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Colorado is considering a bill that would allow people to drive adorable Japanese tiny-trucks on most of the state’s roads. US car manufacturers are fighting against the bill. (www.cpr.org)

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[–] megopie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

They get insane margins on those big payment princesses. For a lot of US automakers that’s what’s keeping them above water.

The market shifting towards small affordable utility vehicles is their worst nightmare.

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 29 points 21 hours ago

Sounds like they need to pull themselves up by their bootstraps.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 5 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Could you imagine if the US made kei truck production a utility?

[–] megopie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 7 hours ago

Utility, in the context of the automobile market, is a class of vehicles, hence why Australians call pickups “utes”.

Kai trucks count as utility vehicles, as do american pickup trucks.

Although, realistically, most pickup trucks sold In the US would better be described as “premium” or “luxury” vehicles given that most people buying them are not using them for off roading, hauling or towing, but rather as “life style” vehicles and status symbols.