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by js2 776 days ago
It is a combination of factors: fuel standards (CAFE), consumers favoring larger cars, SUVs being safer than sedans in frontal collisions, limited choice for smaller cars as companies stop making them due to dropping demand, and yes, safety laws in part too.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/small-cars-are-getting-huge-ar...