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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] 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Well, those are also not vehicles that the average citizen buys. They're specialized for their purpose, the fire truck needs to transport a decent amount of water and 4-5 people, and concrete is heavy stuff. But in a certain way they follow the same design philosophy.

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

That much is certainly true. It's such a shame that small trucks are not available to buy new in the US.