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U.S. Customers Say “No” to Coupe-like Crossovers
Hard-to-categorize coupe-like crossovers aren't selling well in the American market, with sales of the swoopy offerings down roughly 9% so far this year, according to Autodata Corp.
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Hard-to-categorize coupe-like crossovers aren't selling well in the American market, with sales of the swoopy offerings down roughly 9% so far this year, according to Autodata Corp. That compares with 8% growth in the market overall.
Land Rover's zoomy Range Rover Evoque is the sole exception: Its sales are up 31% this year.
But demand has dropped as much as 50% for such models as the Acura ZDX, BMW 5 Series GT, BMW X6, Honda Crosstour, Infiniti FX70/QX70 and Toyota Venza.
That compares with 15% overall growth for crossovers so far this year. Dealers agree the coupe-like iterations are stylish. But they tell Automotive News that poor rear visibility, awkward ingress and egress and limited rear seat headroom have turned off shoppers.
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