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Here’s why there are so few new cars for under $30,000
(arstechnica.com)
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Everyone (who doesn’t have waist-down body issues) does too, but car manufacturers can’t charge as much for them.
They therefore lobby governments for tax breaks for the oversized road boats and destroy the market for Japanese kei-cars with tariffs and “safety regulations”.
https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/big-ute-loophole-cost-taxpayers-over-250-million-in-2023/
https://www.drive.com.au/news/imported-kei-cars-stranded-australia-blunder/