I think in about 15 years I will call this period of time the "Yuppie Holocaust".
feel free to use it...
Ford scales back truck, SUV production GM to slash truck, SUV production at 4 North American plants Nissan Upgrades Altima Production, Cuts SUV, Trucks Output ..and a little article on the subject matter from Malcolm Gladwell (whose books Blink and The Tipping Point I highly recommend)
Big and Bad