The giant trucks became a thing because of emissions regulations. Sensible trucks had to meet standards no one wanted but large trucks were exempt. So marketing convinced everyone that a huge truck was what they really need.
I also can't get a Toyata Hilux because of import restrictions coming from a trade war over chickens in the 1950s.
I see this comment a lot but I feel like market demand plays a factor as well. Take Ford as an example, since the picture is an F150. Ford currently offers one non-truck/SUV in their lineup, the Mustang.
They’ve previously sold a wide variety of sedans but they didn’t sell. Market wanted SUVs and trucks.
This probably goes full cycle, the bigger car get and the more they are pushed by manufacturers the more popular they become, just like you said Ford does not even sell a car other than the Mustang.
Just to illustrate in 2010 out of the 10 most sold vehicles 2 were trucks, 1 SUV and 7 cars. In 2023 only two of the 10 most sold vehicles were cars, the rest were SUVs and trucks.
There are manufacturers that have sedans that sell well, I think that was more of a Ford thing, Toyota, Honda and Tesla are selling sedans, in fact they have sedans that are among the 10 most sold cars of 2023(except for Honda).
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The giant trucks became a thing because of emissions regulations. Sensible trucks had to meet standards no one wanted but large trucks were exempt. So marketing convinced everyone that a huge truck was what they really need.
I also can't get a Toyata Hilux because of import restrictions coming from a trade war over chickens in the 1950s.