Despite the expected decline in sales, auto makers are likely to sell at least 50,000 more sport utility vehicles, mini-vans and
pickups than they did last year, while car sales will likely drop by 250,000 this year, Merlis predicted.
Last year's U.S. sales of 452,335 midsize
pickups were less
than 1 percent more
than the
year prior, and IHS Markit doesn't expect the segment to top 480,000 sales through 2025.