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Move over, Ford and Chevy: Kei trucks are pulling up as customers opt for smaller, cheaper vehicles (www.nbcnews.com)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Is there a reason for the ban related to how the car is built or designed, or is it politics?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

I think any person who has a hand in making those laws would say it's for safety. Though I also think many people looking at it and comparing it to other vehicles that are allowed would call it politics/corruption/stupidity. I personally think it's politics

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Politics. If you can register a motorcycle or atv, there's zero excuses for not being able to register a light truck like a kei truck. Honestly they're basically industrial grade golf carts.