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It is not cultural, the automotive manufacturers PUSH(1) for people to buy expensive and big cars because it makes them a lot more money. Americans DO want che
by kachapopopow 1y ago
It is not cultural, the automotive manufacturers PUSH(1) for people to buy expensive and big cars because it makes them a lot more money.
Americans DO want cheap small and fuel efficient cars, but they are actually MORE expensive due to the government regulations and guess what? The "big expensive" cars have much looser regulations due to being classified as trucks. There are several articles and youtube videos about this topic, it is very well explored and nothing is being done about it.
1: Advertising, 'discounts', bonuses, 'free' accessories, loans.
- ikkun 1y agoif a new base model nissan versa was $40k and an F150 was $18k, then maybe I could agree with that. of course I don't even need to point out the reverse is true. auto manufacturer lobbyists may have been successful at convincing the government to incentivize the production of more expensive, more profitable vehicles, but it's not like there aren't still cheap small cars that everyone knows about and would fulfill 90% of people's needs for half the money, yet they spend on average $50k for a 4,000lb SUV, to never carry more than 4 people and some groceries. maybe lobbying got the price of SUVs down 10% relative to smaller cars, and sure some people considering a smaller car might upsize because of that. but I don't think it's possible to discount the cultural component when you look at what people in the US buy. and if people fall for that because of advertising, that's essentially cultural.
- kachapopopow 1y agoSure, go ahead try to buy a 18k nissan and see how well that goes. I asked a friend that lives in the US and he said: "in your dreams lmao".