[BobaFloutist]

It's all of the above, but it's also because Americans like big cars, and manufacturers have realized that bigger, pricier cars are higher margin.

It's not that it's that much cheaper for what you get, it's that you can actually pay less for the smaller product, which is harder and harder in the US because they're simply not offering them.

[miohtama]

Also, American union workers press for higher salaries, American workers are not competitive due to living cost in the US

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/uaw-le...

You do not need to be a slave; it's enough to accept that the living standard comes with a cost.