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SUVs accounted for 48% of global car sales in 2023, reaching a new record and further strengthening the defining automobile trend of the early 21st century – the shift towards ever larger and heavier cars. There are various driving forces behind this trend, from the appeal of SUVs as a status symbol and their potential enhancements in comfort, to the marketing strategies of leading automakers.

https://www.iea.org/commentaries/suvs-are-setting-new-sales-records-each-year-and-so-are-their-emissions

SUVs are 45% deadlier to pedestrians, study shows.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/tall-trucks-suvs-are-45-deadlier-us-pedestrians-study-shows-2023-11-14

Full-Size SUVs Are Twice As Likely To Kill Pedestrians As Cars: Study

https://www.theautopian.com/full-size-suvs-are-twice-as-likely-to-kill-pedestrians-as-cars-study

Warum werden Autos immer größer? Autohersteller verdienen mit großen Fahrzeugen das meiste Geld. Vor allem SUV sind bei vielen Menschen beliebt, andere kritisieren die XXL-Schlitten. Wieso ist der Trend zu immer wuchtigeren Autos ein Problem?

https://www.spiegel.de/deinspiegel/vom-suv-bis-zum-van-warum-werden-autos-immer-groesser-a-8d4eff69-94d4-4e77-896d-fdedf58b48f9