People try to sell this as a manufacturer decision, but they were really brought kicking and screaming into the current market. They all dumped huge amounts of

People try to sell this as a manufacturer decision, but they were really brought kicking and screaming into the current market. They all dumped huge amounts of money into developing updated small car platforms in the mid-2000s only to have them all wither on the vine. And companies that didn't offer SUVs or crossovers in their lineup got hammered.