Editing SUV (section)

=== 2010s to 2020s ===
[[File:2018 Maserati Levante S Automatic 3.0.jpg|thumb|[[Maserati Levante]]]]
[[File:Lamborghini Urus 20180306 Genf 2018.jpg|thumb|right|[[Lamborghini Urus]]]]

In 2019, the [[International Energy Agency]] (IEA) reported that the global number of SUVs and crossovers on the road multiplied by six since 2010—from 35 million to 200 million vehicles, and their market share has grown to 40 percent of worldwide new light-vehicle sales at the end of the decade.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.thetimes.com/uk/transport/article/soaring-demand-for-suvs-exacerbates-climate-crisis-kbpj5mpzg |title=Soaring demand for SUVs exacerbates climate crisis|first=Ben|last=Webster|newspaper=[[The Times]]|location=U.K. |date=14 November 2019 |access-date=26 October 2020}}</ref>

By 2013, small and compact SUVs had increased to become the third-largest market segment.<ref name="frost&sullivan"/> Since the early 2000s, new versions have been introduced to appeal to a wider audience, such as [[crossover (automobile)|crossover]]s and other small SUVs.<ref name=Euromon16/> Larger SUVs also remained popular, with sales of General Motors' large SUV models increasing significantly in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2013/09/2015_gmc_yukon_and_chevy_silve.html |title=2015 GMC Yukon and Chevy Suburban, Tahoe: GM expects new SUVs to continue industry dominance |first=Michael |last=Wayland |work=MLive| location=Michigan, U.S. |date=20 January 2019 |access-date=26 October 2020}}</ref>

In 2015, global sales of SUVs overtook the "lower medium car" segment, to become the largest market segment, accounting for 22.9% of "light vehicle" sales in 2015.<ref name=Euromon16/> The following year, worldwide SUV sales experienced further growth of 22%. The world's fastest-growing SUV markets in 2014–2015 were: China (+{{Hair space}}47.9%), Italy (+{{Hair space}}48.6%), Spain (+{{Hair space}}42%), Portugal (+{{Hair space}}54.8 %), and Thailand (+{{Hair space}}56.4%).<ref name=Euromon16>{{cite web|url= https://blog.euromonitor.com/2016/09/suvs-become-largest-fastest-growing-automotive-segment-2015.html |title=SUVs Become the Largest and Fastest-Growing Automotive Segment in 2015 |date=9 August 2016 |publisher=Euromonitor International |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170806140906/https://blog.euromonitor.com/2016/09/suvs-become-largest-fastest-growing-automotive-segment-2015.html |archive-date=6 August 2017 |url-status=live|access-date=26 October 2020}}</ref> The SUV segment further grew to 26% of the global passenger car market in 2016, then to 36.8% of the market in Q1–Q3 of 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://focus2move.com/world-best-selling-suv/|title=World Best Selling SUV 2016|date=2017-01-25 |publisher=Focus2Move |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170129210539/http://focus2move.com/world-best-selling-suv/ |archive-date=2017-01-29 |access-date=2018-01-06}}</ref><ref name=F2M20171129>{{cite web|url= http://focus2move.com/world-best-selling-suv/ |title=World Best Selling SUV 2017 |date=2017-11-29 |publisher=Focus2Move |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180106130643/http://focus2move.com/world-best-selling-suv/ |archive-date=2018-01-06 |url-status=live |access-date=2018-01-06}}</ref><ref name=Euromon16/>

[[File:1975-_US_vehicle_production_share,_by_vehicle_type.svg|thumb|In the US, share of the SUVs produced grew in the 2010s and keeps growing in the 2020s even faster than in the late 20th century]]

In the U.S. at the end of 2016, sales of SUVs and light-duty trucks had surpassed traditional car sales for the year by over 3 million units.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://online.wsj.com/mdc/public/page/2_3022-autosales.html|title=Auto Sales December 2016 compared to 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170105150248/https://online.wsj.com/mdc/public/page/2_3022-autosales.html |archive-date=5 January 2017 |date=4 January 2017 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=28 October 2020}}</ref> Manufacturers continued to phase out the production of sedan models, replacing them with new models of SUVs.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.suvs.com/hyundai-trims-fat-looks-to-add-more-suvs-to-lineup/ |title=Hyundai Trims Fat, Looks to Add More SUVs to Lineup |website=suvs.com |date=17 January 2017 |first=Elizabeth |last=Jeneault |access-date=28 October 2020}}</ref>
[[Luxury car|Luxury]] brands have increasingly introduced SUV or crossover models in the 2010s. For example: [[Rolls-Royce Cullinan]], [[Bentley Bentayga]], [[Aston Martin DBX]], [[Maserati Levante]], [[Lamborghini Urus]], and [[Ferrari Purosangue]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/ferrari/30374/ferrari-suv-confirmed-fastest-suv-crown-targeted |title=Ferrari SUV confirmed fastest SUV crown targeted|publisher=Auto Express |first=Jonathan |last=Burn |date=19 March 2018 |access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref>

In 2019 SUVs made up 47.4% of U.S. sales compared to only 22.1% for sedans.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Voelk |first=Tom |date=21 May 2020 |title=Rise of S.U.V.s: Leaving Cars in Their Dust, With No Signs of Slowing |newspaper=The New York Times |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/21/business/suv-sales-best-sellers.html |url-access=limited |access-date=14 September 2020}}</ref>

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