[Publius6961]

Wow.
That's the newest, most creative and banal argument I have yet heard.
SUVs and trucks subsidize all the rational-sized vehicles?

Who knew?

[ccmay]

That's the newest, most creative and banal argument I have yet heard. SUVs and trucks subsidize all the rational-sized vehicles?

This is long-standing common knowledge in the automotive world, not a matter of opinion. For decades, the profit margins on light trucks and SUV's were much juicier than those on passenger cars, and for many recent years, such meager profits as Detroit actually banked were attributable entirely to the truck/SUV segment. That may have changed in the past year with the run-up in gas prices, but in general the original poster is correct, and your bewilderment is a manifestation of your own ignorance of the subject.

[rbg81]

That’s the newest, most creative and banal argument I have yet heard.
SUVs and trucks subsidize all the rational-sized vehicles?
Who knew?

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Are you being sarcastic or just ignorant? Can’t tell. Why would you think all products have the same profit margin?