jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 8 months agoThe reckless policies that helped fill our streets with ridiculously large carswww.vox.comexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1261arrow-down17
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minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 months agoI’d imagine most people with those SUVs don’t actually own them. They’re either leasing them, or have a huge monthly car payment that they’ll just fold into another car loan when trading it in for the next.
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-28 months ago“80% of new cars in the United States are financed.” https://www.statista.com/statistics/453000/share-of-new-vehicles-with-financing-usa/ 1/5 of new cars are leased. https://www.statista.com/statistics/453122/share-of-new-vehicles-on-lease-usa/ Eight of the top ten vehicles leased in 2020 were SUVs or large trucks. https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/what-are-the-most-commonly-leased-vehicles/
minus-squareIsThisAnAI@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·8 months agoDo you have any data, at all, to back up any of that?
I’d imagine most people with those SUVs don’t actually own them. They’re either leasing them, or have a huge monthly car payment that they’ll just fold into another car loan when trading it in for the next.
“80% of new cars in the United States are financed.”
https://www.statista.com/statistics/453000/share-of-new-vehicles-with-financing-usa/
1/5 of new cars are leased.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/453122/share-of-new-vehicles-on-lease-usa/
Eight of the top ten vehicles leased in 2020 were SUVs or large trucks.
https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/what-are-the-most-commonly-leased-vehicles/
Do you have any data, at all, to back up any of that?