This internet ad states “on a 65 year journey, together. It’s time to celebrate” and the added line states “with a deceive”
The same ad below shows the real proportion of the 2 cars
crossposted from: https://mastodon.uno/users/rivoluzioneurbanamobilita/statuses/113117293560455785
That’s when you take your business to the manufacturers who offer what you want. Mazda, Kia, Hyundai…
Yes it ended up affecting Canada in the end, especially with the pandemic reducing car production all over the world, but it still shows that if Americans had truly wanted small cars they would have bought it and they would still be offered, but the truth is that the vast majority of people who say they want small cars won’t buy them new and by the time they’re ready to buy a new car they have a family or are thinking about it and now they want a bigger car.
Mazda maybe… Kia and Hyundai, although they have indeed improved in reliability, continue to be the bottom of the tier for cars… and then, by your logic, I would be supporting cheaply made cars that are super easy to steal… it’s what the market wants!
AFAIK, none of the smaller European cars (Fiat, Peugeot, Seat) are offered in the Americas out of protection for Ford, Chev and Chrysler… nothing about demand not being there for more options in smaller categories
Fiat still has the 500 in EV version but was still selling the gas 500 not too long ago, Chevy has the Bolt, there’s a bunch of small CUVs as well…
European cars that aren’t offered here are not imported mostly out of protectionism for North American jobs, European manufacturers could sell their cars here if they were willing to deal with the tariffs or build factories on our side of the pond…
so I guess we agree there are barely any options for someone who actually wants a small car and, as such, buying a larger-than-I-want car should not be construed as a mandate for ever larger vehicles?!