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The good news is that in the first half of 2015, the Dodge Charger Pursuit was the best-selling police car in America.
The bad news is that cops are switching to SUVs and Fiat Chrysler still doesn’t have a player in that market.
Since police departments began motorized patrols early in the 20th Century, the vehicle of choice has always been a passenger car. Many forces used cheap 2-door coupes; others chose sedans. Sometimes pickup-based panel deliveries were used for patrol duties, such as the Chicago Police Department’s “squadrols,” but cars were the rule.
Police fleet buyers began switching some purchases to SUVs when General Motors upgraded the Chevrolet Tahoe from a Special Services Vehicle (SSV) to a Police Pursuit Vehicle (PPV) and certified it for high-speed pursuit and response. (...) →
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The bad news is that cops are switching to SUVs and Fiat Chrysler still doesn’t have a player in that market.
Since police departments began motorized patrols early in the 20th Century, the vehicle of choice has always been a passenger car. Many forces used cheap 2-door coupes; others chose sedans. Sometimes pickup-based panel deliveries were used for patrol duties, such as the Chicago Police Department’s “squadrols,” but cars were the rule.
Police fleet buyers began switching some purchases to SUVs when General Motors upgraded the Chevrolet Tahoe from a Special Services Vehicle (SSV) to a Police Pursuit Vehicle (PPV) and certified it for high-speed pursuit and response. (...) →
More...