It is a time of sales in the auto industry, sales being taken two ways. One being actions the auto dealers hope to make, the other being perceived deals on this year's crop of cars, SUVs, pickup trucks, and myriad amalgams of all three that have become the rage. These are heady times to be a seller of cars. They are selling in record numbers. But these also are heady times to be buyers of cars.
Trucks are cars are SUVs.
Convertibles are making a big comeback, mostly as sports cars. They recharge their own batteries while rolling, so there is no need to plug them in when batteries run low. That's why Chrysler can bring out its PT Cruiser, part panel-truck, part gangster car. It's why Ford can offer a four-door pickup truck on the platform of its F150 pickup. The possibilities seem endless.