SUVs and MPVs sales evolution in the USA between 2000 and 2022
- Sales of SUVs (Sport Utility Vehicles) in the United States have grown significantly since the early 2000s, driven by strong marketing from carmakers. While their market share was 20% in the year 2000, it rose to 30% in 2011, then 40% in 2016, 50% in 2020 and 55% in 2022. It is the largest SUV share in the world (even though pick-ups are not included in this total). The SUV offer remains considerable on this market and the American carmakers have removed most of their sedans from their catalogue, apart from the Chevrolet Malibu, the Dodge Charger and the Chrysler 300.
- In volume, the SUVs which represented approximately 4 million sales per year in the USA in the early 2000s, rose to 5 million sales in 2014, 8 million sales in 2018 and 2021, then fell back to 7.5 million sales in 2022 in a US market down 7.8%. In the first quarter of 2023, the growth of SUVs does not slow down, these representing a market share of 58% in the United States.
- The American classification did not previously show MPVs (Multi Purpose Vehicle) but mini-vans. Then appeared in the USA vehicles called MPVs by the Americans, very close to mini-vans but differing from them by certain characteristics. With the objective of keeping a global consistency, all these vehicles are classified in the MPV segment by Inovev.
- Sales of these vehicles in the United States have declined significantly since the early 2000s. This concept had its best years in the 90s, but since then their market share has continued to decline, as everywhere in the world , due to competition from SUVs. From 7% in the year 2000, their share decreased to 5% in 2007, 4% in 2009, 3% in 2018 and 2% in 2020. In volume, MPVs represented 1.2 million in the year 2000, 600 000 in 2008, 300 000 in 2020 and 200 000 in 2022. In the first quarter of 2023, MPV sales remained stable in the United States.