Here's a political and economic reason: modern cars, new and used, are painfully expensive for large portions of our society. Most of these price increases come

Here's a political and economic reason: modern cars, new and used, are painfully expensive for large portions of our society. Most of these price increases come from modern requirements for impact protection and other safety provisions. Allowing companies to pump out <$10k econoboxes would be a boon to low-income individuals.