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TopicWhy's everyone driving an SUV, Truck, or Crossover nowadays
YellowSUV
04/03/23 5:24:57 PM
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dodgefan91 posted...
Legal mandates for gas mileage. Auto manufacturers have to hit average X mpg goals for their trucks. The easiest way of doing that is to build SUV and crossover vehicles that count as "trucks" as they're defined by the laws, thus raising the average for their truck fleet.

This is the reason. Classic example of businesses being 10 steps ahead of old laws.

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