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Why Can't Canadians Buy the Cars They Actually Want?
Canadian car market selection has never really been a choice, and automotive journalist Lorraine Sommerfeld from http://driving.ca lays out exactly why: Canada represents roughly ten percent of the US market, which means whatever America wants, Canada gets. The conversation starts with Monaco yacht videos and ends somewhere much closer to home.
Sommerfeld traces how the SUV takeover happened, names Ford's original Explorer as the moment the switch flipped, and connects the size obsession to something beyond utility. Meanwhile, there is genuine talk of Canada adopting European vehicle…
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