• Mike D@piefed.social
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    1 day ago

    Small trucks cannot be imported into the US due to the Chicken Tax. American companies will not build small trucks because they like the profits from large SUVs and trucks.

    • Soapbox@lemmy.zip
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      10 hours ago

      Yep. There also emissions vs weight or payload of the vehicle regulations that make it even less profitable to produce small pickups here.