Automotive trends traditionally don't change nearly as fast as fashions in clothing or music. But as sales of new vehicles in April dropped to their lowest level since the 1992, raw numbers also indicated US consumers were -- at warp speed -- foregoing beloved trucks and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) for mid-sized and compact cars and hybrids with better fuel economy.
April and year to date, annual change, seasonally NOT adjusted:
Seasonally adjusted, annual rates:
TOTAL CAR TRUCK Apr. '07 16.29 7.36 8.93 May '07 16.33 8.00 8.33 Jun. '07 15.69 7.63 8.06 Jul. '07 15.28 7.19 8.09 Aug. '07 16.27 7.34 8.93 Sep. '07 16.23 7.45 8.77 Oct. '07 16.08 7.49 8.59 Nov. '07 16.18 7.95 8.23 Dec. '07 16.20 7.82 8.37 Jan. '08 15.33 7.25 8.09 Feb. '08 15.38 7.31 8.06 Mar. '08 15.11 7.51 7.61 Apr. '08 14.46 7.46 7.00 *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
