Nearly two of every three vehicles the Detroit Three have sold this year are light trucks, but more fuel-efficient engines, smaller crossover models and seasonal patterns indicate this isn't a return to the bad old days, say analysts and dealers.
Pickup trucks, SUVs, crossovers and, in Chrysler's case, minivans accounted for 65.8% of General Motors, Ford and Chrysler 2011 sales through November, according to Autodata. That's up from 64% last year and the domestic automakers' heaviest truck concentration since 66.3% in 2004.
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