 WDEL News Time, 814. Carmakers are still selling the same number of vehicles as a year ago, but look beyond those numbers and you see some big differences. This is Jeff Gilbert with the Car Chronicles. A year ago, people were paying full sticker price for fully loaded big SUVs and pickups. Today, Ford analyst Eric Merkel sees his company selling a lot more basic Mavericks, Escapes, and Explorers.