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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Americans aren't very interested in buying cars that small.

The Fiat 500 and Smart Cars have not sold well.  They were only able to be sold here because they had good sales in Europe.[/quote]

Americans absolutely are! My 16 year old son really wanted a small truck so he could throw a mountain bike or surfboard (we now live in CA) in the cab. I looked to see how much a new truck was just to see and had no idea there are no real small and reasonably priced trucks on the market. The cheapest truck was over 30K. Toyota sells 10K to 15K pickup trucks in other parts of the word.

The reason is the Chicken Tax which is a 25% tariff on imported light trucks imposed by the U.S. in 1964 as a response to European tariffs on American chicken. This tax has significantly impacted the automotive market by protecting U.S. manufacturers from foreign competition.

Then add to that EPA standards have historically provided more lenient emissions regulations for larger vehicles like trucks and SUVs, which has led to an increase in their size and prevalence on the roads. This is due to a regulatory framework that treats larger vehicles differently, allowing manufacturers to meet less stringent emissions targets compared to smaller cars.

So that equals no small trucks in US. So my son bought a used 20 year old Toyota Tacoma. It is crazy how popular they because of the lack of small trucks for sale in the US. [/quote]

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