The Toyota Avalon, Mazda 6 and Volkswagen Passat will soon join the fast-growing list of sedans sent to automotive exile.
Cars.com revealed its annual list of cars built and sold in the U.S. The Tesla Model 3 made in Fremont, California, was the first all-electric car to top the list. Americans' unyielding appetite for sport utility vehicles and trucks are certainly one reason. Another? Electric vehicles, some experts say.
"Sedans and sports cars will continue to fall away for a bit longer," she wrote in a recent LinkedIn post."It's sad to me that these types are both being squeezed by the need to invest in EVs and electrification."Sales of SUVs and crossovers accounted for 51% of the U.S. market in 2020, up from 30.2% in 2010, according to Brinley. Sedan sales are in reverse: 22.6% in 2020 versus 46.2% in 2010.
Michael Tripp, vice president of vehicle marketing and communications at Toyota North America, defended the Avalon's 28-year production run, saying the large sedan had a"storied history" with 30,000 units sold annually. Its quagmire? SUVs. "Automakers have been steering away from that segment for a while," she told ABC News."People haven't been buying sedans ... it's why Ford got out of the car building business a few years ago."
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