.AMERICANS really love to super-size-- and certainly not only their fast food. They favour massive sport-utility automobiles (SUVs) and pickup over little vehicles. Some 8.7 m hit the trail in 2023, accounting for over half of all purchases of brand-new autos, depending on to JATO Mechanics, an investigation organization. Although International cars and trucks are actually additionally getting bigger, American ones still have a pleasant lead: in 2022 the ordinary automobile sold in United States considered 1,857 kg, nearly 20% more than the standard in Europe. Wide roads as well as large parking spaces accommodate this desire for hefty flights-- consequently does the rule. But a loophole that for nearly half a century has incentivised purchases of big autos will very soon be tightened. Will that lead Americans to purchase much smaller vehicles?