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Truck Madness...40% of New Cars ain't cars at all.

15 March 1999

Light Trucks Comprise Nearly 40% of Vehicles on U.S. Roads, Reports Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association

    RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., March 12 -- Light trucks --
defined as vans, sport utility vehicles (SUV), and light trucks -- comprised
38% of vehicles on U.S. roads in 1997, according to Automotive Industry Status
Report -- a comprehensive report produced by the Motor & Equipment
Manufacturers Association (MEMA).
    Founded in 1904, MEMA exclusively represents and serve more than 700 U.S.
manufacturers of motor vehicle components, tools and equipment, automotive
chemicals, and related products used in the production, repair, and
maintenance of all classes of motor vehicles.  MEMA is headquartered in
Research Triangle Park, N.C., and has offices in Washington, D.C.; Detroit,
Mich.; Yokohama, Japan; Brussels, Belgium; Mexico City, Mexico; and Sao Paulo,
Brazil.  More information is available from the MEMA website, http://www.mema.org.