"Japanese automakers were outcompeting American automakers in the late 1990s in the car segment - but not the SUV segment. Lawmakers don't want to close the loo

"Japanese automakers were outcompeting American automakers in the late 1990s in the car segment - but not the SUV segment. Lawmakers don't want to close the loophole, because SUV sales are propping up US automakers." The reason for this is tariffs on SUV imports.