.AMERICANS really love to super-size-- and certainly not simply their junk food. They favour significant sport-utility motor vehicles (SUVs) as well as pickup over little cars and trucks. Some 8.7 m hit the trail in 2023, representing over half of all sales of brand-new motor vehicles, depending on to JATO Mechanics, a research firm. Although International vehicles are actually also getting bigger, United States ones still possess a relaxed lead: in 2022 the common automobile sold in America evaluated 1,857 kg, nearly 20% much more than the standard in Europe. Wide streets and also large parking spaces satisfy this inclination for sizable experiences-- therefore does the law. Yet a loophole that for almost 50 years has incentivised sales of huge vehicles will quickly be firmed up. Will that lead Americans to purchase smaller sized autos?