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They won't sell these small cars in the US because they claim the US market's only growth is in huge SUVs and trucks. Well that's a self-fulfilling prophecy. If
by lvs 6y ago
They won't sell these small cars in the US because they claim the US market's only growth is in huge SUVs and trucks. Well that's a self-fulfilling prophecy. If you brought to market a $5k EV that fits two to a parking space, I can promise you that the market is definitely there.
- rsynnott 6y agoFord in particular has repeatedly tried to bring its Ford of Europe-designed smaller models to the US, with very little success. Possibly there's a market for really tiny cars where there wasn't for merely small cars, but I doubt it.
- pwinnski 6y agoI drive a Fiat 500e, but I'm one of few enough that they've stopped even selling them in the US. If your emphasis is on the $5K, there's no way to make something that meets US road safety standards for that price. The cheapest new (gas-powered) car in the US is $10k, and it's really, really cheap. It's the other car I own, a Ford Fiesta, and Ford stopped making it this year, too.