Move over, Ford and Chevy: Kei trucks are pulling up as customers opt for smaller, cheaper vehicles

https://lemmy.world/post/16451586

Move over, Ford and Chevy: Kei trucks are pulling up as customers opt for smaller, cheaper vehicles - Lemmy.World

I’m sorry, why the fuck aren’t these street legal in more than half of the states? The article says something about safety, but these are street legal all over Europe where we have stronger safety regulations.

Also there’s something I can’t put my finger on about the journalist choosing a hero image of the van losing its cargo.

Here in the states we have legal corruption lobbyists which the auto manufacturers pay to keep cheap vehicles from being used. And then the lawmakers claim safety concerns as the reason.