@vespasianvs In the 90s, Ford and other companies found out they could market more profitable SUVs as family vehicles while classifying them as light trucks, which were curiously exempt from the emissions regulations of the time. Decades of marketing followed, convincing generations of American consumers that they were safer and more practical than cars or vans. Ford no longer sells any cars in the US market.
@sohan thing I find funny is a modern Ford RAV4 only scores a bit better in safety that my 2012 Mazda 2 (though obviously the rating for the Mazda 2 is a bit dated now).
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@vespasianvs In the 90s, Ford and other companies found out they could market more profitable SUVs as family vehicles while classifying them as light trucks, which were curiously exempt from the emissions regulations of the time. Decades of marketing followed, convincing generations of American consumers that they were safer and more practical than cars or vans. Ford no longer sells any cars in the US market.