Pickup Truck Sales Begin To Rise Again As Economy Improves

If you want a hint about the economic recovery, follow that truck.

Pickups are a kind of rugged indicator of the nation's financial health. When times are good, contractors buy more of them to carry tools around for landscaping and lumber to build homes. Weekend haulers also gravitate to them even though cars get better mileage.

And lately sales have started shifting into a higher gear. Americans bought 151,000 pickups last month, 19 percent more than a year ago. Sales of full-size pickups, especially popular among contractors and builders, grew even faster.

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uaw_lax - 6/15/2010 1:14:29 PM

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"AND....cosmetic cowboys love them. So when gas prices drop, more wannabe's buy pickups for the urban commute to the office."

Mr shallow thinker did you ever stop and think that maybe a boost in the economy also mean that small/large business owners could be buying them up becuase business is better?

http://autoguide.nascar.com/blog/1045928_gm-sells-570-hybrid-pickups-to-phone-company-jubilation-ensues

thstone - 6/15/2010 8:42:03 PM

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Its the cheap gas that is selling trucks. That, and our fading collective nationwide memory of $4+ per gallon.

Overall, business is definitely not up. If you believe that it is, you are ignoring the facts. We are flat in a recession folks and no one knows when its going to end.

Bmw8ter - 6/15/2010 9:07:14 PM

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I don't know what industry you're in, but I have to buy fuels for a living. Exporters are freaked out now, after the BP blowup. And are afraid to raise prices because of fear of backlash from the public. Gas prices have actually fallen. And given the catastrophic event that just happened, don't be surprised if they don't rise much, if any, over the summer.

Bmw8ter - 6/15/2010 9:09:19 PM

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These things will big bought in droves because of it.

uaw_lax - 6/16/2010 1:49:40 AM

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people fail to see that the economy is tied to home sales and home sales tied to trucks.