Video Obligatory 2007 BMW X5 First Drive by Edmunds’ Inside Line

The General Motors Arlington, Texas factory where rear-wheel drive cars were built, such as the Chevrolet Caprice, Buick Roadmaster, and Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham was converted to truck and SUV production, putting an end to full-size family station wagon and overall terminating production of rear-wheel drive full-size cars.

BMW of North America head honcho Tom Purves doesn’t like when you call the 2007 BMW X5 a sport-utility vehicle.

We’re not sure that we even finished pronouncing the “U” in SUV before Purves piped in, “S-A-V!” All right sure, it’s a “Sport Activity Vehicle.”

The high wages of unionized workers in the United States and Canada members of the UAW and CAW, respectively, compared to non-union workers such as that of Toyota, meant that it was unprofitable to have them build small cars.