Calendar year

1999

1 documented event in calendar year 1999, 5 generations in production, 4 generations sold as model year 1999.

Events in calendar year 1999

Production started BMW X5 (E53) 1 September 1999^[1]

In production during 1999

Production years from the sources; a generation counts if 1999 falls within its first and last production year.

BMW1999–2006

BMW X5 (E53)

First generation

Honda1995–2001

Honda CR-V (RD1)

First generation

Kia1993–2005

Kia Sportage (NB)

First generation · sold as Wanli Sportage / Sportage Grand

Mercedes-Benz1997–2004

Mercedes-Benz M-Class (W163)

First generation

Toyota1994–2000

Toyota RAV4 (XA10)

First generation · sold as RAV4 L / RAV4 J

Sold as model year 1999

Honda CR-V (RD1) model years 1997–2001, United States^[2]
Kia Sportage (NB) model years 1995–2002, North America^[3]
Mercedes-Benz M-Class (W163) model years 1998–2005, North America^[4]
Toyota RAV4 (XA10) model years 1996–2000, North America^[5]

Sources

Making way for the new X5 - the last of the first generation X5 manufactured — BMW Group PressClub USA, 22 September 2006 Manufacturer (read 9 October 2026)
Honda CR-V Timeline and Milestones — Honda News (American Honda) Manufacturer (read 9 October 2026)
Kia Sportage — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)
Mercedes-Benz GLE — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)
Toyota RAV4 — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)

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