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Re:Tesla ranks almost dead-last on Consumer Reports reliabil... by chrisseaton on Friday November 19, 2021 @08:54AM (#29277101)
What do you mean by out of date then? They're the best selling form-factor in many countries aren't they?

And it's not a US thing - the Germans, French, and British are also more and more switching their focus to the SUV form-factor.

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Re:Tesla ranks almost dead-last on Consumer Reports reliabil... by blitzar on Friday November 19, 2021 @09:05AM (#29277215)
> They're the best selling form-factor in many countries aren't they?

Even allowing for the massive definition creep that basically every car where the bonnet / windscreen angle is shallow being an SUV. No - around 30% would be my best guess.

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Re:Tesla ranks almost dead-last on Consumer Reports reliabil... by chrisseaton on Friday November 19, 2021 @09:13AM (#29277296)
I think for definition what people really care about in practice, even if they don't know it, is it a car they have to crouch down into, or can they simply sit into it. Most people don't like those flat cars that you stoop down into anymore.

I think Ford, that massive iconic US car brand, have discontinued all sedans in the US now, since they're so unpopular.

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