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SUV sales teeter at turning point with mixed signals from buyers

BY SARAH A. WEBSTER
FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER

May 1, 2006

What Would Jesus Drive?

That question was first asked in 2002, when some environmental, political and religious groups demonized SUVs as immoral, gas-guzzling polluters.

The Sport Utility Vehicle Owners of America fired back in its own ads -- "What Does Jesús Rivera Drive?" -- that he proudly drove an SUV, the vehicle that brought prosperity to Detroit automakers and southeast Michigan in the 1990s.

When automakers report their April sales results Tuesday, SUVs -- especially the most popular midsize models like the Ford Explorer, Chevrolet TrailBlazer and Jeep Grand Cherokee -- are expected to take another hit as gas prices approach the feared $3-a-gallon mark.

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