I’m not really disagreeing with your broader point, but consumer demand has been tracking toward trucks and SUVs for quite a while now. I would imagine there is

I’m not really disagreeing with your broader point, but consumer demand has been tracking toward trucks and SUVs for quite a while now. I would imagine there is a bit of a “tail wagging the dog” situation there, and it’s also probably relevant that the average age of a new car buyer has been rising as wealth distribution has skewed further upward. But that’s great news, if there’s truly a gap in the famously difficult automotive market, maybe a scrappy new player can break through with a simple, small sedan—one that can be made cheaply, and sold affordably—and then their supply chain can be forced into a series of buy outs and hostile takeovers, creating the next generation of wealthy donors to political action groups. It’s the ciiiirrcle of liiiife etc..