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Having driven in the US.
There smaller trucks/lorrys often used for rental etc. Uhual etc.
We really do not want that shit on our roads.
And as the same law is what allows many of there huge suvs. Nope def not a good idea.
Every nation that sells cars. Expects to adjust them to differing standards. Even the US he ce why Vauxhall exists.
Trump is being his usual cos I say so self with no real merit to his claims.
At no point should the UK be willing to lower standards to trade. Just as we have to adapt or not sell cars the US wont cert. If the US considers europe ir the UK a worthwhile market. They can continue to adapt.
They would have some resemblance of a point if we only made rules on their cars. But most cars sold in the UK are imported. Why the hell should the US get discounts our own manufacturers dont.
Not to detract from your point (because you're completely correct), but just an FYI that Vauxhall/Opel has been European owned for some time now. General Motors sold it to Peugeot back in 2017, and it's now part of Stellantis.
Ford had (and still has) essentially the same arrangement, only in their case they use the same brand. Ford Europe and Ford USA are pretty much entirely separate companies, owned by the same parent; hence why their European car lineup looks mostly nothing like their US lineup.
Thanks due to vision loss I've not been able to drive since 2010ish.
So have not been paying attention to the market.
Oops.
The huge American "pickup" trucks aren't even useful for practical work apparently. Apparently the beds are too shallow and too high up. It's literally just for aesthetic.
In the US most equipment suppliers have raised loading unloading for contractors.
So the big pickups are designed to be a similar height to low loader semis in the US.
I sold a washing machine second hand and the guy with a ute (pickup-truck) that came to get it spent ages securing the load in the centre of the bed so that it wouldn't rub on the expensive rub bars. This guy was so fucking fragile about his ute I was amazed. I've known blokes to buy a new ute and basically had the attitude of the tray is for working, if you damage the cab I'll be pissed. They've also had a simple metal tray, not some painted complicated thing without decent tie down points.
The car equivalent of people who don't want their sneakers getting dirty