High petrol prices see Americans ditch SUVs

America’s love affair with sports utility vehicles (SUVs) and pick-up trucks is finally over.

The gas-guzzlers that ply the country’s freeways and clog its city streets and parking lots are falling victim to ever-rising petrol prices, rather than concern about the country’s oversized carbon footprint. The fall-off in sales is dramatic however.

Even offers like that from a Denver showroom of a year’s free petrol with each new SUV isn’t shifting the pick-ups and 4×4s quickly enough to stave off financial ruin for the country’s car manufacturers.

Independent