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It’s the latter, I think. SUVs are more profitable than cars.
by christophilus 8y ago
It’s the latter, I think. SUVs are more profitable than cars.
- crooked-v 8y agoFrom what I understand, SUVs generally count as "trucks" rather than "cars" for regulation purposes, so they don't need to meet the same efficiency standards. I'm sure that's a big part of it.
- PaulHoule 8y agoSee also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tax
- argonaut 8y agoThat's not necessarily true anymore, and is pretty inconsistent. Most crossover "SUVs" (which are the best selling segment of cars in America), for example, are classified as cars.