMR2 - 5/16/2007 12:52:32 PM
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i really agree. old CRV's had kinda lame interiors...but the new one looks like it belongs in a luxury car!

and one final HA to all the people that said the CRV would never sell without a V6 option.


BaapoBaapo - 5/15/2007 12:01:56 AM
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What the surprise...the CRV is like the 3 series of SUV's...you'll run into one every corner you take, especially out here on the East coast...

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S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 5/15/2007 5:04:16 PMView My AgentSpace
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They're EVERYWHERE, not just the East coast. I don't mind them.
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