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Have you tried to buy a car recently? It's one thing to say Toyota still makes a Carolla. That doesn't mean they're producing them as much as Tundras. That does
by dfxm12 4y ago
Have you tried to buy a car recently? It's one thing to say Toyota still makes a Carolla. That doesn't mean they're producing them as much as Tundras. That doesn't mean you can go to your car dealer and just buy one. My girlfriend had to get a car 2 weeks ago. No one at the automall had regular sedans. She had to settle for a gas guzzling SUV because that's all that's available.
Again, consumers don't have the choice you seem to think they do.
- lotsofpulp 4y agoSales from the last 20+ years without supply chain disruptions is more representative of people’s preferences than sales during a unique 2 year period with industry wide supply issues.
- dfxm12 4y agoIn recent years, it's more of a function of SUV/truck production far outpacing car production: https://www.detroitchamber.com/covid19/north-american-car-and-truck-production https://www.detroitchamber.com/covid19/north-american-car-an... Go back far enough and you'll see that people bought more cars (because more cars were for sale).
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- lotsofpulp 4y agoWhich way is the causation? Unless there is collusion amongst all automakers to make more bigger vehicles, I would assume carmakers are making what people want. Outside of Covid supply chain, I have never heard of people being unable to buy cars and having to settle for SUV/pickup trucks.
- dragonwriter 4y agoIt was originally automakers desire to exploit regulatory loopholes in a series of safety, economy, and tax regulations by exploiting exceptions meant for commercial-uss light trucks but crafted in exploitable manners. (Different exploits, across the industry, drove minivans and then SUVs to popularity, then also large SUVs in particular.) But the advertising campaigns designed to get people on board with what it was most convenient for manufacturers to deliver had a lasting impact on demand even after most of the regulations the classes of vehicle were meant to exploit were closed. (Also, the presence of lots of large vehicles on the road caused by that makes it worse for smaller vehicles, so it becomes self-reinforcing once in place.)
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