Heavy Economy, Seattle? Light Trucks Are the Answer

The economy is weighing heavy on Seattle, but if you’re spending smart, you’re cruising through in a light truck. Specifically, light trucks from overseas. There’s no more need for the kind of Michigan-made brawn that comes with a big price sticker. Go light and you go big with savings.

Sustainability Means Savings

It’s a long-haul if you’re servicing a light truck or commercial vehicle fleet in Seattle. Literally. The Seattle-Tacoma metro area is one of the largest in the world in terms of sheer size. That’s a lot of concrete to drive over.

Whether you’re moving product from the Fish Market, the Industrial East or Sea-Tac, you’re going to be racking up a gas bill that takes a second look. Mileage means a lot of dollars going into the pump. It also means wear on your vehicle.

Endurance is the answer. Not raw power.

No wonder Seattle buyers are turning away from old Iron Belt solutions and looking to vehicles that are coming out with more and more maintenance-easy models.

Light Trucks From The Experts

Overseas manufacturers of light trucks and commercial vehicles have long been known for vehicles that pride stamina over sheer strength. They’re notorious for it. Many American small business fleets shied away from these lightest of light models in favor of Michigan brawn. That’s changing.

It’s changing in a big way because the overseas manufacturers have packed on enough strength to be competitive while not packing on too much cost. They’ve found that all-important middle ground—a balance between expense and the power truck drivers get in return.

You now have the technology and towing power you need with the endurance of a lighter vehicle.

It’s shown through a 42 percent increase by Nissan in light truck and commercial vehicle sales in this last month. Nissan leads the market by a leap and a bound because of its attention to light truck buyer needs.

Four-wheel drive assist has been a showcase of Nissan’s new light trucks. The Frontier sports a hill-assist technology that is the cutting edge. Their Titan model has enough space and heft in its cargo bay to run with the big dogs from the Mideast. All this adds up to a solid buy for the light truck buyer in Seattle. Expect to see more Nissan and oversea trucks on Seattle-Tacoma streets. That’s because they’ll be driving for a long, long tim