Two people in the Tacoma and the driver of the 4Runner were taken to hospitals.

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The Tacoma collided with a Toyota 4Runner, and it hit a Mercedes-Benz.

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In September, Ford Explorer sales were up 22%, Nissan Pathfinder sales were up 20%, Toyota 4Runner sales were up 13% and GMC Envoy sales were up 6%.

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These expected high-mileage runners run the gamut from affordable small cars like the Toyota Yaris and the Scion xB and xD, to family minded SUVs including the Acura RDX, Lexus RX 350 and the Toyota RAV4 and 4Runner to utilitarian pickups like the Chevrolet Avalanche and Honda Ridgeline.

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The reason, according to Global Insight's Lindland: People can switch from midsized, truck-based SUVs like the Ford Explorer, Chevrolet Trailblazer, Toyota 4Runner and Nissan Pathfinder into lighter, more fuel efficient so-called crossover vehicles like the Honda Pilot, Toyota Highlander and forthcoming GMC Acadia without losing much utility.

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In September, Ford (nyse: F - news - people ) Explorer sales were up 22%, Nissan (nasdaq: NSANY - news - people ) Pathfinder sales were up 20%, Toyota (nyse: TM - news - people ) 4Runner sales were up 13% and GMC Envoy sales were up 6%.

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The reason, according to Global Insight's Lindland: People can switch from midsized, truck-based SUVs like the Ford Explorer, Chevrolet Trailblazer, Toyota 4Runner and Nissan Pathfinder into lighter, more fuel efficient so-called crossover vehicles like the Honda (nyse: HMC - news - people ) Pilot, Toyota Highlander and forthcoming GMC Acadia without losing much utility.

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