Calendar year

2002

4 documented events in calendar year 2002, 8 generations in production, 4 generations sold as model year 2002.

Events in calendar year 2002

First shown Volvo XC90, first generation 7 January 2002, North American International Auto Show, Detroit^[1]
First shown Porsche Cayenne (9PA) September 2002, Paris Motor Show^[2]
Production started Porsche Cayenne (9PA) August 2002^[3]
Production started Volvo XC90, first generation August 2002^[4]

In production during 2002

Production years from the sources; a generation counts if 2002 falls within its first and last production year.

BMW1999–2006

BMW X5 (E53)

First generation

Honda2001–2006

Honda CR-V (RD4)

Second generation

Kia1993–2005

Kia Sportage (NB)

First generation · sold as Wanli Sportage / Sportage Grand

Mercedes-Benz1997–2004

Mercedes-Benz M-Class (W163)

First generation

Nissan2000–2007

Nissan X-Trail (T30)

First generation X-Trail

Porsche2002–2009

Porsche Cayenne (9PA)

First generation

Toyota2000–2005

Toyota RAV4 (XA20)

Second generation · sold as RAV4 L / RAV4 J

Volvo2002–2014

Volvo XC90, first generation

First generation

Sold as model year 2002

Honda CR-V (RD4) model years 2002–2006, United States^[5]
Kia Sportage (NB) model years 1995–2002, North America^[6]
Mercedes-Benz M-Class (W163) model years 1998–2005, North America^[7]
Toyota RAV4 (XA20) model years 2001–2005, North America^[8]

Sources

Volvo XC90 (2002-2014) — Volvo Cars Global (Cision newsroom), 23 March 2016 Manufacturer (read 9 October 2026)
The ‘third Porsche’ – an extraordinary success story — Porsche Newsroom, 2022 Manufacturer (read 9 October 2026)
Porsche Cayenne — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)
Volvo XC90 — Wikipedia Reference work (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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