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Originally Posted by marcva
Still, BMW pays lots of smart people to run the numbers and I suppose that the "truckfication" of the US is going to continue.
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SUV and other light truck sales growth in the US will probably continue, yes, but its not time to write off the passenger car yet. It's good to see BMW finally acknowledging this by readying the 2 GC, even if they are very late to the party.
Some predict a passenger car resurgence as electrified powertrains start to erode the light truck CAFE advantage. Not to mention, a passenger car is typically lighter than a truck with an equivalent footprint, and lighter weight means greater electric range. If you look ahead to the automated EV future, it is possible that what we know today as the SUV starts to look more like a wagon or hatchback passenger car. Not such a farfetched possibility when you compare a 1992 Ford Explorer to today's model. Sure, its still a truck, but its very far removed from its Ford Ranger roots. One future evolutionary step could be to get rid of the mostly superfluous truck-like form factor and chassis componentry.