But they ARE made. I don't think golf grew because of usa regulations. I think golf grew for other reasons - and then consumer preference , profit margins, safe

But they ARE made. I don't think golf grew because of usa regulations. I think golf grew for other reasons - and then consumer preference , profit margins, safety, and fuel regulations combined to guide what is feasible to sell in USA. Article's premise of cause and effect (these models grew because of usa fuel regulations) is I believe thusly easily disproven. Don't get me wrong, I personally love small economic hatchbacks. But my values and politics and environmental thoughts are irrelevant - golf grew across the world for reasons many and various outside of usa laws... And other small models replaced it. This appears to be a multi decade strategy across the board.