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Re:Chip shortage leads carmaker Opel to shut German plant un... by jdmichal on Thursday September 30, 2021 @06:08PM (#28711936)
Ignoring everything else, that new truck is much larger. Compact trucks have not really existed in the US market for a decade at least.

An old Ford Ranger was 175-200 inches long depending on year and model. The new one is 200-210 inches.

Sort this list by class and you'll see a total of two compact trucks in the US market. Both are debuting either this year or the next: Ford Maverick (200") and Hyundai Santa Cruz (195").

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pickup_trucks

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Re:Chip shortage leads carmaker Opel to shut German plant un... by s0rce on Thursday September 30, 2021 @08:13PM (#28712854)
Those new "compact" trucks are sadly still 2ft longer than old compact trucks from the early 90s. Can't get anything small anymore.
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