Calendar year

2002

What the archive documents for calendar year 2002. “Introduced” and “in production” are listed separately; model years, where a market uses them, are shown apart from calendar years.

Across the archive in 2002

Production started Mahindra Scorpio (first generation) Mahindra · June 2002
Production started Mercedes-Benz E-Class (W211) Mercedes-Benz · January 2002
Production ended Hindustan Contessa Hindustan · 2002

Other models in production during 2002

Introduced earlier; their documented production covers 2002. Introduced-this-year models are listed above.

Chevrolet Suburban Volkswagen Beetle Hindustan Ambassador Lada Niva (VAZ-2121) Fiat Panda (141) Maruti Suzuki 800 Maruti Suzuki Gypsy Honda NSX (first generation) Toyota Land Cruiser (J80) Hummer H1 Ford Mustang (SN95) Mercedes-Benz E-Class (W210) Chevrolet Corvette (C5) Lotus Elise Toyota Prius (XW10) Volkswagen Golf Mk4 Daewoo Matiz (M100) Smart Fortwo (first generation) Tata Indica Tata Safari (first generation) Toyota Land Cruiser (J100) Honda Civic (seventh generation) Pontiac Aztek Mini Hatch REVAi

Detailed reference: 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]

Detailed generations 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)

Wikipedia sources link to the exact revision that was read. Specifications differ between markets, years and versions; each figure is shown with the market and version its source states.