.AMERICANS LOVE to super-size-- and also certainly not merely their junk food. They favour significant sport-utility cars (SUVs) and pickup over small cars and trucks. Some 8.7 m hit the trail in 2023, accounting for over half of all purchases of brand-new lorries, according to JATO Dynamics, a study company. Although European cars and trucks are also growing, United States ones still have a comfy lead: in 2022 the normal vehicle sold in The United States evaluated 1,857 kilograms, nearly twenty% more than the standard in Europe. Wide streets and also large garage satisfy this desire for sizable flights-- consequently performs the legislation. However a technicality that for almost 50 years has incentivised purchases of major cars will definitely soon be actually firmed up. Will that lead Americans to acquire smaller cars?