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  2. New cars are supposed to be getting safer. So why are ... - AOL

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    “Many studies have shown that larger vehicles like SUVs and pickups are more likely to kill or seriously injure pedestrians and cyclists when they’re involved in a crash," she said, noting ...

  3. Criticism of SUVs - Wikipedia

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    A Ford Excursion SUV next to a Toyota Camry compact. Sport utility vehicles (SUVs) have been criticized for a variety of environmental and automotive safety reasons. The rise in production and marketing of SUVs in the 2010s and 2020s by auto manufacturers has resulted in over 80% of all new car sales in the United States being SUVs or light trucks by October 2021. [1]

  4. Why Everyone Is Obsessed With the Ford Bronco - AOL

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    The half-cab looked like a baby truck and the roadster — fun and sporty as its design might have been — simply wasn’t practical. Real-world use and customer critiques led to a thinning of ...

  5. Why SUVs aren't as ideal for hauling things as you think - AOL

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    As we rush through life, the passenger compartments of busy Americans' vehicles can easily become a rolling rummage sale. Assorted dog supplies: leashes, a Chuck-it launcher with tennis balls, dog ...

  6. 2008–2010 automotive industry crisis - Wikipedia

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    Manufacturers made 15% to 20% profit margin on an SUV, compared to 3% or less on a car. [102] When gasoline prices rose above $4 per gallon in 2008, Americans stopped buying the big vehicles and Big Three sales and profitability plummeted. The 2007–2008 financial crisis played a role, as GM was unable to obtain credit to buy Chrysler.

  7. Crossover (automobile) - Wikipedia

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    A crossover, crossover SUV, or crossover utility vehicle (CUV) is a type of automobile with an increased ride height that is built on unibody chassis construction shared with passenger cars, as opposed to traditional sport utility vehicles (), which are built on a body-on-frame chassis construction similar to pickup trucks.

  8. SUV-Hating Tyre Extinguishers Group Is Deflating Tires ... - AOL

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    Environmentalist group wants to make it 'impossible to own a huge polluting 4x4 in the world’s urban areas' by going around letting the air out of SUVs' tires.

  9. Light pollution - Wikipedia

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    Although this type of pollution can exist throughout the day, its effects are magnified during the night with the contrast of the sky's darkness. It has been estimated that 83 percent of the world's people live under light-polluted skies and that 23 percent of the world's land area is affected by skyglow.